GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1443, 2 May 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

'JAPANESE IN KOREA, By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, April-30. , Dr Morrison, the Times’ correspondent at Pekin, describes Korea’s wonderful trainsfoonialion by the introduction of railways, harbors, fightbousos, and -reclaimed land. -Japanese have ■ succeeded the foreign advisers and police. Mr. McLeavy Brown retains tho ‘direction .of Ctusboms. There are sixty thousand Japanese settlers, and everyone is content except the Emperor, and the eunuchs, and parasites.

ROYAL ACADEMY AND QOLO- . NIAL STUDENTS. ' LONDON, April 30. The A'gen'tshGionoral wore present at the Royal Academy banquet. The Prince of Wales congratulated the Academy on admitting and ollicially recognising colonial students fn Academy schools without examination. The decision would be received with gratitude and satisfaction by their brothers across the sea. Mr' Berthram MeKennal's bronze dancer and another in marble have Ifcjecr. accepted fon the Paris Salon. BIBLICAL CRITICISM. LONDON, April 30. The Condon elders of the Presbyterian Church have issued a manifesto against the dangels of '‘•higher criticism. DEFENCES. LONDON, April 30. ■Fresh guns have been mounted at Stonecutter's Island, and Hongkong harbor liasi been mined. Earthquakes in italy and SWITZERLAND. LONDON, April 30. Severe earthejuako shocks have been felt throughout Italy and Switzerland. , I-llouses and historic monuments were badly damaged at Chamonix and Argentiere. A SAILING FEAT. MELBOURNE, May 1. Tie German ship Nordsee has accomplished an excel lent sailing feat. She arrived in 78 days from Bremen. She covered the distance from the Lizard to the Equator in fourteen days, hut lost time'between the Equator and the meridian of the Cape. Thence acrosss the Southern ■Ocean to Port Phillip took nineteen days. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.. THURSDAY ISLAND, May 1. ‘ A' large lire is raging. Several premises have been destroyed. The damage is already £6OOO. Twenty ■other/business places arc threatened. A strong wind is blowing.