LATE CABLES.
By To In graph—Proas Association—Copyright Received 9.25 p.m., Fob 22. Sydnoy, Feb 22. Tho Customs procood against ton Lascars belonging to tho Orient steamer Ortona for smuggling walking sticks. Following their usual praotioo ouch brought a stick ashore and tried to sell it in tho streots. Ono was fined £5 and the other cases wore postponed pending an appeal to tho Full Court. Counsel for the defouco hinted that tho prosecution was a countor blast to the mail trouble.
Brisbane, Feb 22. At tho Navigation Commission the Inspector of shipping advocated the New Zealand permit system in connection with the carriage of deck cargo. He said deck ourgo was often carried when thero was plenty of room below. JReeoivcd 11 29 p.m., Feb. 22. Sydney, Feb. 22.
3ailod at 1.10, tho Victoria. Tho weather was fine and the roads good for tho second stnga of tho motor contest, Qoulburn to Gundagai, 121 miles. There was groat interest taken in it, there being crowds in tho towns on route. Two contestants broke their wheels and wore uuablo to finish. Stevens maintained an advantago, covering the distance in 4 hours 18 minutes actual riding , time, followed by B. Jamoß, Victoria, 12 horse powor, Minerva motor ear, 5 J-sth houra ; W. S. Boss, Victoria, 10 horse power, Argyle car, 5 50£. Stevens averaged 25 miios an hour over the 250 miles from Sydney, Beceived 1.5 a.m., Feb. 23. The General Secretary of tho Australian Socialist League, replying to recent criticisms of Labor Socialism, says : TheclaßS who do the world’s work are not to be deterred by tho word “ confiscation ” when the time is ripe for action at the ballotbox. We know that what we want will come when the majority of tho Australian people have intelligently demanded it. We don’t think it impossible, or that its arrival, will bo concurrent with the Greek Kalonds, but that it will bo realised wo are Sure and confident. Melbourne, Feb 22. Sailed, the Wimmera. Hobart, Feb 22. Arrived at 10.20, the Athonic. '
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1387, 23 February 1905, Page 2
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