LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1021, 14 October 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Received 10.16 p.m., Oct. 13.

London, Oct. 12.

Reuter’s Monastir correspondent states : If undisciplined Turkish soldiers committed irregularities, Bulgarian hands committed more. I have seen the ruins of 250 Turkish homes burnt by insurgents. Six Rhodes scholars have been elected in South Africa and hvein Germany. No others will enter upon residence at Oxford until October of 1904.

Though the floods are subsiding, there is terrible iuconvenience, loss, and suffering in New York State and New Jersey. Railway traffic is suspended in many places. Hundreds were rescued at- Patersou, after being foudlcss for two days. Pekin, Oct. 12,

A Russian garrison band, playing national airs, ostentatiously paraded the foreign settlement on Friday. An exodus of Chinese merchants from Yalu Valley has commenced, and numbers are arriving at Chefoo and Shanghai. Berlin, Oet. 12. A correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung reports that the Japanese have occupied Masampholi. Received 10.35 p.m., Oct. 13. Sydney, Oct. 13. The Government statistician estimates the area under wheat in Row South Wales at 1,827,000 acres, 227,000 acres above last year. Report show the growing crops are almost uniformly favocaole. It is expected that 1,487,000 acres will be saved for grain

Suva, Oct. 13. The Py lades has left for the Solomons. The High Commissioner was a passenger, and will bo absent a month, returning via Brisbane.

London, Oot. 13. The Archbishop of Canterbury has made an urgent appeal for united support to the Macedonian relief funds for all sufferers of whatever creed. The honorary secretary declares that .£IOO,OOO is needed. The Alaska Boundary Tribunal decision is expected iu a few days. There are the best of hopes for expecting a settlement apparently in the direction of some compromise. Borne, Oct. 13.

As a result of the recent development in Somaliland Italian cruisers have been oidered to Obbia

Now York, Oct. 18,

In defcreneo to the American protts! San Domingo has withdrawn tho Bii cabled on September 21« t. Received 11.83 p.m., Oct. 18. Brisbasc, Oct. 18.

Iu tho Assembly the Treasurer outlined -the financial policy. He estimated the revenue for the year ending June next at £3,495,000, and expenditure £3,687,000, deficiency £192,000. As tho House and country were of opinion thoro should be no fresh taxation at present it was clearly their duty to cut down expenditure. The Government at present had no intention of placing on tho market Hie unsold portion of the last loan. They preferred using the money on hand on only, the most needful reproductive works. He believed in rigid economy, and expected that 'an early improvement in the commercial and industrial conditions would enable them to inaugurate a policy of COh.structing needful reproductive .works out of revenue, and save the State from the fate into which the recent borrowing policy had been dragging it. They had been discountin the future too largely, and must now cut tlieir coat according to the cloth.

Borne, Oct. 18.

All newspapers comment on the postponement of the Czar’s visit. Tho Tribune says that the Itussdan police are illinformed if they assert that tho dignity and person of tho Czar are less safe in Italy than elsewhere. The Popo'o Romano declares that tho postponement cannot be ascribed to any fault of Italy. Italie says that fifty Bussiau detectives made enquiries iu llomo, under HI. Lapukine, Director of Russian Police, who wa9 misled, and saw risks where none existed.

Deceived 1,10 a m., Oct; 14 London, Oct. 18.

It is officially announced that ViceAdmiral G. H. Noel, succeeds Vice-Ad-miral Sir C. A. G. Bridgo cu the China station.

An apparently officially inspired stotement is curront in London to tho effect that tho various Powers who have treaty rights with China ::ffeeting their position in tho Chinese Empire, including Manchuria, will require that whatover may be Russia’s arrangement with China such rights shall be maintained unimpaired. If their rights are respected it is probable that neither Japan nor any other Power will be disposed to thwart the Russian desire to safeguard her peculiar interests in Manchuria, or threaten peace. Received 1.20 a.m., Oct. 14. London, Oe‘\ 13.

Consols are quoted at a half lower. Tho Financial Times considers that as no fresh money is required, tbe Yintoriau conversion is likoly to go through very smoothly. Sydney, Oct. 13.

Tho Assembly is discussing o motion opposing a thousand square miles for the capital site. Tho speakers, without excop-' tion, indignantly condemned tho proposal to go beyond what was provided in tho Constitution. It was announced on behalf of the Government ■ that it would bo opposed at all points. Melbourne, Oct. 13. In tbe Assembly the Premier announced that tho Reform Bill passed last session had received the Royal assent. Received 12.32 a.m., Oof. 14.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 13.

It is officially reported from Darmstadt, jsvhero 'the Cjpir and family are staying, that owing to .circumstances over which be has no .control, the Czar will bo obliged to postpone his visit to Italy. Constantinople, Oct. 13. ffbo sulj%D flag issued an irado ordering scrupulous exception of the reform scheme, and the avcidau.cs of everything calculated to lead to complaints ' aleo the protection of all Turkish subjects. • Vienna, Oot. 13.

Countess Lougay docliued to attend Court festivities at Vienna, bold in her father’s honor.

London, Ocl. 13.

Mr Kill, seeretary of tbe Liverpool Steumship Owneya’ Association, declared tho Liverpool ships carried 250 millions worth of trade yearly. He added : Liverpool will not derive benefit from protection.

Mr Harold Cox, secretary of the Cobden Club, in o pamphlet replying to Mr Bal four, asserts that Europe aud tho United States are nearer freetr’ade than in 1316. So fay as British trade falling behind is concorne.d jtbo fault lies in the impcrfeclion of our technical gplficatjon. florae, Oct. 13. In view of the fp.et that M. Nelidoff, the Russian Ambassador at Rome, approved of the arrangements and recommended tbo Czar’s visit, the postponement is interpreted to be tbo result of insufficient police protection and threatened Socialist demonstration.

Sydney, Oct. 13,

There bayo been severe thunderstorms in various districts, and considerable damage has been dene by yvind and rain.