GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 913, 11 June 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

EASTERN EXTENSION CABLE. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, June 9. The Queensland Agent-General, in a letter published in the Times, strongly supports Canada’s objections to the privileges which Australia has granted to the Eastern Extension Cable Company. BRITISH CUSTOMS. LONDON, June 9. British imports for May have decreased iJJ ,-138,000, and exports jneieased by LI,-195,0110, compared with the previous Alay. THE SPANISH CABLE. LONDON, June 9. hi the House of Commons, Mr Austen Chamberlain said that ihc Government was unwilling to purchase the .Spanish cable. No one could foretell the extent to which ctliergraui-s would supersede cables. A PLAGUE MARTYR. LONDON, June 9. Dr Sachs, a young Austrian bactcliologist, has died at Berlin from am attack of plague contracted by inoculating himself with plague baccili at Professor Koch’s laboratory. Sachs’ assistants have also been attacked with the disease. FABLES ABOUT JEWS. LONDON, June 9. Sir Horace I-lumbold, in a letter to the Times, urges that efforts he made to secure from the O/.ar and Pope a public official reprobation of the fables regarding Jewish human sacrifices.

A MURDERER’S PARDON. PARIS, June 9

Oabriellc Bompard, who in 18iH, was .sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment for participation in the murder of a process server named Toussiant Goulfe, at Paris, has been pardoned. Bompard was the mistress of Michel lOyrail'd, and the pair inveigled GoulTe into their rooms and murdered him. Bompard confessed, and after a sensational trial Kyraud was sentenced to death and executed. KRUKOPK’S TOUR. ST. PKTIORSBURG, .June 9. M. Krukoff, the agricultural expert has been ordered to report upon the agricultural system of the Argentine when he has completed his report on tile Australasian systems. GAUSS GX PUD IT lON. LONDON, June t). Berlin advices slate that, the report that Ihe. Gauss communicated with the Discovery expedition was incorrect. Inability to penetrate the ice pack prevented her wintering below sixty-six degrees. Sledging parties

discovered land. The ice broke in Felrtmry, liberating the Gauss.

EXPLOSION OF BOILER. LONDON, June 9

In a boiler explosion on the cruiser Good Hope an engineer and six of the crew were seriously injured. PRESIDENT LOUBET’S TRIP. LONDON, June 9.

M. Deleasse, Minister for Foreign Affairs, accompanies President Loubet on his visit to Loudon. MISPLACED EXPLOSIVES. LONDON, June 9.

The Figigiaus placed explosives outside the Zenaga ramparts. Later these exploded, killing many of the Figigiaus who were trying to repair :a breach in a minaret of a mosque, around which many had taken refuge This completed their rout. TIIE JUDICIARY BILL. MELBOURNE, June JO.

In Lite House of Representatives, Mr Deakin, explaining the Judiciary liili said that the right oi appeal to the. Privy Council from the High Court was taken away. There was provided an appeal by grace, with the. consent of three of the live 'Judges comprising the High Court. He, however, bad no doubt that within a few years ninety-nine out of every hundred cases Unit now went to the Privy Council would remain in Australia, ami the High Court would practically he the final Court of Appeal. It was intended to draw the best Judges from ail parts of Australia to form the Federal Bench. He mentioned that at the present time, the aggregate annual expenditure of Stales''in ‘the administration of justice in all its branches was one million seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds. The establishment of a High Court would reduce the expenditure. Two members spoke in opposition to the Bill, and then the debate was adjourned. A REASONABLE GOVERNOR.

SYDNEY, June 10

In the course of his speech at the Mayoral luncheon, Lord Tennyson said that the Governor-General's salary and allowances were sufficient lo enable him to maintain the dignity of his high position and fulfil Without ostentation his public and social obligati oils. WRECKAGE. SYDNEY, June PL Amongst the wreekage washed ashore at Port Stephens were large quantities of peanuts, which evidently formed a portion ot the cargo of some vessel. LOAN CONVERSION. MEI.BOURNE, June lu. The Federal Premier states that tiie latest information shows that British financiers are opposed to the launching of any large scheme of Federal loan conversion at present. This, however, will not interfere with negotiations between the Federal and "State Governments as to the conversion of loans. THE POOR SULTAN. MELBOURNE. June 10.

in tiie District Court a claim for eleven pounds for preparing a pedigree for tiie racing mare Disfigured, was brought against the Sultan of Johorc. The case was adjourned to enable the identity of the Sultan to tie formally proved.