LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1382, 17 February 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

A LAWSUIT.

By, Electric TclcgrapE—For Press Associationr—Copyright. 'Received 9.9 p.m., Fob., 16j 1 EON DOE, February, 16„ In the action New Zealand Loan r Qo. versus Reid, judgment was seservod.

TI-I'E AUSTRALIAN MAULS

COMPLAINTS OF, MERCHANTS■Received 9.9 p.m., Feb. 10, LONDON, February 10., The Australasian Mercbants' As'siomior, cmplhlasisii'iig the great inconvenience, lossy amid prejudice to trade ithrougli the cessation ol the weekly mail. ' .

LABOR LEGISLATION,

A NEW PARTY WITH BURNS AS LEADER. Received 9.9 p.m., Feb. 10, LONDON, February 10, Thirteen Labor members, or the House of Commons have organised a distinct party, .With Mr, 'John Burns as chairman.

It was resolved to proceed ‘ with' the Trades Disputes, Miners, Eight Hours Bills, and raise the question of payment of members'' election expenses.

DETERMINED DON CASTRO,-

REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM POSITION. Received 3,9 p.m., Feb- 16. NEW YORK, Feb, 16.

Negotiations between Veneziuela and' the United States are aft a standstill.

Don Castro has declined' to- have 9/lie m'aticri submitted ito arbitration, \

FRENCH' MISSION ,TDi MOROCCO.

THE: SULTAN AMIABLE, Received 3,9 p.m., Feb. 16, PARIS, February 16

News! has been received that .the Sultan of Morocco received, the French mission to Fez with- great ceremony.

Received 9.9 p.m., Feb 16. London, Feb 16.

China intends to establish a kind of Parliament, coußisting of the chief metropolitan officials, members of the Lanlio College Board, censors, and a grand secretorial to discuss important foreign and domestio'matters when the throne commands. Foreigners consider the soheme illusory and useless.

/ Berlin, Feb 15. General Trotha surprised and killed 62 Heroros at Dabis.

M. Terpitz, Minister of Marine, speaking in the Reichstag, said that the new navy programme in tho autumn contains proposals for nine battleships and torpodoers. The German Association of Commerce met in Dublin and expressed lively dissatisfaction at the new commercial treaties. Vienna, Feb 16.

Owing to M. Andrassy’s failure, M. Wekerle has been summoned to form a Hungarian Ministry. ;

Melbourne, Feb 16. The first experiment with nitrogen* for fixing bacteria was a failure. A variety of crops were sown this season. The plants made vigorous growth, but the exceptionally dry' weather killed them.

In hides the competition was animated at the late rates. Tallow was unchanged in price, but there was an improvement in the demaud.

Sydney, Feb 16.

Evidence before the Navigation Commission reveals a considerable amount of Shanghai-ing seamen at Newcastle. The Australian Workers’. Union has completed amalgamation for the whole of the Commonwealth. The new executive meets to-morrow to consider the policy and registration under the Federal Arbitration Act. . The new organisation controls 20,000 workers. ,

Brisbane, Feb 16, Three cases of plague are reported. Hobart, Feb 16.

The Conference agreed upon united action to make scientific Investigation to discover the best means of destroying rabbits, No reduction will be made at present in the State governors’ salaries. The Conference approved of retaining the method of their appointment. The Federal Government are to be requested to provide £2OO annually for five, years towards scientific enquiry by the Imperial authorities into tropical diseases.