LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1556, 12 September 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By. telegraph, Press A'na’n, Copyright Rocoived 11,44 p.m., Sopt. 11. London, Sept. 11. - Mr Gerald Balfour’s action in appointing a oommittee to obtain tbo information for guidauoo of tbo Government in framiog a Redistribution Bill is interpreted to mean there will bo no general olootion in 1905. Lord Londonderry, speaking at Stook* ton-on-Too, announood that details of tbo Anglo-Japanese treaty would be published shortly.

Singapore, Sept. 11. Tho German oruisor Steedler has grounded on the Kent Bocks, near hero. Paris, Sept. 11.

Tho twelve kilometores swimming race was won by Paulus, Burgess 2, Holbein 8, and Miss Keilermnn next. Billington, who was leading, retired with cramps, Tbo cold afieoted all the English swimmers.

St. Petersburg, Sep. 11. The Customs ofiioials discovered 660 oarbiDes of Swedish manufacture, with bayonets, and 120,000 cartridges ou Barren Island, near Komi, Gulf of Bothnia. Washington, Sept, 11. Baron Komura has been taken suddenly ' ill of intestinal complaint. The doctor hopes an operation is unnecessary. Constantinople, Sept. 11.

After the Armenian massacres at Constantinople thirty thousand starving Armenians entered the Caucasus, ousting the Tartars from employment. They were also given preference in the allotment of land. Tartars reoeive lower wages at Baku. The irritation has long been pent up.

London, Sept 11. Tho Australians begin the last match of of the tour at Hastings against the following South of England team :—Grace, Jessop, Sewell, MoGahoy, Orawford, Knox, Hayward, Lees, Braund, Vine. Reoeived 12.17 a.m., Sept. 12. Tokio, Sept. 11. It is reported here that Generals Nogi end Nodzu have resigned.