GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1616, 1 December 1905, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By, telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright London, Nov. 29. It has been ascertained that the Bussian cruiser Lena last year captured the sealing schooner Diana, imprisoning the crew in Siberia. Captain Thomson was manacled by chains round his legs and body. A British force numbering sixty men had a narrow escape in West Africa. They were sent to demand the surrender of a murderer, and were attacked by 2000 of the Kwale tribe. They fought their way back to the launch. Captain Irvine was wounded, there being sixteen other casualties. Cooper and Young, of Smithfield, have been , prosecuted on eleven charges of falsely describing butter, including the Queensland case, cabled on the 23rd. The hearing was adjourned to December 6th. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman, addressing an overflow meeting at Patrick, referring to Home Buie, said he had nothing to add to the very moderate view expressed in his Stirling speech. He advocated farmer colonies, maintained by the community for the unemployed. Mr Asquith, at Wisbech, unreservedly agreed with Sir Edward Grey. Personally he did not believe that Home Buie would be a part of the next .Government’s or the next Parliament policy. He advocated reconstruction of the poor law system, and. reforms in tenure, taxation, and land.

Ottawa, Nov. 29, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, addressing a meeting here, said the Jews appealed to Canadians to subscribe liberally adding, “We cannot bring all the Jews here ; whoever chooses to come may be sure of a hearty welcome.”.

New York, Nov. 29. Owing to brutalities associated with the game, Columbia University has relinquished football. King Edward has given the New York Yacht Club two cups, one for schooners and the other for sloops. Constantinople, Nov. 29.

The Sultan is still suggesting compromises. He is much disappointed at the German Ambassador’s assurance that it is too late to compromise. Pekin, Nov. 29. China and Japan have amicably settled the principal Manchurian questions. ' Berlin, Nov. 29. Count von Tatte'nbach and. Herr Eadowitz, Ambassador at Madrid, will ropresent Germany at the conference at Algeceras to discuss Moroccan affairs.

Sydney, Nov. 80. The. Couru found that the Wollumbin wreok was caused by an unexplained leak. No one is blamed, the Court adding that the working of officers long hours, as shown in the evidence, was a menace to public safety. • The Eussian Jews Belief Committee have remitted a second £IOOO to the London fund.

Melbourne, Nov., 30.

A return shows that the volunteer forces of the Commonwealth have decreased from 28,812 in 1901 to 20,466 in the present year. Petitions have been presented to the Federal Houses on behalf of employers and employes of the harvester industry, asking for increased protection.

At the La Bella inquiry Captain Mylius in his evidence, sa ! d he was standing in dose to signal for a pilot, intending to stand off again, when a big sea struck the vessel and brought the ship’s head round and carried her into the breakers. The Becond mate, Robertson, deposed that he was called on deck just before she struck, The La Bella was going free, and did not broach while he was on deck. Three seamen gave evidence that j she was not struck by a heavy sea and did not broach. Pilot Roe said if a signal had been' made for a pilot he would have gone out.. He could have got the La Bella in before she struck. The inquiry was adjourned. At bowls New South Wales, beat Vies toria by 116 fo 96 points.