GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1584, 14 October 1905, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES

By tologranli, Press Ass’n, Copyright London, Ootobcr 12. ADr Bamado momorial sohomo is boing organised. It is proposed to raise a quarter of a million to i'roo tlio institution of dobt and to constituto Barnardo homos as a memorial to their foundor. M.i W. T, Stoad, who has boon visit-' ing Russia, declares thattho autocratic Czar is roally a captivo Samson. If the duma are established ho will bo a Samson triumphant. Ho possesses inoro capacity than any of his : Ministers. , A six-inch shell exploded on the cruiser Argonaut in the Medway. She had 3000 shells aboard. Tho magazine was flooded. An inquiry is proceeding. Now York, Oot 12. ~ Pour members of the Italian secret society, tho “Black Hand” murdered an Italian butcher at Brooklyn for refusing to pay 1000 dollars blackmail Tokio, Oot. 12. ’ , The disturbance in Korea has spread tb four provinces through tho absence of resolute official action. The prospect of Japanese stronger control has created consternation at Seoul. St. Petersburg, Oot 12. With a view of arriving at a mutual , understanding between Britain and Russia in Central Asia, the paper Russ invites specific declarations defining tho special interests which the Anglo-Japanese treaty is intended to protect. Sydney, Oot. 13.Consideration of the Shires Bill has been concluded in Committee. The stonewall has ended. .The Anglican Synod affirmed that colored nations advancing in culture and civilisation were entitled to a measure of respect similar to that_ enjoyed by white nations. A committee 1 wp.s appointed to consider the possibility of union with the Presbyterian Church. Melbourne, Oot. 18. i A diversion has been created in the House of Representatives during a discussion on Home Rule by Mr Wilkes desiring to have a wager with Mr Ronald that Lord Hopetoun was an Ofangeman. He nominated the Speaker ofi the House as a stakeholder. Mr , Wilkes declared Lord Hopetoun had occupied the position of Deputy-Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland. The matter dropped. A motion by Mr Higgs, expressing displeasure with Lord Northcote’s recent remarks at Perth on the defences of Perth, was negatived by ten to eight. In the Copyright Bill, the new subclause was carried against the. Government, giving power to compel the cable syndicate to admit newspapers on payment of a reasonable rate. The Minister was made arbiter of what was reasonable.