GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 873, 24 April 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

ENGLAND’S REVENUE

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, April 21.

Mr Ritchie, Chancellor oi the Exchequer, lias submitted to the House of Commons a return showing that after provft'ing for local expenditure the balance of England's revenue available for Imperial expenditure will be eighty-seven million six hundred and nineteen thousand pounds, .Scotland’s' ten million nine hundred and ninety-six thousand pounds, and Ireland’s two million five hundred and .seventy thousand.

A WISE COUNCIL, LONDON, April 21

The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce lias formed a committee of 100 merchants to promote a permanent arbitration treaty between Great Britain and France. ANCIENT lIOLYROOU.

LONDON, April 21

There is a strong Scottish feeling because neiliter King Edward nor the High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland will occupy Holy rood during tiio approaching official visit. Mr Balfour has explained that, the palace is in an insanitary condition.

ROUGH WEATHER, LONDON, April 21, The gales which have been raging li Europe arc moderating.

REBELLION IN MOROCCO, LONDON, April 21. As MoUa is dependent, on the tribes men for supplies, Spain lias ordered the withdrawal of the Sultan’s Customs officials from Hie town. The Pretender organises the Customs outside.,

FRENCH: ANTARCTIC TRIP. PARIS, April 22. Dr, Charcot., the famous French inodieal authority, is equipping a French Antarctic expedition. EDUCATING THE OFFICERS.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 22, The Itedif battalion at Ganiua tried to kill an officer for boxing a soldier’s ears, and were only pacified on condition that the officer was punished.

THE KING’S TOUR, LONDON, April 22.... King Edward has arrived at Syracuse Bay. King Edward has left Syracuse for Rome.

A GHOULISH STUDY, PERTH, April 23. A controversy is proceeding over the fact that Maiflat’s pulse heat for nine minutes after his execution, and that the pulse of Psicsitas, who was executed the other day, heat for min Insec. it is alleged that this is due to doing away with the hangman’s noose and substituting the thimble noose. Doctors’ opinions differ. Some state that the pulse heat for an equal length of time under the old system, AUSTRALIA’S WATERWAY,, SYDNEY, April 23, -•Tile hulk of tlie time of the Premiers' Conference lias been taken up in discussing the Murray river question, involving the use of water by the three States interested. The f*esult is not yet, published, hut it is understood that a satisfactory conclusion lias been come to.

AUSTRALIA’S CREDIT. MELBOURNE, April 23

Mr Wise, New South Wales Attor-ney-General, Ims returned from London. Interviewed, he said il seemed to him that the attack on Australian credit was not inspired so much hy mistrust, of our finances as dislike of our politics. Australia had heller hold off the money market for the present. There was only a certain amount available for investment, and we could not force the. investors to lend us their money if they did not want to. The heavy demands ior Soutii Africa had left very little money for colonial loans. What was wanted was an improvement in our knowledge of each other. This could be. done by Parliament, cheapening the means of communication bv the cable service, which would allow press messages to he sent between England and Australia at a penny a word, and would give us a better understanding of events and representation of views.