LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 892, 15 May 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 11.1-1 p.m.. May 14.

London, May 14

Sir Christopher Furness, head of tho well-known Furness line of steamers, has ordered a licet of merchantmen fitted with turbine engines.

The Sofia correspondent of Rente:', Age ncy reports that an anonymous circular published accuses Prince Ferdinand of betraying Bulgaria, and warns him that he had better join the national cause before it is too hue.

Obituaries: Sir,lames AVestland, mcm-ic-r of the Council of India, aged Oil, and iol.it Dawson, the well-known racehorse miner.

Capetown, May 14. The synod of the Dutch Reformed Church at Pretoria has adopted resolutions condemning the Government's policy of education, on the ground that it dues not afford sufficient facilities for teaching tho taal, and claiming that tho control of State schools ought to bo entrusted to a representative committee. The Rev. Bosnian declared that reconciliation was impossible under the present system. Received 11.46 p.m., May I I

London, May 14

The King and Queen have had a busy day. They presented war medals to tbo Black Watch at Dalkeith, made a semiState progress through the principal streets of Edinburgh, inspected the Royal Bodyguard of Archers, visited the Edinburgh Castle, lloyul High School, St. Giles' Cathedral, and opened tho Colenton Mains Hospital, which was erected at a cost of £350,000. The various functions included a State luncheon at Holyrood.

llcccivcd 1.12 a.m., May 15,

Sydney, May 14. Sailed : Late to-night, the Waikarc, for Auckland.

Tho Romo’s English mail reaches Syd ncy to-morrow.

The Health Department states that tho plagued rats are a re importation, not- a recrudcsccnsfc, and there is no need for

Tho Arbitration Court to-morrow gives its decision in the Newcastle miners’ application to restrain the proprietors from enforcing a reduction of hewing rates. Notico of reduction wero to come into operation to-day, but was postponed ponding the decision of tho Court.