LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 913, 11 June 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright

Received 11.10 p m.. June 10.

London, June 10.

Mr Chamberlain informed the Birmingham Libera! Unionist Association that he did not propose to tax German machinery unless it received boun.y directly or indirectly, when he would impose a correspondin': duty. Berlin. June 10. In a semi official article published at Berlin the Tost says it believes England supports Mr Chamberlain's scheme strongBy and advises Germany to seek a peaceful vivendi. Cardinal Kopan's pastoral letter read in the churches at Bteslan created a sensation. He warned electors against socialists I and Boles, and directed them to vote for Catholics on pain of deprivation of church privileges. London, June 10. A tire at Pekin destroyed the buildings occupied by the boards of revenue and rrtes, The former contained four million taels. The bombardment terrified the Figigaus, killing three hundred. They offered submission, but the French general claims the surrender of the assassins and robbers concerned in the recent attack on the French Governor-General's party and the expenses of the expedition. Received l'd.o'i u.m., June 11. London, June 10. The Times' Pekin correspondent states that Russia, Germany, France, and Belgium are actively obtaining railway con cessions in North China, while Britain’s position is materially worse than ever. Even a Pekin syndicate has been denied

nn outlet to the Yangtze fur Shausi coal conc : ssions. Mr R. B. Haldane. member of the Houso of Commons. in the course of a paper rend before the Colonial Institute, declared that if the colonies contributed more largely

th»y would have an indisputable claim to rop'r. sontation on the Impirial Committco of Defence. lie advocated the formation of another committee to advise on Imperial affairs, consisting of the Prime Minister, Secretaries of Foreign and Colo nial Affairs, and certain Privy Councillors nominated by the Sovereign at the request of Colonial and Home ministries, members to have the right to speak in the House of Lords. The King would thus have two Cabinets, one purely Imperial, another British, remaining in form one body, though differently constituted on different occasions. An Imperial Court of Appeal absorbing the appellate functions of the House of Lords and the Privy Council was highly desirable, lie feared that Mr Chamberlain's fiscal policy would en danger the unity of the Empire. It was better that the colonies and Motherland should each have the liberty to take its own courso Grants in aid ot the colonies were safer and cheaper than the proposed fiscal change. St. Petersburg. June 10. M. He Witte. Russian Minister of Finance, warns French investors not to support Germany’s Bagdad railway scheme, prcdicung that if begun it will never be finished. Besides it is antilvussian.

Paris, June 9. A hundred and twenty three persons were drowned in the Lihnn wreck. SYDNEY, .June lh. Sailed, this ullermion, the Phoebe, for Auckland'; at 3.211 p.tn., the Waikare. MELBOURNE, .June JO. Sailed, the Woolowni, for New Zealand .

Mr Charles Power, .Solicitor-Gene-ral of Queensland, has been appointed Federal Solicitor, at a salary of eight hundred pounds. In tin l Senate Mr Drake stated that, the Government had no intention of purchasing the Vicloria-Tas-iiinnian cable. Enquiries were proceeding, with the view of establishing wireless communication. From July first the interest on Government, Savings Bank deposits in Victoria will bo raised a half per cent.