LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 572, 17 November 1902, Page 3

LATE CABLES.

MR CHAMBERLAIN’S VISIT,

By Telegraph—Brens Association— Copyrighl London, Nov. 15. Tlio Standard Htatcs that Sir Alfred Milnor, on the ‘doth, darts on a three weeks’ tour of the Orange Colony, lie will uicet Mr Chamberlain at Volksrust. JAMIESON RAID. Kruger’s memoirs assert that the iat Mr Cecil Rhodes kept Mr Chamberlain fully informed in regard to the Jamieson raid. CHINESE LABOR. ltand business Houses uro inquiring into tho possibility of introducing Chinese labor. Tli PORTUGUESE FLAG. Mr Dan Crovo, at Durban, declares that tiio Governor of Mozambique authorised him to hoist tho Portuguese flag and proceod to Mokamhu 13a.y. 110 arrived in tho territory of Chief Marave, and hoisted tho I’ortugucso and Australian ilags. The chief declared his willingness to proteot the hitter hut not tho former until tho rcleaso of his brother, who had been imprisoned for not protecting Portuguese onvoys. AN ACTIVE VOLCANO. Now York, Nov. 15. A telegram from Kotalhulon, Guatari! a hi, states that the volcano Saint Maria is still active..

FRENCH NAVY. Paris, Nov. 15. Franco is spending twolvo million francs in order to resumo tho programme submitted by M. Lavcosou, late Minister of Marino. A SETTLEMENT SCHEME. Ottawa, Nov. 15. Tho provinco of Ontario sold an American ayndicato two million acre 3 in connection with a settlement scheme, at fifty couts. por aero. Tho syndicate re-solls at a maximum of three dollars an aero, with a maximum holding of a hundred and sixty acres to ouch settler. CAUSE OF FIRE RALLS. Loudon, Nov 15.

Sir Norman Loekyer, tho eminent astronomer, says that the fire halls seen in tho recent storms in Australia are duo to globular lightning, similar to that wit nossed in connection with tho eruptions at Mount Paloe and Lasson Friere. AFFAIRS IN MOROCCO. London, Nov. 15.

Tho Furious and other cruisers have roturnod to Gibraltar. Tho Ilabylos have sued for pardon. Excitement at Totuan has subsided. SHIPPING DISASTER.

Tho Norwegian ship Talefon, bound from Norfolk, Virginia, to Cardiff haßbeen abandoned, water-logged. Thirteen of the crew, including all tho officers, were drowned. Tho rest .wero landed at Cornwall.

PRESIDENT LOUBERT. New York, Nov. 15,

A movement is in progress in America to ask President Loubert to attonit tho Saint Louis Exhibition, and also to tour America, a United States cruiser convoying him back to Franco.

JAPAN AND SHANGHAI. Pekin, Nov. 15. Japanese troops liavo rccoived orders to evacuato Shanghai on tho 22nd. A NATURAL HARBOR. Bombay, Nov. 15. M. Amphill, Governor of Madruss, states that Cochin, on tho Malabar coast Is naturally a perfeot harbor, which will accommodate tho fleets of Europo if the entranco to tho channel were dredged. Tho Government is likely to undertake tho work. A DENIAL. London, Nov. 15. Mr Chamberlain declares that tho report in roforonco to tho Imperial Govornmont taking ovor Rhodesia is unauthorised and untrue. CAPETOWN NEWS. Capotown, Nov. 15. In tho Assembly at tho close of tho session Sir G. Sprigg announced that, though tho cruiser Good Hope with Mr Chamhorlain first touched nt Durban, it would come to Capetown. At Hofmoyor’B instance, Africander Bond loaders havo met to reviso tho constitution of the Bond on a non-racial basis, promoting tho domostio development of South Africa. A gonoral mooting baa been summoned to approvo of tho decisions. A great mooting hold in tho Albert Hall, conveucd by tho Bishops of London and Rochester, havo approved of tho Education Bill, except that they urged the clorgys’ right to superintend the religious instruction, which nooded safe-guarding einco tho introduction of Mr Slaney’s amendment.

COMMERCIAL. Melbourne, Nov. 15. ■Wheat is quoted at Os 8d to 5s Od, with tho market hardening. INDRALEMA, Albany, Nov. 16. Bailed, Indralema, for Now Zjalaud.

A GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP. Melbourne Nov. 16.

Sir Edmund Barton states that he is unaware of any offor of tho GovernorGenoralship having been mado to Lord Tonnycou for such a period as ho is likely to accept. The Homo authorities anticipate that thoy will bo unablo to mako a permanent appointment for several months.