LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 981, 29 August 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

RUSSIA’S PRETENSIONS. NEW CLAIMS ADVANCED. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. Received 11.8 p.m., Aug. 28. LONDON, Aug. 28. The Standard says that Russia has advanced new pretensions, claiming the Bosphorus to be free up to tho Marmora mouth. " Received 11.30 p.m., Au|g. 28. THE POPE’S REPLY. LONDON, Aug. 28, The Pape’s public document is a reply to an address from the Catholic Congress at Cologne. The reply is purely of a religious char,actor, and makes no reference to the loss temporal power, which was a prominert feature in the address. WILY CHINESE. PEKIN, Aug. 28.'A 1 trustworthy native agent declares that Prince Tuan is in Pekin incognito, • and holds secret interviews with the Dowager. A reactionary literacy chancellor is proceeding to every province to report on what the prospects are of inciting against foreigners and foreign reforms.

BLACKMAILING BY THREATS OF STRIKE. NEW YORK, 'Aug, 28. Samuel Parks, working delegate of the House-smiths and Bridgemen’s Union, New York, was'. convicted of blackmailing employers by threatening them with strikes, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Received 12.5 a.m., Aug. 29. London, Aug. 28. Obituary: Monsignor Gorgan, President of the Maynooth College. Colonel Swayne has been ordered to Somaliland.

The Times’ Constantinople correspondent states that the opinion is gaining that international control similar to that of Lebanon is necessary in connection with Macedonian administration. Paris, Aug. 28. M. Loubet contributed 5000 francs to sufferers in the Silesian floods. Vienna, Aug. 28. It is officially announced here that the presence of the squadron at Imada caused Turkey to promise solemnly to punish excesseß and introduce reforms, and that the Porte must fulfil them. Received 1.18 a.m., Aug. 29. Sydney, Aug. 28. The Government has decided to call tenders for the construction for this State of 60 passenger and 100 goods engines, the Bupply to be spread over four or five years. Arrived, at 10, tho Talune and Victoria. The certificate of the captain of the Mildura has been suspended for six months.