GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1627, 15 December 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By 'telegraph,, Press Ass'ii, Copyright London, Dec 18. In tho intcr-Uriiversity football match Cambridgo boat Oxford by tbreo goals to two goals and ono try. Tho Agents-Gouoral farowollod Mr Lyttelton on leaving olllco. Cooke, a ship's ilroman, has been sentenced to 15 yoars’ penal servitudo for burglary of a public liouso at Woolwich. Ho blindod tho landlord temporarily by squirting a solution of ammonia in his face. Owing to tho Congo State occupying territory claimed from the Soudan Government, the latter has closed the White Nilo beyond Bor, isolating Bolgian posts. Tho Suez Canal Company from January 7 roduco the rates 75 centimes per ton, thus saving tiro Peninsular and Oriental Company alono £BO,OOO yearly. Singapore, Deo. 18. A fire has occurred on tho blockade running steamer Carlisle, which since the war has boon detained for months at Saigon. Russian explosives are aboard, and it is foared it will bo necessary to sink the vessel. Paris, Dec. 18 A sergeant of tho French Colonial Infantry has boon arrested on the upper Sanglia river, West Africa, on a charge of executing without trial three natives aceusod of not paying taxes in kind. His native soldiers ate the victims.

New Yoilc, Deo. 13. Tho New York Herald announces that Miss Alice Roosevelt has become engaged to Mr Nicholas Longworth, Congressman.

Berlin, Deo. 13,

The newspaper Reichbote advocates Germany giving Britain exceptionally favorable treatment in connection with renowal of tho provisional tariff ar rangements, in order to give tariff reformers no encouragement at tho English elections.

Sydney, Dec, 14. According to a fellow stowaway the Chinaman on the Airlie was too sick to get ashore. lie demanded return of the monoy he had paid to enable him to stowaway, which tho Chinese portion of the Airlio’s crew received. The latter declined to refund it, and threw him into the harbor. Tho police, however, favor tho theory of suicide.

Before the Lands Commission a lengthy document was presented on behalf of pastoralists, giving their views on the questions of land tenure and settlement. It was urgod that tho evidence so far submitted to the Commission was principally ex parte in the interests of the smaller settlers. The statement was practically a reply to the statement by the Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association, which the pastoralists coutond largely consisted of sweeping general assertions that legislature and administration had combined in favor of tho pastoralists at the expense of the' residential small settlors. Tho pastoralists are entirely favorable to lands being thrown open to settlers, but not for indiscriminate selection without au attempt to classify them. • Melbourne, Doe. 14. The Sugar Bouuty Bill was read a second time in the Senate. The Immigration Restriction Bill Amending Bill has passed.