LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1609, 23 November 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 0 66 p.m., Nov. 22. London, Nov. 22. Mr Forster addressed to the chief of gonorol stall a minute explaining the army couroil’s views as to tho principles which should govern the selection of a genoral staff to sooure continuity of purpose and notion, enabling, the eeoretary Btates, the responsible military adviser to give the carefully balanced opinion of a collective body of experts, the ablest men thus forming a school of military brought abreast or ahead of thst of any other army; Tho appointment is to be for four years es a rowerd of good sorvioe on tho staff, aocf imated by promotion. Received 10.3 p.m., Nov. 22. Perth, Nov. 22. Tfco Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution, eulogising membors who opposed, the union label clause in tho Trades Marks Bill in the Federal House. Another motion appealed to Sir John Forrost to support tbs opponents of the olauso. During the discussion S'r John Forrost was severely criticised. Received 11.31 p.m., Nov. 22. London, Nov 22. Mr Foster adds : The ohief of general staff must have absolute power over all officers of tho general staff. Ho must bo the sole advisor to the Secretary of State on all matters of strategy and military operations. His position will be ultimately bo important that it may oausa the neeeseity to extend the tenure of offioe beyond that provided in the present regulations. Ho concluded on behalf of the Ooanoil by ordering Genoral Lyttelton to immediaately adopt the steps indicated. The Times says the thinking and. controlling brain asembodied in the general staff is about to be realised, perhaps in the most important of all army reforms. The body of Mis Henry Butler, sister-in-law of the seventh Earl of Lansborougb, has been identified. Her husband and two ohildren awaited for her six hours at Dinard. They are now prostrate with grief, Reoeived 12.12 a m., Nov. 22. Ernest Lavington has been committed for trial at Mansion House for forging the name of a former employer, Robert King, at Tepuke, obtaining credit on the Bank of New Zealand for £7604 by false pretences. The defence set up waß that aooused was acouetomed to sigh King’s .name. . He reoeived a letter which he interpreted as authorisation.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 22.

The Zemstvo Congress is still sitting. The majority of speeches warn Count de Witte of the necessity of realising the terms of the manifesto.

Shanghai Nov. 22. The Japanese sqnadron regularly cruise as far south as Singapore. Received 11.11 p.m., Nov. 22. London, Nov. 22. The annual conference of the Liberal Unionist Council at Bristol reflected Mr Chamberlain president, and re-affirmed tariff reform by acclamation, also' advocated redistribution.

Mr ObambeJain, addressing 6000 at Colston Hall, said they were standing on the brink of a general election. Tbe majority must not suffer tbe policy to be whittled down by a timid, half-hearted minority. They must not battle with a blunted sword merely to satisfy the soruples of those not wisbiag to fight. After tbe proceedings at Newcastle and Bristol no reasonable man could doubt that tbe whole party was substantially agreed on tbe main objects of the con. struotive policy, retaliation and prefer* enoe. There eould not be retaliation without a general tariff, nor preference unless tbey gave thei.jjirinsmen preference in regard to their e'-iisf produces, even thongh those include the principal part of the food of tbe country.

Beceived 12.12 a.m., Nov. 28. London, Nov. 22.

The Daily Telegraph says that it is not business for Mr Chamberlain to propose that the Motherland go to the colonial conference and deoiare its readiness to give out of hand prefereooe in the matter of corn. Such a concession would not suit some. It adds that if the Chamberlainites insist on a duty on oorn as an antecedent condition to meeting in oonferenoe, it is difficult to understand how the Government can profitably continue in offioe. Received 12.26 a.m., Nov. 28.

Sydney. Nov 22. Sailed, at 4.80 p.m., the Mokoia, for Auckland.

The motor reliability oontest was inconclusive. Seven ears ran to tho Blue Mountains and back, 138 miles. Five gained full points. One lost three. The others dropped out. It will now be run off to Melbourne. A Hobbs oovered the distance in shrs ISmfos. It averaged 80 miles an hour ou the run to the mountains.

Melbourne, Nov. 22. Sailed, the Waikare.