GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1378, 13 February 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

.White ocean policy

By Electric Telegraph—Per Preys Association—Copyright. LONDON-, February 10. Mr J.ames, in a letter to the Times, denial that the mail difficulty was the outcome of narrow, selfish praeialisjii, tinco the white labor condition had been introduced in order to affirm the importance of encouraging the employment of white sailors ip the British mercantile marine. FRENQH CRUISER' AGROUND. LONDON, February, 10.The French cruiser Sulby is aground on the rocks at AI long Bay, Tonkin. There is a tremendous rent in hex hull. ’ . : : 7

RAILROAD RATES. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. The House of- Representatives, by 326 to 17, passed the E-scli Townsend Bill to enable an .inter-Stato commerce commission to fix tlio railroad rates. MONEY FOR TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 10. ■The Siultani is now raising a twomillion pounds sterling loan in France, one-thin'd of which will be spent on the purchase of guns In France.

TROUBLES OF ROYALTY. BERLIN, February 10. The Lokal Apzeigcr states that the King of Saxony has ordered the removal of his daughter Monica from Ms late wile’s guardianship, fearing a fresh scandal. CRUSHED STRIKERS. BERLIN, February 10. Two hundred delegates, representing Rhenish strikers, recommend the resumption of work on the ground that.’ they relied on the Prussian Government’s promise for immediate legislation to redress their grievances.

It is considered that tlio strikers have been crushingly 'defeated. Many strikers arc furious at the surrender.. A majority, are likely to acquiesce. OBITUARY. ■BERLIN, February 10. The 'death is announced of Adolph F. G. Mezel, German historical painter, aged 90. AUSTRALIAN NEWS, SYDNEY, February 11.

Giving evidence before the Navigation Commission, a representative of the North German Lloyd’s Company, stated that in order, to p.iacate the German: agrarian party; the German, mail steamers were not allowed to carry certain lines of produce. The prohibition against meat was absolute. To overcome the difficulty the 'Company were constructing vessels 'other than mail boats. He admitted that Germans had one price , for exports and another for home consumption. The Company hoped, with their new ships to increase their Australian trade, and to carry, produce of all descriptions. MELBOURNE!, Feb- 11. Mr Justice O’Connor, of the High Court, has been appointed president of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Court..

A warrant lias been issued for the arrest o£ Carey, secretary of the Northern District Star Bowkett Society, charged with embezzling 1 a thousand pounds. It is believed that Carey has reached ’Frisco. HOBART, Feb. 11The State Minister in caucus drew up reasons for refusing Sir George Turner’s original proposal. The chief is that while the States were greatly. inffluenced by patriotism in entering into federation, their first condition must be their financial stability ; that sufficient time has not yet expired to astertain the effect of federation ; (that the hypothecation of railway revenue would, lead to the assumption of control of the railway, that the States cannot hand their control of borrowing over until the extent of the Commonwealth borrowing is absolutely defined. Sir George Turner’s latest proposals Will bo considered by the State Ministers before a joint conference deals With them- 'At present the prospects are better for a settlement, though a .'difference or opinion still exists. One State Minister describes the amended proposals as sensational ; another as almost right-aboub-face-f There is, however, a general disposition, to regard them as a fair compromise. As to the book-kipping perio'd, Sir George Turner said it would be a serious injustice both to New South Wales and Wes&ralia in: establishing at once a common purse. Both States have •to pay several hundred thousand pounds, which would be opened for'general distribution. He therefore proposed tha( Westralia shoul(I contributo at the rate of ten p,re cent, for 10 years, New South Wales at the rate of twenty per cept. for five years, and at the end of those periods they would fall into line with the other States. In some of the States, however, there is a question whether ’this (liftereutial treatment will not be cballengablo on constitutional grounds. Sir George Turner is seeking legal opinion on the matter The appointment of State Governors was dropped off the order paper,, federalists pointing out that it was exclusively, an affair for. .the States, _ LAUNCESTON, Feb. 11. Two torpedo-boats have arrived from Melbourne on exercise work. They averaged 27 knots on the voyage across. ° -r-vrrvnmrr-r 1 1

PERTH, Feb. 11the Commissioner to inquire into the 'Giving evidence before Dr. Roth, treatment of aborigines, the manager of a local steamship company said lie was satisfied the natives' bad never received a fair 'trial. In many cases they were undefended, even when a capital charge was preferred. Patterson, gaoler, ah Broome, a(a(ed that he had received ' instruct lons from the Comptroller of PriSotUD to place all native prisoners in chains. Dr. Roth has been called on by the Colonial Secretary to explain a broach) of the Public Senvice Act in banding statement's to the press. THURSDAY, ISLAND, Feb, 11, II.JVT.S. Pyl aides has been floated o£L She was apparently uninjured.