GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 943, 16 July 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

PLAGUE IN EGYPT.

By .Telegraph—Press Association—... Copyright. CAIRO, July 14. 1 The plague is increasing at Port Said.

PROTECTION IN THE PHILIPPINES. . ; j . V MANILA, July. 14.

The Collector of Customs here excluded under, the contract labor clause a British clerk joining, the Chartered Bank. It is considered to be an attempt to oust British and other foreigners by preventing the landing of assistants. AN AERIAL SALUTE. PARIS, July 14.

While M. Loubet was reviewing the army, at Longchamps, M. SantosDumont fired a revolver salute from a balloon. .THE RUSSIAN ARMY, REN HEARSING. ST. PETERSBURG, July 14.

The Warsaw manoeuvres have been abandoned. This is supposed to presage an experimental mobilisation over the Siberian railway.

RUSSIA HOLDS ON TG MANCHURIA. PEKIN, July 14. The Port Arthur Coference has ended. It is believed at Tientsen that Russia intends to maintain her position in Manchuria. 1 POLITICAL CRISIS IN JAPAN, ' i TOKIO, July 14. The political crisis has teen settled, Count Ito has been appointed President of the Privy Council, and Viscount Katsoura resumes the, office of Premier. .The Marquis Yamagata and Count Matsulcata have been made Privy Councillors. GERMANY’S ADVERSE TARIFF. NEW YORK, July 14. American exports of packed provisions have declined five millions sterling, largely, owing to .Germany’s adverse regulations.

.WELCOME RAIN. BRISBANE, 'July, 15. 'Fine rains have fallen south of the .Tropic of .Capricorn. SHIPPING EMPLOYEES. SYDNEY, July 15. AJ certain amount of distrust exists between a section ot shipowners and the men. The Union leaders fear that an attempt will be made -to interfere at an . opportune moment .with the conditions of the present agreement, and believe that a determined effort will be made to reduce the rate of pay. in the interstate trade, .with a view to coming before the Federal Arbitration Court, when established, .to obtain ah award for ’as low a rate as possible. It would be a matter ol extreme difficulty to induce the Federal Court to award the present conditions, more particularly as the owners could produce evidence as to the inroads made upon their trade by foreign vessels with colored crews. This state of affairs could only be met by the passing of the Federal Navigation Bill, A MUDGEE TRAGEDY.

- SYDNEY, July 15. The bodies of a Mrs Smith and her two children were found near Windeyer, Mudgee district. She had lived apart from her husband, who was a half-caste. The latter found the bodies, which were much decomposed.

NEED OF RELIGION,

MELBOURNE, July 15,. During the course of a speech the Anglican Bishop of Melbourne Waxed indignant, at the absence of religious instruction in State schools. He intends to use his utmost influence at the next general election to secure some instruction being introduced. SPACE FOR COLD STORAGE, MELBOURNE, July 15,

In reference to the statement as to providing cold storage for the .Vancouver boats, the Union Com-, pany has written tp Sip E.B.arton, stating that space exists on the present steamers, but it is not extensively utilised.