LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 864, 14 April 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

RUSSIA’S AGGRESSIVENESS.

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. Received 8.50 p.m., April 13.

London, April 12. Russia's action in delaying the evacuation of Kincbwang is attributed to a desire to establish a Russian claim to certain forestry rights on the Chinese side of the Yalu river and nn attempt to establish independent customs at Dalny, with Russian officers to collect Chinese customs and report direct to Pekin over the head of Sir Robert Hart, Chief of the Chinese Imperial Customs. This would endanger Chinese maritime customs. THE MULLAH. The Mullah has abandoned Walwal Wells and retreated in a north-westerly direction. General Maiming has arranged a junction with Abyssinian troops at Gorrulubi. GERMAN EMIGRATION. During the last year 82,098 Germans havo emigrated and 8000 Greeks have gone to the United States since December last. DECORATIONS. The King of Portugal has decorated Lord Milner and Capt. Crowe, British } Consul-General at Lorenzo Marques, j MILITARY MISSION. Constantinople, April 12. The Sultan iB sending a military mission to palaver with the Albanians bosides tho mixed mission already sent. Received 9.10 p.m., April 13. COMMERCIAL. London, April 12. Silver is at la 10 13 16d ; lead imports aro 19,887 tons, including 5088 tons of Australian; exports, 3791 tons. SPORTING. Sydney, April 13. The weather waß unsettled and thero were frequent showers. Abundance won tho St Ledger, the time being a record for Australia. SHOALS OF GARFISH. Unprecedented shoals of garfish havo been seen along the coast, and some very large catches have been made. PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE.

The Premiers’ Conference opens in Sydney on Wednesday, and will deal with a number of important inter-State questions. DEATH AT SEA. Suva, April 13. News havß been received that Ballimain, purser of the Miowora, died after the steamer’s departure for Fiji on the last voyage. DELAY IN CABLES. Brisbane, April 13. I Mr Hanna, Chief Manager of the Telegraph Department, in his report in reference to the alleged delays in messages over the Pacific cable, states he took eight messages haphazardly from London received over the rival cables. He found for the eight received over the Eastern Extension Company’s cable that tho total I time was 28 hours 31 minutes, an average lof 3 hours 31 minutes. For tho mossages I over the Pacific tho total tirno was 14 hours I 6 minutes, and the average 1 hour 46 I minutes.

SHIPPING. Newcastle, April 13. Arrived, Janet Nicoll and Botorua, from Wellington. Suva, April 13. Arrived, Moana, from Vancouver. Melbourne, April 13. Arrived, Aparima, from Timaru. LATEST MESSAGES.: Received 11.10 p.m., 'April 13.

KING’S POPULARITY IN PARIS. PARIS, April 13. Parisians contrast King Edward’s official visit to Paris with Queen Victoria’s abstention since the Republic was proclaimed. Newspapers suggest that King Edward is influenced by more than persona) sympathy, and that probably he is determined to revive the oLd traditions of national friendship, THE JAPANESE NAVY, TOKIO, April 13. At the close of the Japanese naval manoeuvres at Kobe, the Mikado urged tho licet to fresh efforts to secure efficiency, declaring that the condition of all nations was at present depending on the development of their navies. THE FUGITIVE MULLAH. LONDON, April 13. A force of three hundred African Rifles is hurrying to Walwal. The Mullah has retreated to Dik. As the Mullah has been expelled far beyond the borders of Brilioh territory, it is considered unnecessary to pursue him further, if proto tion of the frontier is feasible. I GERMANS ARREST AMERICAN MISSIONARIES. NEW YORK, April 13, A Geiman warship has arrested a .number of native teachers, preachers connected with the American mission at Ruk Island, in the Carolines, alleging that they preached against Germany. TONKIN CHARGES. PARIS, April 13. Tonkin newspapers accuse French officers of cruelties to natives, and allege that many were executed after mock trials. They also accuse them of sacking native villages. Paris newspapers are clamoring for sweeping reforms in Tonkin. MR SEDDON’S PROMISE. Received 9.6 p.m., April 13. LONDON, April 12. The liveliest satisfaction is expressed in the City at Mr Seddon's promised legislation confirming the past arrangement regarding the assessment- of English mining companies for income lax purposes. FINING A UNION,

The 'Amalgamated .Societies of Engineers has been mulcted in forty guineas damages and costs for procuring the dismissal of a blacksmith from a foundry at Cork, by allegiug that he was only a laborer, ' , A MURDEROUS ACT. Two bogie wheels and .some pieces of truck placed on the line derailed the Dublin night mail, near Ballymoc. One person was killed and eight injured. Received 12.35 a.m., Ap: ; I 14. PARIS, April 13, M. Revoil, Governor of Algeria, resigned on the eve of M. Lou bet starting to visit Africa, owing to M. Coombes implying in the Chamber of Deputies that Recoil's relations were concerned in an intrigue intended to create an administrative scandal injurious to the Government. LONDON, April 13.

Rebels are suspected of causing the explosion of the Canton arsenal. The mortality was exaggerated, a»d the city is uninjured. The presence at Colombo of eight Russian war ships proceeding to Port Arthur has created uneasiness, since ordinarily only two foreign warships ;.trc allowed to enter fhe simultaneously. Russian officers are allowed 1.0 investigate the arrangements for storing coal. King. Edward reviewed five thousand troops at Gibraltar.

The invasion of crowds to Dean Cemetery has compelled the authorities to insist lhat societies placing wreaths on the grave of the late General Macdonald shouuld provide more police protection. The NZ. Gaelic and many other societies have acquiesced iti a proposal made at a meeting at Dingawall, when it wa? agreed that a local committee co-operate with other bodies in erecting a Macdonald memorial at Dingawall. The Dowager lias summoned Chang CiiPung to Pekin. It is expected that Ysinglu's death will have a pacific effect. Colonel Yatc (who was attested for going over the border) lias not yet .been released, as it is necessary, to communicate with the Ameer*

AMSTERDAM, April 13. Hollanders returning from the Cape declare that Leyds paid the ; r passages out. Queen Wilhelmina signed the antistrike law and it immediately became operative. Anarchist.? at Am-, sterdam arc furious at the ecliapse of the strike, CAIRO, April 13. Lord Cromer lias announced that despite the exceptionally bad year. Egypt would have a surplus of £716,900. The Soudan was making a marked advance in material, moral and commercial progress. The closing of the gal-..s of the Assiout dam in August last had saved si.: hundred thousand pounds wurth of crops. Owing to the physical difficult es, he doubted the necessity of piacticability of continuing the Nile railway to Uganda and the Cape. He remarked that there were obvious objections to Get eminent constructing a great irrigation reservoir at Lake Tsana, Abyssinia, even though King Metielik were friendly lo the scheme.