LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1605, 18 November 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

Bjs telegraph. Press Aos'n, Copyright Received 10.16 p.m., Nov. 17. London, Nov 17. Replying to Mr Carruthers’ offer of land in New South Wales, General Booth an. nounces that he ie instituting enquiry as to the quality of the land and its suitability for settlement. . . v Tenders for frozen mutton and beef, to be delivered in bulk at Gibraltar for the year beginning Juiy, must reach the War Office by March 14. The building tradoß outside the metro* polie have adopted the terms of the settlement scheme whioh for eight years pre* vented strikes in the engineering industry. Reoeived 11.24 p.m., Nov. 17, The Rev. P. W. Nevin, minister for Pollook Shields Church, Glasgow, has been nominated Moderator of the Ohuroh of Sootland. Reoeived 11.40 p.m., Nov. 17. Sydney, Nov 17. Arrived, at 3.80 p.m., the Mokola, from Auokland. The Exeontive Gounoil commuted tne sentence on Midwinter, the Louth murderer, to penal servitude for life. In the Orick ease, after examining Messrs Houston and Bowes in reference to his banking acoouDts produced, before the Land Commission, Mr Orick raised the point that Mr Justice Owen went outside statute law and acted illegally in adminis* teeing the oath of seoreoy to Bowes before the latter commenced his examination of the bankmg accounts. He said the matter would have to be dealt with in another Court, and he obtained an adjournment till Thursday, with the view of counsel’s opinion whether it should decided by the Fall Court. Melbourne, Nov. 17 In the Senate the President announu that the Gill providing for the aeeeptaneo of New Guinea as pßrt of the Commonwealth territory had reoeived the Royal assent. Received 1.2 a.m., Nov. 18. Christiania, Nov* 17. The Storthing voted Charles a civil list of £38,888. Received 1.2 a.m., Nov. 18. Sydney, Nov. 17. The heat wave continues. Over 98 degrees have been registered in Sydney. There i 3 no development in regard to the wharf laborers’ troubles. It is stated the officers of the Union are trying to avert a crisis.