GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1579, 9 October 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By; Holograph, Press Ass'n, Copyright . ■ London, Oot. 0. Tho barque Lalla Rookh, which left Brisbane on Maroh 21st for Queenstown, has boon reinsured at 90 guineas. A. E. David, late Arohdesoon of Bris* bane, speaking at Wymouth, advocated oolonial ohurohos developing on independent national linos. He warmly supported Bishop Montgomery’s sohemo for a panAnglican Congress in 1908. Mr Leslie Sanderson, a dirootor, presiding at a mooting of the Bank of Australasia, emphasised tho encouraging prospects of Australia and Now Zealand’s solid prosperity. Ho hoped the emigration sohemo would succeed.

Speoobes by members of tho House of Commons on the education question disclose a growing antagonism between Catholios and Home Rulers on tbe ono one hand and Nonoomformists on the other. ‘V.y'" ■ ' Mr Arnold ' Forstßr, speaking ot Norwich, announced that tbe army reserve now numbered 93,000, and was expected to total 120,000 by tbe end of the financial year.

Constantinople, Oct 0.

Sixteen peasants of Melnik, Macedonia, who were unable to continue subscriptions to the Bulgarian revolutionary funds, have been assassinated within ten days. St. Petersburg, Oot 6. The Novoo Vremya says that any rapproohement between Russia and Germany would provo disadvantageous, because it would merely increase tbe fear and solidify tbe Anglo-Japanese alliance. The Governors of Russian districts, polioe, and other functionaries have been ordered to abstain from interference with the Duma eleotions.

A Finnish address has been presented to the Czar appealing for the preservation of principles established in tbe Grand Duohy by Alexander 1., assuring him in that oase the people’s loyalty and love will be as of yore. Count Lamsdorff is proceeding from Berlin to Paris to discuss new relations with Germany to strengthen the ties between Russia and Franoe. Tokio, October 6. The no wspaper Kohnmin announces .that the mission of Mr W. H. Taft, United States Secretary of State to Tokio, has re* suited in an important understanding, owing to the explicit disavowal by Japan of any design whatever on the Philippines. Vioo-Admiral Noel’s squadron reoeived an ovation at Kobe. It shortly prooeeds to Yokohama.

Sydney, Ootober 7. Besides the sums previously mentioned Peter Close deposed that he halved commissions of £7BO and £740 with Crick. Brisbane, Oct. 7.

Hcrnort Stephens was found guilty of the manslaughter of his brother, and sen. ienoed to five years’ imprisonment.

Melbourne, Oot. 7.

MoGratb, a laborer, has been paid the whole of the £2OO Government award for information that led to the arrest of Edwards, the murderer of Skinner. Besides the Shoemaker Company’s offer, the Government have reoeived an offer from tbe Marconi Company to introduce wireless telegraphy at a fair working prioe. The Postmaster-General states that' the amounts mentioned appear large, Nothiog yet has been definitely dono in the matter. The Trades Council has declared for six hours' work a day, or such approximation thereof as is deemod most advantageous by the workers in countries using the most efficient methods of production. _ '

Perth, Oot. 7.

Tbe elections promise a stiff fight. All seats ace likely to be contested by Government and Labor candidates. The platform adopted by the Labor party inoludes effective reform of the Upper House, with a view to abolition of taxation, unimproved land values, and nationalisation of the liquor traffio.