LATE CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 549, 20 October 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES

RUSSIA AND TURKEY. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright-. London, Oct. IS. Reuter’s Agency cancels the previous cable in reference to Koerber, who did nut e -fee to the Dardanelles. Telegraphic mutilation of the message caused if to be misreported. The Daily Mail report that Russia Had pi-opos. J to Turkev the renaval of tile UokiarckelessU Treaty caused a newspaper sensation. The Tr. «t\ was signed at Unkiarckelcssi in June 18So, and amongst other eondiiions, u transferred ike control of tile Dardanelles to Russia, and converted the entrance ti the Black Sea a Russian fortified outpost. Tiie Western Powers at the time refused to recognise the treaty. NEWFOUNDLAND i’RODUCTS. New York, Oct. 18. The decision of the two-thirds majority of Roosevelt’s Commissioners, binding reciprocity oil the Convention, and admit ling N ewfoundhmd products free to America, lias been signed by the Washington General. REBELS SURRENDER. Firmin and 200 Huytinn rebels are going to Magna, one oi tiie Bahamas, in the steamer. The rebels have surrendered iu the town of Goiiuires, St. Marc. CHINESE LOAN. Pekin, Oct. 18. China lias sanctioned a loan of forty million francs, to be floated in Pails, through a Russian bank, for the construe lion of the Guiughatigfu Taiyunfu rail way. BOER GENERALS. Berlin, Oct. 18. The Boor Generals visited the Reich stag, and amongst those who welcomed them was Herbert Bismark. Speaking of the English, ho recommended tiie Generals to come to an understanding with Mr Cham berlain, who, he declared, was a practical mail. Hu aiso eulogised Mi Balfour. EDUCATION BILL. Loud hi, Oct. lb. Mr Balfour has announced that ne will accept an amendment to the Education B il securing to tiie local education luimomios complete control overeducation and adding that the finance, so far as secular education is concerned, will bo in toe bands of ;he body carrying Hie rates providing the the staffs of tne schools. Tiie announcement lias greatly disconcerted tiie Opposition. While Mr Healy and a few independent Nationalists -afford the Govern ment some support on tue Education Bill, the rest sustain from the division. Tho Government is alert to tiie possibility of defeat as a euddon coalition of the Nationalists with tiie Opposition.

AFFAIRS IN CHINA. Pekin, Oct. 19. Sir E. Satow, British Miuistct, has doelined all sucial intercourse witn the Chinese Court because tue ullieiuls responsible for llio murder of Biuce and Lewis, tiie missionaries, fixed tiie blame for the deed on a few ignorant peoplo whe were beheaded. London, October 19. Reuter’s l’ekiu correspondent status negotiations for tho evacuation of Sliungnat have been suspended, Great Britain desiring a definite arrangement of the status of the Yauglso Valley, with preciso stipulations iu regard to tue non ulienution of territory in tho Yuugtse district. ST. KILDA MURDER. Sydney, Out. 19. Tho police are advised that the official sent to Melbourne has. positively ldeutikied tho body as Shaw’s. SHIPPING. Sydnoy, Oet. 19. Arrived this morning : The JLt.AI.S. Ventura. Sho experienced heavy gales across the Tasman Sea.