LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1628, 16 December 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By telegraph* Press Asa’n* Copyr: Rccoived 1114 p.m., Doc. 15.

Sydney, Dec. 15. H In the intercolonial cricket Qoecheland’iH first innings closed for 192-Crcuch Sfl and Carew 63. Now South Wales bavß lost three wickofs for 66. H The man Jordaunt was sentenced to 1H years’ penal servitude in connection witlM the rtcoDt Port Macqußrrie mail robberyH The eecond man was acquitted, ■ Received 11.00 p.m., Dee. 15. ■ Arrivol, at 6.40 p.m., Ibo Mokoiß, tbl now flagship Powerful and the cruiatß Pioneer. The latter replaces the Mndur® s a training ship. I Received 12.4 a.m., Dec. 16. : : I Melbourne, I In tbo Smate, Mr PlayfoJjjf' saM h| hoped to prorogue on Thursday next. Thß Contract Immigrants Bill passed the r« maining stages with slight amendments In the House of Representatives MB DeakiD, in reply to a qutstioo, said thl ha saw nothing in the AntUTruat Bill i>B consistent with preferential trade. On tbl contrary, be thought that until some sue! provision were made both in the Mothel Country and all Dominions, there woull not be adequate means of protecting trade. I The report of the District Surveyor ofl the area of Dalgoty, from which thl capital site was proposed to be chosen! was tabled. His instructions were tM supply descriptions of areas of 100, 20(1 632, and 900 square miles, the fire, two si that the seat of Government would b| within 17 miles of Dalgcty ; also descripl tions of the means of access by sea with ■ limit of 15 miles on either Bide. Thl report states that apart from the Snowl river the water supply with its eourcea ol power was equal to any demand that mal bo mado thereon. Dalgeiy possesses al advantage over other sites urg'mg tbl great importance of a water supply. Hi suggests that an area of 1550 miles, eml . bracing the whole catchment area of thl | river, be controlled by the FederalGoyer J l meat to preserve it from pollutioil Estimates of the values of Crown anl alienated lauds involved a range of frocl £179,000 for 100 lo £1,216,000 for 901 * miles, and £1,744,000 for a 1550 area. I

Received 1.5 a.m., Deo. 16

Sydney, Deo. 15. A New South Wales second eleven playing againet Queensland. Adelaide, Deo. 15. South Australia, playing New Sou Wales, lost. 9 wickets for 325—01 em E 146, Pellaw 92, Gehra 35. ——.