GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1080, 23 December 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By Electric Telegraph— Per Press Association— Copyright. *“ ~ LONDON, Dec. 21. Mr K. W. Alien, oi Auckland, won the Cull studentship of pathology at Guy’s Hospital. The Standard’s Ottawa correspondent says the Alaskan question has set Sir W lfnd Laurier thinking, and he is considering the question of annexing Newfoundland and Greenland ami rounding oil the Dominion. As regards Greenland, negotiations with Denmark are necessary. The Kaiser, in his recent speech to the army, spoke loudly and dislmcli\, showing l-hat his voice lias not been affected by the present operation. British newspapers express contemptuous amusement at his remarks about Waterloo.

WASHINGTON! Dec. 21. The Doric has apologised to America for Liic Alexamlrelta incident. MELBOURNE, Dec. 22. Elections to fill the vacancies in the State Assembly, owing to resignations of members to contest tne Federal elections, resulted in the return of Mr Mcthvcn (Independent),, for Bourke Borough ; Messrs I-leyles-bnrg and Tunicliffe (Labor), for West Melbourne ; and j\lr Roberts (Labor) for Richmond. The Government did not put forward any candidates. Little interest was taken in the conies Is.

SYDNEY, Dec. 22. The export leather trade is in danger of extinction, owing to the practice of adulteration by the use of ner/jssa, a chemical which increases the weight but detracts from the value. A leading exporter states that his trade has fallen from *£(>0,(100. sterling to £SU(JU in twelve months.

NOUMEA, Dec. 22. The session of the Consul-General has closed. A motion in favor of the re-establishment of transportation of convicts on lines differing from tile old system was carried. The partisans of transportation maintained it was the cheapest labor to' be had for the development of mineral resources.