LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1398, 8 March 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

Electric Telegraph—Per Press (Per Press Association.) Received 11.5 p.m., March 7,., LONDON.. March 7. . Lape Colony supports the Commonwealth's appeal for recognition of the validity in Britain^of colonial marriages, \ Talbot,/(Bishop of Rocbef*%*& has » been pVmtcd Bishupv " Vk<>uthwark ; armer. Bishop, ot .. aide, succeeds Bishop Talbot.’ 4' King- Edward wrote to'\} I -rat 1 Davis, congratu 1 a tin g him on ' cess of .the North Sea Com ; n 4 on and regretting that time did- not permit him to visit London. Received 9.59 p.m., March 7. SYDNEY, March 7, Sailed, the Fifeshire for Auckland. - " At the Navigation Commission, Mr tirayaorij secretary, of the Steamship Owners’ Federation, was examined regarding the manner of the stokeholds. He said the Federation did nob believe the adoption of a statu, tory scale, either, as laid down in the 4* New Zealand Act or the fire grate area basis as provided in the Navigation Bill, It was not possible to define any particular scale by statu'te. It must be governed by the --- conditions existing on different ships. If there must he a definite system'he would say rollow the New Zealand "S manning scale. Asked if he advoeated the New Zealand system, because it was the cheapest, he retorted that he did not advocate .it ; he only preferred it because it was the only one so, far-as'he knew that had a manning scale.

' ’ ' Received 10.26 p.m., March 7. " ■ Rome, March 7. : Signor . Fortis has succeeded Signcs Giolittf as Premier. The majority of the Ministers remain-in office. New -York, March 7. Mr Q-. H- Cortelyon has succeeded Mr Wynde as United States PostmasterGeneral.

Received 12.54 0.m., March 8. Sydney, March 7. Mr Justice Cohon declined reappoint* menfr to the Presidency of the Arbitration Court.

. Melbourne, March 7. _ Obituary: Sir Benjamin Benjamin, exMayor of Melbourne. >», ■ _____ ’ "t*