LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1490, 26 June 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. Received 4.53 p.m., June 25,

London, June 24. Canada D embarking on extensive Continental immigration. It pays the North Atlantic Trading Company of Amsterdam a bonus of £1 for every man, woman, and child of the agricultural and domestic servant class introduced by the agent. British immigrants only reoeive a bonus of 7s.

Buda Pesth, June 24. Fejenary resigned the premiership, but Emperor Joseph refuses to accept the resignation.

London, June 24, The Times’ Berlin correspondent states that Germany was disappointed with M. Rouvier’s note. It expected that France would ignore the rights and obligations of her special position in Morocco assured under agreements with Britain and Spain. The Daily Express states that Franoe is building two armored destroyers of 25 knots, which it is hoped will bo impervious to quiokfirers. Mr Balfour, addressing the Pilgrims’ Club, which was welcoming Mr Whitelaw Reid, declared that President Roosevelt was the oDly potentate able usefully to intervene in the promotion of peace. Received 5.15 p.m., June 25. The public over-subscribed the New Zealand Shipping Company’s debentures. The National Mortgage Agency of New Zealand has declared an interim dividend of per cent. The National Bank of New Zealand shows a profit of £58,300. A dividend of 10 per cent with a bonus of two per cent was declared ; there was carried to reserve £20,000, and carried forward £B3IO.

Router is informed that the advices from Chefoo were based on a misunderstanding as to the regolations regarding the conveyance of goods belonging to foreigners who are voluntarily leaving Port Arthur. They are under no compulsion. Received 12.40 a.m., Juno 26. Sydney. June 25. Arrived, the Hawea, from Westport. Perth, June 25. Willis was remanded for eight days pending the arrival of the original warrant. Bail of £llOO was allowed. Melbourne, June 25. Mr Deakin, at Ballarat, made a masterly criticism of Mr Reid’s anti-Soeialist and the Labor platforms. Mr Reid’s was too nebulous*, and the Labor party’s very vague. Mr Reid asked for a blank cheque and Mr Watson for a post-datad cheque. Ho was a Liberal, not an advocate of either, and wanted something definite ' for submitting to the oountry. With the present almost equal division of parties, an early general election was easily possible The Ministry should declare a fiscal policy as soon as the Tariff Commission brings in any report which shall raise the fiscal issue. Even if the three parties agreed to sink that, issue, it could not be done. No election was possible without the fiscal issue. That was a cardinal fact of the situation. He added j If the AntiSocialists desire our countenance they will have to put protection in their programme, and similarly with the Labor ge.l-W,” York riV ° d ' tbS ■ Britistl Monf ’-roh, fcom New