LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 893, 16 May 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By lelrgraph—Press •U'oeiation—Copyrigh j, Received 10.55 p.ill , May 15. St. Peteisburg, May 15. Jlus-unn new.-papers are incensed at land-owners recent declaration in reference to the Persian Gulf. They assert that Russia will continue the Iruns-Cas-piati or trails Caucasian railway to Biuulera'obiu-. I a null'll, May 15, The bye-i la-lii I ,'! at I’.-fston. to fill the vacancy caused by the ile riu ot Mr Ua.iiiurv, resulted : Kerr, Cun < n ative, 8655 ; Ilodge, Labor, 6-190. Government has decided to reduce borough members on the new London Education Board authorities from 51 to 11. giving the London County Council an absolute majority, while according to boroughs a voice in matters of policy as apart from management. The King and (luccu had an innuenso reception at Glasgow, where they laid tho foundation stone of a new technical college. The King conferred a baronetcy on Lord Provost Primrose. Three German sailors have been sentenced to death for murdering three officers and four sailors of the barque Veronica (cabled on Jan. sUth). In the House of Commons Mr Caldwell, member for Mid Lanark, complained of the slowness of Australian mail steamers. Mr Austen Chamberlain said that notice had been given to terminate the present contract. Ho hoped to obtain a scrvico of greater speed at a lower price. He intended to refer the matter to (ho IntorDepartmemal Committee. Mr llennikerHeaton said the P. and O. Company only feared Drench and German competition. Mr Chamberlain said lie would be delighted to receive offers from any company.

Mr Arnold Forster said the Admiralty

vas satisfied with the British submarines. Ie declared that no recent Continental

naval programme was so rapid as that of Germany. Tile Financial News says Australian statesmen, by pandering to labor agitators, created serious problems, which unless effectively faced will cause the prosperity of the Commonwealth to vanish permanently.

Colonel Montauaro’s expedition sent to punish the Alis, a cannibal tribe in Southern Nigeria, for au unprovoked attack upon tho District Commissioner, had

throo weeks’ stubborn lighting. Tho Alis lost heavily. Tho British casualties numbered cleveu.

New York, May 15.

Tho stevedores at Valparaiso havo resumed work. Tho strike caused the loss of a million pesos.

Vienna, May 15,

Emperor Joseph declined to received Priueo Ferdinand whou passing through Vienna.

Received 10.-1 S p.m., May 15 Sydney, May 15

The Arbitration Court award practically amounts tu an injunction restraining tho Newcastle colliery proprietors from disturbing tho present hewing rate until after tho closo of this year. Tho Court found that according to tho agreement botwoon tho proprietors and minors, tho meeting of proprietors iu March last, which decided to reduco tho selling prico of coal, was not properly constituted. It was not such a hod}’ as tho minors had given power to fix Iho selling prico or determine tho hewing rate ; also tho custom ol tho district was to fix tho bowing rate for tho whole year. The death has occurred at Sydney of Lewis Moss, for many years prominent in commercial life in Wellington.