GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1622, 9 December 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By telegraph, Press Ass’jq, Copyright London,'Doc. 7.

Tho Manchester Guardian says that tho sale of a number of tho largost and best pastoral properties in Victoria, New South Walos and Queensland for farming purposes must curtail very seriously tho supply of tho best classes of wool.

Tho Kaisor, in acknowledging a telegram, thanked Lord Avebury and friends for foolings of friendship and goodwill in promoting tho resolutions adoptod at tho meeting at Westminster. It is officially announced that Great Britain has arranged for the appointment of a Resident, empowered with the control and gonoral administration of Brunei, West Bornoo. Britain at the same time has resumed tho government of Labuan.

James W.ard has been sentenced a!

the Connaught Assizes to nino months for writing and publishing a seditious circular with a view to preventing the Irish enlisting in tho army. Tolrio, Deo. 7. Nine thousand Chinese students at Tokio University, resenting efforts from Pekin to induce Japan to regulate their freedom of speech and meeting, threaten unless the restriction is cancelled to return to China.

Leading professors at Tokio University, have resigned because the Government dismissed one professor for dissenting with the peace terms. Marshal Oyama made a triumphal entry into Tokio, and was given an immense reception. Paris, Dec. 7. The Senate, by 181 to 102, finally adopted the Separation of Churches Bill as a whole, amid cheers from the left. Sydney, D.c 8. The Liquor Bill has finally passed. The Council passed a similar resolution to that of Mr Carruthers, with reference to Federal treatment of the State. The Assembly discusses the motion to-day.