LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1385, 21 February 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright . Received 11.54 p.m., Feb 20. Capetown, Fob 20.

General Boyers, speaking at Potgiotersrust, adhered to his Pieiorsburg speech. Ho said that mistrust would beget mistrust. Interviewed he declared that if a second war occurred, the blame would be with oapitalißts, the controllers of the prosont policy, who wore interested solely in tho Rand.

London, Feb 20. The Times, commenting on the Premiers’ Conference, declares that it is glad provisions. Have been made for a sinking fund for all future loans. It admits that Queensland’s grievances with indentured labor are considerable, but hopes that ultimately she will perceive her interests are the same as regards tho present scheme as the sister States.

The Anglo-American Parcels Post (as cabled) becomes operative on April Ist. The postage is two shillings per parcel. Sydney, Feb. 20. Mr Farnell, visiting magistrate, returned from an official visit to Lord Howe Island. Ho reports that matters are satisfactory. The inhabitants are contented and happy, and their health generally good. The scheme inaugurated for the controlling of the export of palm seeds is giving satisfaction. Dry weather interfered seriously with orops, but a large quantity of onions has been shipped. Shark fishing is quite an industry at the island. Hundreds are caught weekly, and treatod for oil and the fins.

Brisbane, Feb 20. The plague patient is dead. London, Feb 20.

Nows has been reoeived that the Turks, after dispersing a Bulgarian band, and killing and wounding 20. fired the villiage of Kechletob, near Shumitza. The international commission of. enquiry afterwards fouud charred remains of fourteen women and several children.-