GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 878, 30 April 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

A LABOR TROUBLE. .SHAKE DEBATE IN 'HIE HOUSE OP COMMONS. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, April 28. In (he House of Commons, Mr Asquith's motion that Ihe Government 'inaction in regard io the men at Ret hseiirt, ex -employees of Lord i’ettrhyn’s quarries, where trouble has so long existed, was reprehensilile, and that, it was the imperative duty of the Government to promptly intervene to secure a just and effectual sell lenient, was defeated by 3 Iff to 182. Mr Gerald Balfour said Unit (lie Board of Trade had no compulsory powers of intervention, and it was impossible for the Board to move to any useful purpose. Sir 11. Campbell Baimerman taunted i\lr Gerald Balfour with avoiding iiis duty. Mr Arthur Balfour said that the Conciliation Act would be deprived of its real value if it was compulsory. Continuing, be said he considered Lord Penrhyn was right in resisting the men-s claim of controlling the power of management through a Quarry Committee

[’[{INCH AND PRINCESS 01 WALKS.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON, April 28. The Prince and Princess of Wales laid the foundation stones of the Westminster Corporation's working class dwellings in Regency sheet.

IS MIGHT RIGHT ? LONDON, April 28. Great Britain lias withdrawn from the claim to have the quest,ion of the eosl of I lie blockade of Venezuela submitted to a tribunal. She wishes to submit to a tribunal the question of the right of nations to coiled debts by means of blockade and bombardments. A l-'ALShi ALARM. LONDON, April 28,

Bacteriological examination has proved that the Orizaba’s ease is not, plague, The steamer lias been al. lowed a clean bill of health. A RKCONSTRUCTION PLAN.

LONDON, April 28

Pirst debcnlure-liolder.s in the Mela wan Company refuse, (o approve of the reconstruction scheme. PLIGHT OP PORP.IGNERS.

LONDON, April 28. Foreigners are alarmed at. the disturbed condition of Morocco, and arc leaving Tetuan.

GRASP OP TERRITORY, BERLIN, April 28,

The newspaper Greu/.botcn, (he olTieiuj organ of the Kaiser, urges Germany lo concentrate her efforts to obtain (lie inclusion of Southern Brazil in the German sphere of interest. splendid generosity.

PARIS, April 28. 'An old lady with whom lie was unacquainted has hcfnicathed to M. Cocjuclin, Lhe theatrical author, twelve thousand pounds sterling. M. Poquelin handed (he money to the Retired Actors’ Fund. MORMON MISSIONARIES. NFAV YORK, April 28. Tn response to Colonel May’s request tor information, Mr Tower, American Ambassador at Berlin, re-

plies that Uie reports that Mormon missionaries were expelled from Germany are ill-founded complaints. WHOLIdSALId MURDRR. CONSTANTINOPGK. April 28. The fortnight’s murders in Afonastir, include eight hy Turks, eight by Bulgarians, and six hy persons unknown. IN MIOMORIAM. ROM 10, April 28.

King Edward laid wreaths on the tombs of the late Kings Emanuel and Humbert. KAISER’S VANITY. BERLIN, April 28. Thu features of one of lhe ne.wiyseulpturcd figures of the Prophets in tile Metz. Cathedral, just unveiled, proved to lie those of the Kaiser, wearing a long cloak. THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. PARIS, April 28.

In connection With the llrcytus case a new fact lias come to light through a letter now for (lie lirs! time |>ubJislied wherein Count Munster, then German Ambassador to France, informed Baron Reinaoh tliai nobody at the German Embassy had any relations with Dreyfus. The letter added that French spy with whom Captain Schwartzkoppen, German military attache, had dealings was Major Ksterhazy.

THE COLOR QUESTION. BRISBANE. April ->■ Speak ins at 11 » ict ' l ' ,! 'g of the Chamber of Commerce, the I icmicr said there was room lor millions m people in Queensland. it ~lcy wt ’ u ' willing to work, and did not want Government billets or old age I lC ]’“ s’ions He did not think it would be necessary to reimpose an ineome-tax. Speakers severely criticised the federal legislation dealing with the sugar industry. One declared that it was an insult to the intelligence o, the whites to ask them to engage in such degrading toil as cut ting cane. N.S.W. INDUSTRIES. SYDNEY. April "L .\n olHcinl return shows that theie were seven tv-seven new faetortes established in the metropolitan ana last year giving employment to the persons. The total ttumher ol employees in the State's faetones is t>J.iiß) ; and the wages over live millions. POSTAL CONCESSIONS. MELBOURNE. April 2t> The Federal Postmaster is considering the following of Canada’s exam pie, which induced the British vri>\crnmcni to permit newspapers to sent from Canada to the United Kingdom at half the tanner postage rates. -