GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1072, 14 December 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 11. The Russian Government contemplate codifying the laws relating to Jews, and have invited the opinions of Governors o£ various districts. A ma.joriey are unfavorable, some urging their complete expulsion from Russia. Prince Urusofl, Governor of Bessarabia,- advised the abrogation of all exceptional laws against 'Jews.NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Owing to the shortage of water and pulp, but chiefly to demonstrate against Unionists, the St. Regis, .Great Northern International, and many other paper-mills have closed jn America, reducing the production 15,000 tons weekly. Fifteen thousand men in New Jersey and New York have been made idle. HALIFAX, Dec. 11, The cruiser Flora lias been successfully floated, BERLIN, -Dee.- 11, In the Reichstag, Count von Bulow (replying- to Herr Betel's criticisms) indicated that it was the intention to further legislate in the interests of workers, adding that.the Socialists were lacking in a' fundamental programme. I-lerr Bebcl, in the Reichstag, accused Count von Bulow of trawling on his belly before Russia, which was really a barbarous State. lie declared that M. Weissnian, Russian •agent in Sofia, left behind correspondence showing that Russia was aware for months of the plan of the Belgrade regicides, yet did not move a finger. Count von Bulow replied that lie intended to carefully cultivate friendly relat ons with Russia, ROME, Dec. 11. Vecchio,- a leading Milanese merchant, suicided in Rome to avoid arrest on a charge of planning to murder a millionaire friend, after extorting a bequest of £-10,000. - 1-Ic signed a letter stating that he intended to commit suicide. Vecchio directed a valet to drown the millionaire and throw the body into the river, but the valet released the millionaire.

PARIS, Dec, 11. Gabrielle Bonipard murdered 'Fouissant Cfonffre, a process-server, in 1890, and was released. Professor Liegeo s has since hypnotised her to show that she committed the crime under hypnotic influence of a mail named Eyraud Bompard. She reenacted the scenes of the crime with horrible realism, though unconscious., SYDNEY, Dec, 12, The tug Victoria has been despatched to Noumea to tow off the steamer Essens, which took ground at the stern, with deep water abaft the bridge. HOBART, Dec. 12, The Council' rejected the Electoral Bill, providing l'or grouped electorates and the Hare system of voting The Supreme Court ma'de a rule for forfeiture of the Great Western ■Railway rights on the gerund of nonfulfilment of conditions. MELBOURNE, Dec, 12, Tile Chief .Justice refused an application to stay proceedings in the SlapclTski-Musgrove suit, pending an appeal. Subsequently an action Wherein Mr Musgrove claimed £2500 from Gustave Slapoffski for alleged breach of contract was settled out of Court, and the case was .struck off the list.

With a view to showing the position occupied by the management of the P. and O. and Orient Companies in the intercolonial trade, the managers have handed the press the correspondence with the Australasian Steamship Owners’ Federation. This goes to show that the management of I.hc twp mail companies have throughout shown a desire not to interfere with the coastal companies, to the extent of refusing all cargo for intercolonial ports and maintaining their passage rates between ports on the coast at a much higher level. The Chairman of the Federation, in one or his letters, .says : “ Neither now nor at any time would we wish legislation inimical to British shipping interests. AH we desire is a fair field and no favor.”