GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1059, 28 November 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

BIG ORDER FOR COAL.

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, Nov. 20. The Admiralty has distributed an order among twenty South Wales collieries for half a million tons of coal. A CURT REFUSAL. LONDON, Nov. 2G. Caidinal Logue curtly refused the offer of the authorities of Trinity 'College, Dublin, of a site within the college for a Catholic chapel and deanery, also professional privileges ior Catholic students. A similar offer was made to Presbyterians. A FORTUNE CASE.

LONDON, Nov. 20. Commissioner Stone sealed all affidavits in the Jones fortune case for transmission to Victoria. 'EROSION BY SEA. BERLIN, Nov. 20. The German Government is expending £750,000 to stop the erosion of the Heliogoland coast. A POISONED PRINCESS.

BERLIN, Nov. 26. A post mortem of Princess Elizabeth of Hesse disclosed that the cause of death was oyster-poisoning. A WARNING TO COWARDS. BERLIN, Nov. 26. General Baron von Ascii, Bavarian Minister of War, assented to. a resolution which was thereupon unanimously passed by the Chamber of Deputies, providing that officers maltreating soldiers will be removed from the active list. SO-CALLED LADIES, MADRID, Nov. 20. The ladies of Madrid, resenting, the .Governor’s orders to remove their hats, threaten to leave the theatres in a body if the order is enforced.

A ROYAL PATIENT. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2G. Ail operation on the Czarina's tympanic membrane has been performed, and it has afforded relief. A DURBAR IN PERSIA. TEHERAN, Nov. 26.

Lord Curzon held a durbar, attended by Pirate Coast chiefs, at Chargar. I-Ie referred to the treaty of perpetual peace entered into in 1856 under which tranquility and safety' .were established. Their continued adherence to the engagement not to admit the agents of any other Government , or alienate any territory, and to ensure maintenance oj rights,

liberties, and independence, under Britain’s influence, which made the Persian Gulf secure for all nations -and ships, must remain supreme, SHOALS OF MULLET, SYDNEY, Nov. 27. Great shoals of mullet have appeared in the harbor., AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL. HOBART, Nov, 2Zj At the Axemen’s Carnival, Harrington (Victoria) won the handicap under-hand chop, Mitchell, of New : Kealarui, being third. Blanch (Victoria) won tire world’s championship for standing blocks, Burns (Tasmania) the £IOO -handicap, Casey (New Zealand) tho handicap saw,- Mitchell and. another the double hand-saw, Casey and Buckingham second. SLAPOFFSKI’S CHANCE. MELBOURNE, Nov. 27,-

The hearing of the case wherein Madame Slapoffski, the operatic artiste, seeks to recover £905 from G. Musgrovc, for work under a theatrical engagement, has commenced. Defendant paid £269 into Court in satisfaction of the claim, and counterclaims £4OBI as damages, including a loss on the New Zealand season of £2OOO actually sustained and £ISOO anticipated profits. AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. SYDNEY, Nov. 27.

In the Council Mr Hawken moved a resolution adverse to the preferential tariff* After one member had supported and another opposed the motion, on the. suggestion of the At-torney-General 'it was withdrawn.

Dr Maekellar will not seek re-elec-tion to tho Senate, but will be reappointed to the Legislative Council. In the Assembly a series of protracted sittings have been held- to bring the session to a close. The Government ‘Savings Bank Amendment and Commercial Causes Bills passed. The Premier, in his closing speech, replying to the good wishes of the leader of the Opposition, angrily denounced the attempts to belittle the Government, and stated it might be he would not come back to the Assembly again. The reason for this would be the tactics adopted in regard to the carrying out of public affairs. The attack was warmly resented on behalf of the Opposition. A disorderly scene ensued, resulting in a count out.-

LORD ONSLOW’S VIEWS, By, Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, Nov. 26.

Lord Onslow, replying to a correspondent regarding the effect of, Mr! Chamberlain’s proposals on agriculture,- said he did not believe the ultimate cost of the first necessaries of life would be enhanced. Dairy produce, which came principally from foreign sources, may be enhanced, while wheat from a million colonial lacres yet un'tilled would enter free, lie would not recommend the English farmer to break up a single acre of pasture to sow wheat. The farmer welcomed a shilling tax on all imported wheat, and would equally Welcome a 2s tax. The Government believed that negotiations for freer trade with foreign nations would result in increased imports thither,and would give more employment and better wages to urban population and enable them to better purchase the more expensive and fresh products of the homelands, whereto the farmer was giving increased _ attention. Colonial competition in these articles under Mr Chamberlain’s scheme would not be keen.

OTHER .VIEWS* By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, Nov. 26. Mr 'Asquith; speaking at Bodmin, said freetrado and protection were the only two feasible policies.-. There was no halfway house. Liberals must defend the * existing system with might and main. Lord Ripon, at Bradford, declared that Mr Chamberlain’s scheme placed additional difficulties in the way of an Imperial Customs Union. He was surprised at the Hon. Lyttelton’s effusive gratitude lot Mr Seddon’skindness in making a proposal which was useless to Britain. Lord Halsbury, addressing the London Welsh Conservatives, said that since Mr Balfour never proposed excessive retaliation, and the Duke admitted that retaliation was some remedy against excessive tariffs, he was amazed at the Duke of Devonshire not giving the Government and country the benefit of his advice and assistance. He protested against the shameful abuse and detraction of ?ir .Chamberlain.