LATE CABLES.
FREIGHTS TO SOUTH AFRICA,
By Telegraph—Press Associavon—Copyright Received 4.56 p.m., April 25.
London, April 25
Tenders will shortly be invited for Government freights to South Attica. Mr Chamberlain hopes that this will sufficiently protect the interest of the Government and the general public. THE QUEEN'S RETURN. Queen Alexandra has returned to Loudon.
THE LIQUOR TRADE. A Bill introduced in the House of Commons by Mr Butcher, member for York city, has been read a second time by 266 votes to 100. It provides lor a fund of half a million, to be levied tor publicans to be compensated lor non-renewal of licenses where no misconduct has been proved. SALE OF MEAT.
Mr Alfred Davies has introduced a Bill, strongly backed, to prevent tne sale of foreign aud colonial meat as British or Irish. MR lIANBURY ILL. Mr Haubury is suffering from influonziv and pneumonia. CARNEGIE’S ’WEALTH.
Mr Carnegie has given a million and a half dollars to erect and maintain a court house and library for arbitration purposes at the Hague.
OFFICER’S EXPERIENCE, News has been received that Lieut.Colouel Y’ates, arrested by Afghans, has been released.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 875, 27 April 1903, Page 2
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