LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1469, 1 June 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Asßoeiatlon—Copyright I Rocoivod 10.10 p.m., May 31. London, May 31. Mr Balfour is progressing satisfactorily. I Tho Northampton strike is settled. Paris, May 31. Tho King of Spain was warmly wolcomod in Paris. President Loubet toasting, and King Alfonso responding, dwelt on the perfoot agreomont on questions interesting Franco and Spain as neighbors and brothers.

Received 10.48 p.m., May 31. ' ■London, May 31. In tho Kaiser’s Cup race tho Hamburg came second, 31brs GBmins bobind the Atlantic. Tho Spoakor of the House of. Commons is resigning beforo Whitsuntido on the grounds of ill-health. Recoivod 10.55 p.m., May 31. Sydney, May 31. Thore is another case of plague at Ballina. _ . In connection with his recent refusal beforo the Land Commission to give the name of the drawer of a certain bill, the Crown authorities proceeded against Bath at the Polico Court. Counsel announced that Bath was now willing to give the nnmo to the Commission. The case has been adjourned. Sailed, at 1.50, tho Zcalandia. Newcastle, May 31. Sailed, tho Brisbane, for Lyttelton. Fromantlo, May 31. Arriven, the Mongolia, from London. Passengers for New Zealand : Misses Throssor and Dennistown ; Mosdames Throp, Dennistown, and Lance; Messrs Throp, Dennistown, Lance, Cloudosley, Edgar, and Richardson.

Melboumo, May 31. At the annual mooting of the Colonial Mutual Life Soeiety, the report adopted showed progress in all the main features. The new businoss was nearly £IOO,OOO m excess of the previous year. Messrs H. Byron Moore and G. T. Baker were electod directors.

Received 1.2 a.m., June 1. Norfolk Island, May 31. The drought has broken : inches of rain fell yesterday. . The anchor- of the Sirius, wrecked m 1790, has been recovered.

Brisbane, May 31. The plague patient is dead.