GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 833, 6 March 1903, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, March -1.

In the House of Commons Mr Brodrick stated that the Somaliland expedition would be restricted to checking the Mullah’s enroachments and safeguarding tribes under our protection. CRIMINAL ALIENS. Sir Howard Vincent lias introduced a Bill providing for the exclusion or export of criminal aliens. COALING STATIONS.

Mr Arnold Foster’s proposal to transfer certain coaling stations from the War Ollice to the Admiralty has been abandoned. HOME SECRETARY. Mr Ritchie promised an inquiry in reference to unemployed conferences and the request for the appointment of a Minister of Commerce and Industry. ECCLESIASTICAL. The Rev. Reginald John Campbell, pastor of the Union Church, Brighton, has succeeded Dr. Darker in the pastorate of (lie City Temple.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. Lord Welby, ex- Chairman of the London County Council, dealing with the Bank of England:s refusal to advance money, declares that the Council is financially sound. The sinking fund was sufficient to pay the extra debt, in 37 years. MINING. A proposal to amalgamate the ML Lyell and North Mt. Lyell mining companies has been favorably received in London.

UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM

A Lambeth Magistrate sentenced nine unemployed procession collectors to one day:s imprisonment on a charge of street begging, and threatened them with a month’s imprisonment if they wore again convicted.

A HUMAN PHONOGRAPH. - WASHINGTON, March 1

Senator Morgan is trying to prevent the ratification of the Panama Canal agreement. Ho has alreadyspoken two hundred thousand words of opposition in the Senate. The Panama Company has extended America’s option to purchase until ratification is secured. COLOMBIAN TARIFF. NEW YORE, March 4. The Colombian tariff import duties have been doubled.

BOUNTEOUS CARNEGIE. Mr Carnegie has given £200,000 sterling to Princeton University.

ALASKAN BOUNDARY

The ratifications of the Alaska boundary treaty have been exchanged at Washington. GERMANY AND AMERICA. BERLIN, March 4. Germany is much perturbed at American capitalists offering to construct a land-grant railway from Desterio, Santa Catharina, Brazil, lo! the Argentine frontier, blighting the hopes of a great German settlement in Brazil.

MILITARY ACTIVITY IN NORWAY.

CHRISTIANA, Match 4. The preliminary mobilisation of Norwegian forces is now proceeding. It is declared not to be due to a movement for secession from the Norse-Swedish compact, but is connected with Norway and Sweden’s defensive movement, they fearing a Russian attack after a, secret note, wherein last year Russia demanded an alliance or the cession of part of Norsland.

THE BALKANS. VIENNA, March 4. M. Szell, the Hungarian Premier, assured the Diet that the reforms demanded harmonised with the AustroRussian agreemet oT 1897, respecting the Balkan status cpio. He added that if the revolutionists persisted in 1 heir efforts Turkey’s measures to repress them would not be Impeded. EARTHQUAKE. ADELAIDE, March 5. An earthquake at Nairn shook the, houses and opened doors. THAT CABLE. MELBOURNE, March 4. Sir Edmund Barton says the proposed agreement covers the objection raised by the Chamber of Commerce. The clause provides that the contracting company cannot sell the cables between Australia and England without giving the two Governments the option of purchase. THE BIBLE-BURNING.

The Methodist Conference adopted a resolution condemning the Bibleburning as an atrocious act, and a deliberate insult offered not only to the people of Fiji, but to world-wide Protestantism. NO LOAN BILL. The Federal Government does not intend to submit any Loan Bjll during the forthcoming session.

NEW RAILWAY COMMISSIONER. It is understood that Mr Hudson, Generaf Manager of the Tasmanian Railways, has been offered one of the vacant Railway Conuuissiouerships. OBITUARY. BRISBANE, March 5.

Obituary : The Hon. Mr OiConnell, Minister of Lands-, suddenly of lung complications. THE BIBLE-BURNING AGAIN.

At the Methodist Conference, the mission meeting adopted a resolution; regarding the Bible-burning, expressing indignation and apprehension at an act tending to revive the worst spirit of ecclesiastical antagonism on the part of the Roman Catholic Church, and produce disastrous results amongst the Fiiians.