GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 998, 17 September 1903, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

A’ NEW STEAMER.

Be [Telegraph—Press [Association-* Copyright.) LONDON, Sept. 15. ,The steamer I-laipara, built for Turnbull and Co., of Wellington, lias been successfully, launched. A NEW COMMANDER FOR 11.M.5. TAUKANGA.

LONDON, Sept. 15. Captain I-I. R. Robinson* appointed to the command of the Diadem, taking relief crows to the Australian station, will assume command of the Tauranga .when the latter is placed in commission. A COVETED PRIZE. The .Victorian Government has ’When awarded a diploma of honor at the Crystal Palace Food and Grocery Exhibition. ALASKAN BOUNDARY.

The Alaskan Boundary Commission has opened, and is holding) daily sittings in London. Lord Alvernon presides. Sir R. B. Finwey, Attor-ney-General, in his opening " speech, explained that the disputed territory was ol extreme value to Canada as auoruing access to the Pacific. He declared that the United States

boundary had been drawn in ostentatious defiance of tiie treaty, cf 1825. FRANCE AND THE CLERGY. PARIS, Sept. 15. The French Premier, in inaugurating M. Renan’s siuj.ie at Jreginei. admitted that the State was now in open warfare with the clergy, wnose passive resistance to the Religious Associations Bill really was active mutiny. AMERICA AND CHINA. PEKIN, Sept. 15.

The American Ambassador and Prince Clung came to an agreement lor an open port at Autung, on tho Yalu river, instead of Talungkao, tile former being tho better ham,or. AN, IMPUDENT. MAN a VIENNA, Sept. 15. Djevded Abdullah, a physician attacned to tho Turkish Embassy at Vienna, after accusing the Ambassador, Medim Pasha, ol successfully preventing his promotion to Constantinople, suddenly beat Medim in the presence of tho staff, and then fled.

S.S. CROKi. ' ■ "SYDNEY, Sept, HI. The s.s a Croki was insured for £SOOO in the National, the New •Zealand holding the prime policy, hut reinsurances were .effected in other offices. CRUCIFORM IN AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY, Sept. 16,

By an unfortunate omission, Cruciform is not entered for the Randwick Plate, .to be run on Saturday, OUTSPOKEN DECLARATION OF RUSSIA’S INTENTION. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 15. The newspaper Novosti declares that Russia intends to keep Manchuria. She is willing to peacefully make Japan concessions in regard to Korea which she would never yield under pressure of war. THE RACES. SYDNEY,. Sept, 16, The weather is fine for the races,