GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1355, 16 January 1905, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

Y .NORTH SEA] .COMMISSION,; Bg Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. ! LONDON,. January, 13, M. DabastofTs denial is considered at St, jPotersb,uxs as merely diplomatic, PARIS, Jan. 13. 3Mj Delcasse'a representative proposed that the Commission be cnrtixely. public. M., Dabastafi ’ lately opposed this. Admiral Beait;in.ont insisted on publicity. At AL Fournier's suggestion a middle course was adopted. INDI.GNA.NT PATENT MEDICINE PEOPLE, . . LONDON, January 13. . : A .deputation rep resenting two bundred manufacturers of proprietary, medicines, protested^ivi Mr IV. P, Reeves, "against the regulation .01 the New; Zealand Government requiring the disclosure of rthe contents of patent medicines. They contended that such a regulation was ultra vires, and they asked fon its withdrawal* as compliance With it was impossible. A BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, January 13, 1 .The Mile End election resulted ' Harry Lawson, .Conservative ... 2138 Straus, Liberal __ 2080 , RESTRICTION OF. ALIENS. r LONDON, January 13, Sir Lawson's advocacy of tho res- J triction of aliens was the chief cause of his yictory.

A BIG FIRE. LONDON, January 13. vjir Thomas Lipton’s store at Glasgow; has been burnt. The damage is £30,000. FOREIGN COMPETITION. LONDON* January. 13. Mr Balfour, replying 10 a association of commercial promised ,to carefully consider steps to secure the abolition of foreign shipping bounties or measures to counteract their effect. JAPANESE EXPORTS. LONDON. January, 13. The Japanese exports in 190-1 increased ten per cent., and the imports seventeen per cent, ARBITRATION .TREATY, LONDON, January 13. An Anglo-iAustroTlungarian treaty, of arbitration has been signed in London« A LITTLE .WAR, LONDON, January 13, Fighting is proceeding between the chiefs of Dix and Lawarai. •The latter captured a fortA movable column advances from Malakind tQ preserve the Chitral lines of communication, an,d possibly to assist the chief of "Dir, MONEY FOR RUSSIA. LONDON, January 13. A' Russian loan in Germany and I-laJland has been covered tenfold, .TRANSVAAL POLITICS, LONDON, January. 13. The Transvaal Native Affairs Committee report that there is no hope of a political federation of South Africa while the native franchise remains in its present chaotic condition. It suggested that the natives .be not allowed, to vote for the Federal Parliament, and only be allowed sis representatives in the State Parliament.

■THE TRUTH COMING OUT, CAPETOWN, January 13.Tha British South Africa Company’s resident engineer describes the alluvial deposits at Victoria, Mash-o-naland, as being patchy, and chiefly shed gold'. Probably .i>he ancients secured, the bulk of it. LEGALITY OF STRIKES.SYDNEY, Jan-uary . 14. Summonses have been issued against the wheelers, and the cases will probably be heard next week. Some doubt exists as to whether -the rule nisi affects this procedure, but the Crown solicitor holds that it does not in any way affect the present proceedings by the Crown. SURVIVORS FROM W.YWBRRA. BRISBANE, January 14. Three more aboriginals from the wrecked schodner Wywerra have landed safely. The captain’s boat with three white men and eight aboriginals is still missing. Ai search steamer has been sent.