GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 843, 18 March 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

BOER LEADERS RECALCITRANT

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, March Hi. A Pretoria telegram to the Morning Post states that in reference to the Legislative Council oi the Transvaal, Botha, De la Rey, and Smuts, having ascertained the Boers’ views, regarding their proposed appointment to seats, they declined to accept sweats, and announced tlie'ir supposed grievance 'in a manner nullifying their utterance favorable to the administration of the colony.

HONOR TO A DUNEDIN MINISTER, The Aberdeen University has conferred a Doelorsiiip of Divinity on the Rev. James Gibb, of Dunedin. A GREAT CONTRALTO. Mr Percy Grainger is to be the solo pianist of Ada Urossiey’s Australian lour. THE CUBAN TREATY. ... Great Britain lias protested to America against the Cuban treaty.

SOCIALISTIC CLAIMS. PARIS, March lb'. Jaures and Domain, Socialist mem'bers of (be Chamber of Deputies claimed the State exvloilation oi mines, railways, and refineries, simultaneous with the suppression of all religious congregations.

GERMANS PRAISE MR CHAMBERLAIN. ...

German newspapers pay a high tribute to Mr Chamberlain. The LokaJan Zeiger compares him to a conqueror returning, from a successful campaign. AN INDISCREET CONSUL.

... NEW YORK, March Jt>. Mr John Hay requested Bittanger (American Consul at Montreal] to resign for advocating in the news-pape-rs the United States annexg.tion of Canada „ THE RECENT CYCLONE. BRISBANE, March 17. ...The damage by the recent cyclone in Ayr district is estimated at £33,000.

SWIMMING. ... - The swimming half-mile championship resulted.:— Cavili (New South Wales) 1, Gairey (Queensland) 2, Honeyman (Queensland) 3. Hamilton (New Zealand) was fourth. The time Was 12.48-. J-. I-lamiltou won the 120yds handicap in 1.35. THE SAMUEL PLIMSOLL. ...SYDNEY, March 17,

The steamer Duckenfield completed safely last night her long tow of the barque Samuel Plimsoll from Port Chalmers.

CRICKET

The Cricket Association lias decided to inform the Marylebone Cricket Club that it is opposed to the proposal to widen the wickets. CYCLING. At the cycling carnival, the Sussex Plate (live miles scratch) resulted : Morgan (Victoria) 1, Sutherland (New Zealand) 2, Beauchamp (Tasmania) 3 ; won by, half a length ; time 11.4.