GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1548, 2 September 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By 'telegraph, Prosa Asa’n, Copyright London, August 81. An earthquake occurred yostorday at New Hampshire. Threo shocks were felt at Portsmouth. Professor Darwin, in the second part of his inaugural address to the British Association at Johannesburg, said it was almost cortain the sun was radioactive. Ottawa, August 81. A number of bluejackets from the Gorman cruiser Falka were discovered examining guns at Esquimalt navy yards. They were summarily ojectod. CapotowD, Aug. 81. A deputation of the Het Yolk called Lord Selborno’s attention to the dan* ger and uneasiness caused by wandering Chineso. Lord Solborne replied that a vast majority of the Chinese were orderly, but he granted permits to all whites near Witwatorsrand to possoss arms, except magazine rifles. Pokin, Aug,lßl. Local merchants and junk-owners organised a coolie attack’on tho Customs at Amoy owing to disaffection at the duties. The Harbor Office was looted. H M.B. Iphigenia landed a force to help the authorities, The latter shot five natives whom they arrested. New York, Aug. 31.

An outbreak of cholera has occurred in Eastern Germany. Six fatalities are recorded.

Melbourne, Sept. 1

A Bill to amend the naval agreement and act en the lines of the measure recently passed in New Zealand will shortly be introduced. Brisbane, Sept. 1. • The Budget shows a surplus of £14,000. This will be devoted to public servants who have suffered a reduction under the Retrenchment Act. It will provide for a refund of 8s in the £. While this year [salaries will be paid in full the Government intend to introduce a progressive land tax on estates of over 2000 acres] Perth, Sopt I. A commercial traveller named Leibglib was murdered at Broome, being horribly mutilated. Four Malays have been arrested on suspicion. 1 Sydney, Sept. 1. The gale is abating. Shipping has been much knocked about along the coast. - The Daily Telegraph, commenting on the class -trend of Federal legislation, expresses the opinion that many people in the State would gladly join a capably led' secession movement. New South Wales, since entering the union has suffered loss and humiliation with little or no compensation! The Telegraph asks is it reasonable to suppose this can go on indefinitely. The genuine friends of national union deplore this petty provincialism, and what is worse,/class tyx&nny which lurks in so muclkff the Commonwealth legislation and?, dministration. It :is possible to too recklessly upon the assumption at the Commonwealth is indissomftie.