GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 924, 24 June 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

GAOL OUTBREAK QUELLED BY TROOPS. FOUR PRISON CHS KILLED AND EIGHT WOUNDED. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. ST. PETERSBURG, June 22. A revolt occurred in Vladikaokos gaol. Troops quelled the outbreak. In the disturbance four prisoners were killed and eight wounded.

GOOD NEWS. A BIG STRIKE AVERTED. NEW YORK, June 22. The threatened anthracite strike, news of which was cabled on the 3rd June,, has been averted, the workers’ representatives having been formally recognised by the employers.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN ITALY. ROME, June 22. The political crisis continues. Count Zanardelli’s old Cabinet remains in olliee, lie and Signor Morin, the Minister of Marine, temporarily holding the portfolios held by Signors Giolelle and Bettoli. DEPORTATION OF KANAKAS. MELBOURNE, June 23.

The Federal Cabinet is considering despatches which have recently passed between the Governor-General and the Colonial Olliee in reference to Ihe .subject of Kanaka deportation. While Mr Deakin was acting Prime Minister, Hie Queensland Kanakas petitioned the King to disallow a section of the Pacific Laborers Act providing for deportation. Mr Deakin is urging Mr Chamberlain, through Lord Tennyson, not to grant the petition, and pointed out that it was part of the long-contin-ued and Well-organised effort of a number of persons in Queensland, supported by the State Government, to thwart the wishes not only of the large majority of people of Australia,' hut alto the people of Queensland itself. lie also laid stress on the due precautions being taken to carry out deportations. Lord Tennyson, in forwarding Mr Deakin’s despatch, called attention to these points, and advised the framing of regulations before assent was given. 'Fite Act was assented to by Lord llopetoun in December, 1901, and al - though the time allowed for disallowance by the King expired, the question lias arisen regarding the legality of Lord Tennyson’s subsequent advice.

LARGE EXPORT OF SPECIE. PERTH, June 23. The s.s. Arcadia shipped £37,000 worth of specie for India and £5009 worth for London. PLAGUE AGAIN IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, June 23. The plague case is a mild one. Strong efforts are being made to stimulate the public to destroy, rats and fake other precautions, oyer which lately they have been very apathetic. Queensland has already declared Sydney an infected port. THE PACIFIC CABLE. MELBOURNE, June 23.

Referring to Sir Sandford Fleming’s remarks re the Pacific cable, Sir Edmund Barton has expressed pleasure that both Canada and New Zealand are beginning to recognise that the obligation of New South Wales and other States intended by the Commonwealth were forced on the Federal Government by the constitution and not sought. As to the proposal for laying a State owned cable between Australia and India, he did not think any proposal would he made by any State or Commonwealth to have further experience of the working of two ‘cables in competition. BRISBANE, June 23.

Private advice from Canada shows that at. the annual meeting of the Empire League, held in the Dominion a few weeks ago, a resolution was carried advising the Government to send a delegation, including at least one Cabinet minister, to discuss the misunderstanding over the Pacific cable.

CONGREGATIONAL CIIURCII. BRISBANE, June 23. At the Jubilee celebrations connected with the Congregational Church, the Rev. Mr Sargenson, of New Zealand, read a paper on religious instruction in Slate schools. lie condemned religious distinction among children oi the public schools. A resolution was adopted adverse to the British Education Bill, stigmatising it as unjust.

BULGARIAN WRECKERS. PARIS, June 22. The Buda-Pcsth correspondent of the Paris newspaper Rappel reports that the Bulgarian Committee tried to dynamite "the Turkish Grand Vizier’s palace. Many arrests have been made.

MR CHAMBERLAIN’S POLICY. KINGSTON, June 23

The. Jamaica Chamber of Com merce Inis adopted resolutions supporting Mr .Chamberlain’s reciprocity policy.