LATE CABLES. Imported Workers.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 698, 18 December 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

Imported Workers.

I!AIXFALL IX AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph —Press Association- Copyright Sydney, Dec. 17. Rain in the northern districts is exceptionnliy heavy. There were 04 inches at Tabulm. During the hist twenty-four hours two inches have fallen in the Broken liili area of the western district. 1 here was a bcmcficiul fall at the liiveria stations, the record being from a half to three inches. r. KLIGIOUS IXSTRUCTION. Melbourne, Dec. 17. Inc Council by 15 to II inserted a clause in the Education Act Amendment Hill providing for voluntary religious instruction in school hours instead of after school as at present. CHARGE OF MURDER. Perth, Dec. 17. I .llis. a dentist, has been acquitted oil the charge of the murder of Maud Pougclly. Mli CHAMBERLAIN. Capetown, Dec. 17. Mr Chamberlain has left by train for 1 i ictoria Xyaiira. CELEBRATED DIVORCE CASE. London, Dee. 17. The Ilartropp divorce petition has been dismissed, a verdict of not guilty being returned. Fourteen counsel were engaged in the ease. The costs of hearing' amount to X'Id.UOO. OPERATIONS IX SOMALILAND. Mr lirodrick estimates the cost of tho Somaliland operations for the present tinaueial year at a quarter of a million. Al, LEC. F D EMBEZZLEMEXT. Elias Pony, purser of tho Whito Star liner Sticvie, was remanded at Liverpool on a charge of embezzling six hundred pounds, tiic amount of the takings on tho voyage from Sydney to Liverpool. A RUSSIAN SCANDAL. St. Petersburg, Dec. 17. W. Kovalesky, Assistant Minister for Finance, and who holds tho position of Ducctoruf Commerco and Industries, has been compelled to resign owing to a liason witli an actress. Tho incident caused - sensation, inasmuch as Kovalevsky was s considered the eventual successor to tho i Minister of Finance. c A MILLIONAIRE'S GENEROSITY. Now York, Doe. 17. Rockfcller has given anothor million ? dollars to the Chicago University. I THE ZEALANDIA. e Sydney, Doc. 17. 1 Sailed, to-night, Zealandiii. Arrived, t tho Aotca, from Glasgow, on routo for Wellington. Tho vessel is for coastal trade. I’ CASE FOR PRIVY COUNCIL, a In connection with tho conviction of o the commander of tho Oceana for brealts ing seals, tho easo lias been taken to tho - Privy Council. A cable received by tho o P. and O. Co. states that a meeting of all n tho largo steamship lines decided to fight tho Federal Government conjointly on tho point. n STOCK FOR SOUTH AFRICA. ,s Melbourne, Doc. 17. o Tho Minister of Agriculture received a g cablo from tho Victorian Government j. agent in South Africa, asking for a quotation for a hundred thousand two- and four-tooth owos, e.i.f. at East London. Tho Government also recoivod information that tho recent sale of shcop at Durban ranged from ‘22s to 275. Argontiuo animals aro offering at 245. 3. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. ;a A POOR WHEAT HARVEST. L ' e Sydney, Dec. 17. S' Tho wool sales closed firmly, greasy ls selling at Ri.jd and scoured at 19jd. i y The completed official returns for tho wheat harvest show that tho yield is likely to bo 1,411,000 bushels. If the ,| whole of tho area originally sown wore j taken into account tlio avorago is Id bushel per aero. Tho amount of seed |. sown was greater than tho quantity V harvested.