LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 846, 21 March 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 10.20 p.m., March 20, London, March 20. The British Budget will be delivered after Easter. The British Government has contradieted rumors thu: G. netn! Jjiaden-l’owell gave evidence before Lord Elgin’s War Commission, with reference to llie Mateking siege. Klcsowskl, alias Chapman, has been sentenced to be hanged for poisoning

the women Marsh, Spinks, and Taylor. Justice GwiiitbjUi, m sentencing nim, animadverted on the carelessness of the doctors in the cases. He added that tho discovery oi tile crimes was due to the efforts of Marsh's parents.

Capetown, March 20. The inter colonial conference ut Blomionium adopted a r.-solution declaring that ihe natives south of Zambesi are in sufficient to meet the labor demands, anc

recommending the opening up ot all British South, Central, and East Africa lor recruiting ; also, if necessary, the lmuii "ration ot Asiatics under Government control, strictly indentured, and with pro vision that they bo repatriated at the end of tueir term cl employment, The con fereuce practically decided in favor of a preferential customs reduction of 25 per Cent ou goods from Great Britain aud Hum colonies euuiled to reciprocity. Boer leaders indignantly repel recent iisiiiuatioiis. He la Rey declares that tile assurances were honestly given and will he honestly kept.

Received 1 a.m., March 21,

Loudon, March 20.

Mr Chamberlain acknowledged the cooperation of tho Boers. He said that if the majority of Boers and British asked for self-government it would be unwise to refuse it, though he considered iu the

interests of tile colonies and for tho protection of the minority, Crown Colony Government ought to be retained for a few years. Moreover, the self-governing colony would bo ablo to decido Kaffir questions, and Motherland not be able to interfere. No proposal had been made to him in reference to assisted immigration. No request had ever been made for forced labor or Chinese labor, The accusations that the Boers ill-treated the natives had been exaggerated, but natives formerly taxed eighty-six and sixpence were now taxed forty shillings, and those who had more than one wife forty shillings for each wife beyond one. Mr Chamberlain spoke hopefully of the supply of native labor. He suggested that recreation would brighten their lives aud attract them to the Rand as it had done to Kimberley. Sydney, March 20. A big fire is raging at Heutsch's bond, Miller’s Point.

The victim of the Paddington tragedy, Mrs Hanna, is dead. Arrived, at 5.30 p.m., the Westralia. Received 1.20 a.m., March 21.

Luckily the bond was detached on two sides, and there were no other large buildings in the vicinity. Somo dwellinghouses were situated at tho back and ou one side. The tenants made a hasty exit. The firemen made splendid efforts, and confined the fire to the bond for three hours from starting. Tho building was practically gutted, and the side walls fell with a tremendous crash, smashing a couple of vacated houses. The fire is still (11.15 p.tn.) burning fiercely inside tho walis, but it is in band. The cause of outbreak, amount of damage, and insurance are not known. It is understood that the holders of goods in the bond are largely insured. The damage runs into hundreds of thousands of pounds. Received 11.13 p.m., March 20. London, March 20.

The steamer Niwaru which grounded at Las Platas, had three of her propeller blades broken. She has proceeded ou the voyage to London. Samuel Herbert Dougal, army pensioner, was charged at Saffron Walden with forging cheque and embezzling moneys of Miss Gamilio Holland, a wealtny lady with whom Huugul lived at Moat farm, Clavering. She mysteriously disappeared iu 1899. Tho police are now dragging the Moat iu the vicinity of the House.

New York, March 20. Whitaker Wright's application for bail Uas boeu relusuU.

Washington, Mar. 20. Td,i beuate by 52 to 10 lauded the vuuau treaty, wttu a proviso precladiog lurtder reduction ut sugar doty lor five yeais. He also made uuuther amendment rtnucii requites Ldo assuut uf tile House oi Representatives.

Capetown, March 20. I‘lie Capo Gruveruuiem Una arrauguu for tile tree passage of a hundred Italian families. It guarantees them certain wages, and hopes that other Italian immigrants will follow spontaneously. Berlin. March 20, In the Roichstag Count von Bulow said that Germany was co operating in the maintenance of the present distribution of power in the Balkans. It d*d not intend to pull the chestnuts out of the fire. Received 1,14 a.m., March 21. Sydney, March 20. The fire to night at Heutßch’s bond, Miller’s Point, was the largest and most destructive since Anthony jtlordern’s fire. Heutsche’s bond was an immense fivestoried building, covering something like half an acre, owned by the Harbor Trust, who took it over in connection with the recent resumption. It was occupied by Oswald and Fowler, who stocked an immense quantity of spirits, furniture, and other goods in bond. Roughly estimated it i 3 worth half a million. The building is divided into two stores, separated by iron doors. The fire started on the top floor, “ A ” store, and swept across to “B ” Btore. The top floors were ablaze before the fire engines arrived. Fed by thousands of tons of highly inflammable materials the flames spread like magic. In a very short time J the whole interior was a mas 3 of flames. It was a magnificent spectacle. The city, harbor, and country for miles around were brilliantly illuminated. Thousands blocked the streets. The whole force of the city and suburban brigades were at work. Saving the bond was seen to he an impossible task from the first, but the brigades successfully concentrated their efforts to confining the outbreak to the burning building. D Received 12.50 a.m., March 21. London, March 20,

In the House of Commons i\lr Chainberlain, speakiog on the vote of twenty millions on account of the Civil Service, replying to numerous interrogations, dur ing which he was warmly cheered, said that duriog his tour in Suuth Africa he received 150 deputations and interviewed five hundred representatives of all parties and shades of opinion. Besides the grant covered by the Vereeniging settlement grants to .Britishers, payments of military receipts, Great Britain’s liability included five millions to cover Lord Roberts’ and other generals’ proclamations of protection. The total liability was thus fifteen millions. The surplus of the two colonies for 1904 would exceed very largely the cost of the charge of the two loans. The Transvaal Joan was not contingent on any other arrangement, direct or indirect. He stated that the Foreign Office allow o natives to be recruited experimentally in Central Africa for mines. The settle-

ment ol the new colonies was progressing marvellously. One hundred thousand had oten replaced pu taruia, and vyuuld he as-

sisted temporailly. He eulogised Sir A, Milner's wuik.