GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 825, 25 February 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. London, l’eb. 2d. English engineers have stsrted tho survey of a railway from Addisabba, Abyssinia, for a distance of 250 miles. It is estimated that the cost will be throe million pounds. It is believed the railway will traverse a rich gold country. Mr Wise, in an interview, remarked that English critics overlooked the fact that the system of colonial finance differed from that of older countries. Colonial governments undertook things left elsewhere to private enterprise, and Government security for the work thus done was better than that of private corporations. Experiments in new cavalry methods are proceeding at Hounslow Heath, embracing Boer tactics and other lessons of the .South African war, especially' improved markmanship. Tho heads of numerous killed were sent to Fez. They were not taken in battle but wero amongst the rebel villagers. Iho Sultan’s forces failed to engage the pretender’s forces. Mr Brodrick has issued a paper showing that two army corps are still unformed. Obituary : Kato Vaughan, the well known actress. Sofia, Fob. 23. Savafoff, a prominent loador in connection with tho Macedonian troubles, has equipped seven frosh Bulgarian bauds of 250 each. Amsterdam, Feb. 23. The Dutch railway employoes propose to strike iu order to prevent tho adoption of a Bill prohibiting railway strikes. Tho Workmen’s Unions, representing ninety thousand, support a strike. Capetown, Fob. 23. J. E. Boadman, an English jockey, won 25 out of 30 races that he rode in South Africa, including six consecutive wins at the Kenilworth meeting near Capetown on Saturday. Ho sails for England to fulfil engagements for Mr F. J. Day’s stable. Ottawa, Feb. 23. The Premier of Ontario offered to establish immediately 10,000 British farm laborers in good homes. Tho Canadian Pacific Railway Company has now purchased the Beaver Steamship Line.

Constantinople, Feb. 23,

In roforence to the reforms in the Balkans the Powers insist on the Porte appointing an inspector-general for three years, who shall bo empowered to use troops without consulting the Porte, the gendarmiere to be recognised by expert European officers, and to include Christians in proportion to the population. An irade issued authorises the Minister of War to purchase ten maxims.

Adekide, Feb. 24.

Read, of Sydney, swam one thousand ymrds in Minin 31 sec, which is an Australian record.

Sydney', Peb. 24. The full Court refused an application for prohibition directed against the Arbitration Court to restrain it from proceeding in the dispute over the rate of wages between hotel, club, and restaurant keepers, the Catorers’ Employers’ Union, and tlio Caterers’ Restaurant-keepers’ Association. The Court ruled that tho Arbitration Court had the right of ruling that such persons were not within the meaning of the statute, but in domestic service.

The Trotting Association has decided to reciprocate with the New Zealand Association in regard to horses passing between Australia and New Zealand, and as far as possible in all matters relating to trotting.

A Ladies’ Committee shortly makes a Saturday drought collection.

An animal, supposed to bo a tiger, attacked a teacher riding in the bush at Marulan, injuring him and his horse.

Sir John Downer, in an interview, said lie was much impressed on his visit to Now Zealand with tho possibilities of tho colony, which appeared practically’ illimitable. Now Zealand had many advantages of her own, and Mr Soddon scorned to bo tho man to make the best uso of them. Sir John Downor declared that tlioro was no justification for London linanciors declaring that colonial securities were not sound. Tho hostility was duo in a large measure to the tightness of the money market as tho result of the war. Speculators were only too ready to fan the ilame for their own purposes.

Brisbane, Feb. -4. Heavy floods have occurred in the far north. Two men were drownecj.