GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1593, 25 October 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

i By tolegropjh, Press Ass’n,’ Copyright London, Ootober 28. It is officially announced that 1 ViceAdmiral Sir Arthur Moore, second in command of the Channel fleet, succeeds Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard Noel in command of tho China squadron. Vice-Admiral Hon. A. Curon Howe, second in command of the Ohina Squadron, succeods Admiral Moore. Indian officers have been engaged to organise a scheme for control of the Chinese on the Rand. • 5 i

The Times reminds (Lord Rosebery that Australians have no call to express themselves respecting, Chinese on the Rand, and that essentially the. Transvaal’s decision was taken on the same autonomous principle prevailing • already in self-governing, colonies/ For the Liberals to interfere and upset the deliberately-expressed desire : of the colony would be a strange departure from Liberal principles,- /i-

New York, Oot. 28. Mr Choate, American Ambassador, speaking at the Lotos Club, warned Americans against going a£t too tremendous a pace. It was better to cultivate the English repose.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 28. Le Debats, resenting the German suggestion that France had better sit quietly by the fireside in the event of an Anglo-German quarrel, declares that Germany seems determined to reduce France to political servitude, but the man does not exist who would so bind France.

Berlin, Oot 23.

Herr Bebel and the Extremists having scored a victory for control of the Socialist party, the entire staff of the Socialist paper Vorwaerts have resigned. They were accused of being too mesthetically ethical,’and prone to compromise.

Christians, Oot 23.

The .Norwegian Government propose to allot the new King a civil list of £41,600.

St. Petersburg, Oot 28. It is believed the railway strike is the prelude to a general strike at the end of the year, intended to cause a lack of food at Moscow and at St. Petersburg.

Tangier, Oot. 23. Captain Crowther and Lieutenant Hatton, British officers recently captured by brigands, were well treated by their captors. They have arrived here.

Ottawa, Oot, 23.

Two hundred and fifty Canadian towns enthusiastically celebrated the Nelson centenary, regardless of race 1 Earl Grey, addressing 5000 children at Ottawa, insisted that Nelson fought and died, not to triumph one race over another.

Melbourne, Oct. 24. Lady Jersey, who has just arrived from England, has received a cable, message announcing the death of.her father, Lord Leigh. .. ,