LATE GABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1036, 31 October 1903, Page 2

LATE GABLES.

By .Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright.) PARIS, Oct. 30, During a demonstration at the Labor Exchange in Paris, missies were thrown at the police, who cleared the place. Seventy demonstrators were injured, and twenty policemen hurt, some by sulphuric acid. Thirty arrests were made. BOMBAY, Oct, 30. The 'Ameer oT Afghanistan has expressed a wish to come to India to visit Lord Curzon. LONDON, Oct. 30. Marconi, aboard the battleship Duncan, communicated with England wirelessly throughout the voyage from Portsmouth to Gibraltar.

Mr Acland Hood, speaking at Derby, said he did not anticipate a general cliectipn for Two years, /L)> eause Government were pledged to deal with the question of reduced licenses. They must also deal with reform of the War Office and alien immigration.

Capetown, Oct. 30. Arrangements have been completed in Pretoria to draft 500 convicts for surface labor in the mines. They will be housed in compounds. Received 12.31 a.m., Oct. 31. London, Oct. 30. An error in tho transmission of Mr Chamberlain’s message last night made mention of Gladstone’s Budget of 1861. It should have read 1860.

Sydney, Oct. 30. Arrived, at 2.40 p.m., the Westralia ; at 4.10 p.m., the Ventura. Received 12,52 a.m., Oct. 31 Sydney, Oct. 30. At the half-yearly meeting of the Colonial Sugar Company the profits wore shown to be 41100,310. A dividend of 10 per cent, was declared. Tho Chairman said that since the break up of tho drought, Now South Wales and Queensland hud improved more rapidly than expected. A fair crop promised in Fiji suffered from want of rain. To guard against a similar loss in the future probably they would gradually provide iirigation. Tho roport was adopted, also a resolution providing for an increase of the capital of the Company from £2,104,000 to £3,000,000 by the issuo of 44,800 now £2O shares. Received 1.9 a.m., Oct. 31. Melbourno, Oct. 30.

A conference of tho two Houses resulted in a compromise on the Factories Bill. Subsequently it was passed, and received the Governor’s assent.

Mr Reid is to-night addressing a greal meeting at the Melbourne Town Hall replying to Mr Deakin.

Adelaide, Oot. 30. Tho following team will represent South Australia against the English cricket team at the Adelaide Oval on November 7th: Hill, Reedman, Rees, Claxton, Jennin, Evans, Gehr, Hack, G. Giffen, Hay, and Newland.

Recoived 12.31 a.m., Oct. 31. Sydney, Oct. 30. The Titus sails to morrow in search of the Ovalau. A cable from Noumea announces the arrival of tho steamer St. Louis. Sho saw no signs of the Ovalau, but kept a sharp look-out. The Arbitration Court, at the instance of tho Wharf Laborers’ Union, fined Capt. Rouselins £5 aud granted the injunction, for employing the crew in discharging cargo, instead of wharf laborers. The captain disobsyod tho injunction and continued to discharge. The Court to-day reaffirmed the injunction, ordered payment of the first penalty, aud fined him the full penalty of £SO for disobeying the injunction, with fifteen guineas costs. Captain Rousolins made a written protest. Ho said he would submit to the orders of tho Court, but his Government would hold tho New South Wales Government responsible for any damage ho might sustain. Mr Justice Cohen, in delivering judgment, characterised tho action as flagrant defiance, and flouting of the Court. All ships were bound to obey tbo laws of tho Court. Captain Rouselins doclares that ho acted under the guidance entirely of the American Consul.

Acting Chief Justice Stephen has writton to tho Attorney-General, indignantly protesting against the action of tho Legislative Assembly in reducing his allowance. He declares that it constitutes a serious attack on the independence of the bench and a violation of the terms of his appointment. A ladies’ cricket match between teams representing the Sydney and Royal Comic Opera Company netted over £SOO, to be divided between the children’s hospital and distressed actors’ fund.

Received 0.59 a.m., Oct, 31. Melbourne, Oct. 30. Mr Deakin, at Ballarat, dealing with the population question, said that during Mr Reid’s five years’ term of office Now South Wales lost 1883 persons, while New Zealand, a protective State, Radical State, and according to some people necessarily driving capital away and going headlong to ruin, gained 13,700. In ton years little New Zoaland gained more population than the whole of Australia. Received 1.9 a.nj.i Oct. 31. Sydney, Oct. 30. The tailoring trade dispute has been compromised. Tho terms of settlement are not stated.