LATE CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1415, 28 March 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyr; Received 10.5 p.m., March 27.

London, March 27. Although well diapoaed to the mission, the Ameer desires to postpone certain docisions because ho rosenta interference in cortain matters.

Lord Salisbury, replying to Mr Chamberlain’s letter to the Groonwich Conservatives, states : “My father favored retaliation, but profoundly dissontod from Mr Cbauaborlaiu’s fiscal policy.” Tho Times congratulated Mr Stanley and tho Commonwealth on tho reduction of tho Australian postage, which characterised another solid stop towards unifying tho Empiro. A largo dobt of public gratitudo was due to Mr Honniker Heaton for the reduction, which was doubtless due to Mr Austin Chamborluin’s enlightened enthusiasm for the consolidation of tho empiro.

St. Petersburg, March 27. The Council of Ministers rojeetod M. Do Witte’s proposal to abolish tho Gommittoo of Ministers, realising that the abolition would involvo M, Da Witte’s premiership. Tho reactionary party in St. Petersburg, denouncing Mr Buleguine’s refusal to see the Moscow Zemßtvo delegation, ho promised that tho ZemstvOß would be represented on the Commission. Received 1.24 a.m., March 28. Sydney, March 24. Sailed, at 8.25 p.m., the Ventura. The Postmaster-General estimates the loss by knocking off a half penny on English letters at *67400 per annum,but regards this as infinitesimal compared with the advantages. Replying to a deputation of the Chamber of Commerce in regard to the prohibition placed on trade by Germany at the Marshall Islands, Mr Reid said that if no redress was forthcoming the Commonwealth Government would probably find itself compelled to retaliate in a way that might possibly operate adversely to German trading interests in Australia. Two oases of plague have ocourred at Newcastle.

Hobart, March 27. In tho matoh Now South Wales versus Tasmania, the latter made 183 in each innings, and New South Wales 196 and 102.