GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 915, 13 June 1903, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

QUESTION OF FREIGHT

Dv Telegraph-Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, June 11. At the instance oi the Australasian .Merchants’ Association a meeting ol merchants and brokers interested in Australian and Tasmanian trades is to be held dailv at the Royal Luxchange excepting on Saturdays to (teal with the question oi freights. 110UC.111 EXPERIENCES. LONDON, June Jl. General Matos and other revolutionary leaders have reached Caracas 'after spending four days in an open boat. Most of the rebels have been Ca ‘ )lUr ypiUdADING DISC ASK. LONDON, June HMany of the infected war blankets have been found in 'a factory in London, covering tobacco. A SHARP ULTIMATUM. LONDON, June 11. The Figigan chiefs have been allowed one "day to make reparation t„r the attack on the French Gover-nor-General’s party, and to give guarantees for their future behavior. A RACING FRAUD. SYDNEY, June 13. The Newcastle Jockey Club has disqualified Kingsley, the owner, ami Moran, the rider, of the horse Gentleman Jim, and ten others, also the horse for life, in connection with the recent tampering with the scales., SAFE IN PORT. SYDNEY, June 13. The Admiral Cecillo lias been towed safely into port. ATTEMPTED iMURDEH. SYDNEY, June 13. The. Cabinet lias commuted the sentence of death on the man Serauelian for atempling to murder his sweetheart, to fifteen years’ imprisonment.

JUDICIARY RILL. MELBOURNE, June 13. In the House of Representatives the. Judiciary Bill was read a second time by 38 to IU. “ OFFICIALISM.” MELBOURNE, June 13. In the Senate Mr Drake staled that the Government were aware that the South Australian Agent-Ge-neral had stated that the colonies had asked Great Britain to make a beginning with trade preference, hut no" official or collective request of ehe kind had been made. A MOTION OF CENSURE. MELBOURNE, June 13. Mr liigg’s motion, condemning the. Governor’s lecture on the navy also condemns Sir John Forrest for attending and moving a vote of thanks to the" .Governor.;