LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1051, 19 November 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

PACIFIC CABLE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrighl Receivod 10.32 p.m., Nov, 18. London, Nov. 18. Lord Lyttelton presides at the ap proaching Pacific Cablo Conference. CONSULS. Consuls aro quoted at 88. RUSSIA’S AGGRESSIVENESS. Bombay, Nov. 18.

Three hundred Sikhs and three thousand Sepoys, with a mountain battory of maxims, and a few British soldiers all over six feet, aro accompanying Major Younghusband, under Colonel Macdonald. Thibetans (threaten resistance to the mission. It is intonded to combat Russia’s persistent attempts to penetrate Thibet. Many of the chief officials of Lhassa are in Russia's pay. WOOL SALES. Melbourne, Nov. 18. The wool catalogued comprised some of the best clips. Values wero equal to those ruling last week, any weakness apparent during the last few days having disappeared. Merinos ranged from 9£d to Is. REFERENDUM BILL. Sydney, Nov. 18.

The Referendum Bill, providing for taking an expression of opinion in regard to the reduction of members, made a stormy passage through Committee. The gsg was frequently in evidence. An amendment was moved by a member of the Labor party to strike out figure 80 from the schedule, thus limiting tho people’s choice to 90 or 100 members, and carried, the Government supporting the amendment of their own schedule.