GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 695, 15 December 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press 'Association-* Copyright/ LONDON, December 12. ; The Countess of Dudley is improving Robert Ilarding Milhvard, a leading solicitor of Birmingham and London, has been sentenced to six years penal servitude for appropriating 1150,000 trust moneys. In the House of Commons, Mr Balfour admitted that the Crown Law Officers in 1.5.50 considered countervailing bounty-fed sugar contrary to the most-favoured nation clause of the existing treaties. He would not admit a relevance between the discussion of the (piesiion as- 'it at present exists and the opinion expressed in is,so. The Archibishop of Canterbury's weakness is so pronounced that it is causing grave anxiety. TOKIO, December 12. Both parlies in tho .Japanese House of Commons resist the Government resorting to taxation instead of effecting economies in the railway and telegraph services, for the purpose of carrying out the naval programme, which all approve of, The Mikado and peers support the .Government, PARIS, December 12,The plumbers, cabinet-makers, boot makers, butchers and dockers’ societies at Marseilles have voted in favor of a general strike. Hu It Brothers and J)e Coornan, organisers of the Cooman Bank, Brussels and Paris, have been arrested for bucket shop frauds. The liabilities are two millions sterling in Franco and a million in Belgium, ADELAIDE, December 13. A search disclosed a little wreckage on Kangaroo Island and Port Victor, but no indication y>f the vessel tv which it belonged, FREMANTLE, December 13. The Rev. Tremaync Dunslan, a passenger by' the Oruba, states be left Sydney owing to strained financial position. He intended to make a lecturing tour m America, hut on arriving found it impossible to fulfil bis intention in consequence of exaggerated' statements published.. He decided to return to Australia, 'where lie will remain until lie has cleared himself, SYDNEY, December 13. The sitting of the Assembly, lasted over .32 hours, The House passed the additional loan estimates. The sale of obsolete naval supplies realised over £SOOO. A torpedo brought 11400. MELBOURNE, December LL Tiie State Treasurer delivers the Budget on Thursday. It will probably, show a deficit of over lie will probably announce new taxation including the lowering of income lax exemption and alteration of probate duties. It is understood that Mr David Mills submitted to Sir 10, Barton a proposal that £40,000 be paid for an up-to-date Vancouver mail service. It is. believed the amount named does not commend itself to the Federal Government Possibly the contract may be extended, at any rate for a short period, on the basis approximately of the present arrangement.

PROFFERED ASSISTANCE^ AUSTRALIA’S THANKS TO NEW ZEALAND.; SYDNEY,- December 13 a The Premier, through Sir E. Barton lias received a copy. of a telegram wherein Mr Seddon notifies’ tile New Zealand proposal to send fodder and seeds as assistance for the sufferers by. Uio drought-. A hope is expressed that it will be accepted in the spirit intended, .which is purely Mr See sent the following reply “ I cordially thank you for your telegram and regard your proposal as a fresh evidence of the goodwill existing between the .people o£ New Zealand and .this Stale.; There are, however, such ample resources available, and the prospects for the future, in conscquenco of the uecent rainfalls arc so satisfactory that the Government anticipate no’ difficulty in meeting all requirements, Your generous offer is much appreciated/- 1 Sir E. Barton regards Mr Seddon’s action as a kind and considerate one; Sueli movements tend to bind even more strongly the friendship between New Zealand and Australia. BRISBANE, December .13. Mr Philp replied to Mr Seddon’s offer : “ Many thanks for your exceedingly kind offer, which is highly appreciated. We have had ■.splendid rains over the greater part of the State. Grass will soon lie plentiful, We are also making arrangements for seed wheat, and will therefore not require the assistance you have so generously offered. ’ ’