LATE CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 688, 6 December 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES

By telegraph—Press Association — Copyright. LONDON. December 5. Lord Elgin’s Commission examined Lord Roberts. Mr Chamberlain has arrived at Cairo. lie is staying with the Cromers, on the Nile, to hear details of the irrigation working which may tie useful in South Africa. He will reembark at Suez ou .Sunday. Mr and Mrs Chamberlain are both in good health.

There have been blinding snowstorms in the Channel, and gales on the coast. Snow has fallen largely over Great Britain.

The Grand Jury ignored the hills against Siuddart and others in connection with the remount case, owing to the War Office not enabling jurors lo examine Colonel Saint Quintain. Defendants were therefore discharged. They were applauded in Court. The employees employed in Welsh tin-nlate works- cease work for a week monthly until April next. The stocks have accumulated, though sales are normal.

Viscount. Cranbourne states that I real Britain has refused to arbitrate ,n the sugar dispute, but lias renewed the oiler to renounce the treaty of I Soli.

An application has licen made to the Dean for permission to erect in St. Paul’s a memorial to the six thousand colonial troops killed in the war. NEW YORK, Dec. 5, Fourteen people perished and liftyllitcc were injured by lire at Lincoln Hotel, Chicago. BERLIN, Dec. r>.

Bewildering obstruction and allerca lions have taken place in Uic Reich stag.;

The Kaiser has cancelled some engagements owing to ltis suffering from inflammation of the eyes. CAPETOWN, Dec. 5,

The engine-drivers and others on the eastern half of the Dclagoa line have struck for extra pay on account of the unhealthy climate. The staff has thus liceti redueVd by two-thirds, and total disorganisation of traffic is feared.

MADRID, Dec. !>. Antonio I’ulgar, ;l Spanish anarchist arrested here, has confessed that he intended lo kill Alfonso. SYDNEY, Dee. 0. As a result of dissatisfaction over the personnel of the team, the match against tire Australian eleven has been abandoned, and a match against, a New South Wales thirteen substituted. In the Assembly Sir John See said that lie regretted that the Federal Government were unable to remit duties. He admitted that there was a good deal in their contention. He said the Stale Government could not iofiuid duties. They would have no guarantee that the "right people would lienefit by a refund. Government intended Lo supply farmers with seed wheat, lie also intimated that it any attempt was made to corner wheat to the injury of the people, the State would not hesitate to take. the responsibility to supply people at bedrock prices. 'lhey would not permit a monopoly to in-

flict injury. The leader of the Opposition gives notice of motion that in view of the serious effects or the drought and the failure of the wheat harvest, the Government ought to make provision lor a temporary rebate on the payment of duties on fodder and breadstuffs, and make it practicable to import, on proper guarantees for payment thereof, breadstuffs and fodder. The motion will not lie taken as one of censure, Mr Carruthers desiring a vote irrespective of party feeling. Potatoes tiro advancing in price, and are now at VI2 to £l3, A tremendous- fall of earth occur red in Block Eleven open cut, Broken Hill.. The whole of the south footwall 1 side fell with alcrrific crash, carrying away a part of the boiler house. No one .was injured. MELBOURNE, Dec, 5.

'After an all-night sitting a test vole was taken on the proposal in the Reform Bill to give special Parliamentary representation to civil servants. The division resulted in a majority, of eleven for the Government.