GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1629, 18 December 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By telegraph,, I’ressi Ass’n, Copyright London, Doe. 15. Mr T. E. Buclinnan has boon appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Mr Winston Churchill, addressing the City Liboral Club, said froetrade and self-governing peace would bo the principles governing the Liboral colonial policy, the nation giving with an open hand and open heart all it had a right to give of its protection and crodit in a groat free market, asking no price, driving no bargain, seeking no calculated repayment. This was tho only union by which they would bo ablo to preserve through all tho years loyal, powerful prosperous and profitable* colonies.

The Daily Mail accuses the New South Wales Government of trying to muzzle its Sydney correspondent for telegraphing the truth respecting tho prospects of-immigrants. It declares there is only too much reason to believe that the declarations published in England to the effect that Australia is now anxious for settlers and immigrants are only a means of influencing the British investor in favor of Australia. It asserts that the Labor party is trying to fetter enterprise and so create a Socialistic Utopia.

Berlin, Deo. 15,

Count Yon Bulow, replying to Herr Bebel, added that the British belief in Germany’s evil intentions were caused by Socialists perpetually representing that Germany was a disturber of peace. He warned the Socialists not to proceed with words and doeds, otherwise they would see what would follow.

Paris, Dec. 15,

M. Loubet has signed regulations providing for more drastic penalties for _ overland slave-dealing in West Africa

Shanghai, Dec. 15. It is explained at Shanghai the kidnapper is a Chinese official’s widow. China has guaranteed her innocence.

Capetown, Dec. 15. A number of the colored population in the South-western districts of Cape Colony, in response to preachers advocating Africa for the Africans, have Hocked to Dusseldorf mission station, The magistrates ask for strong drafts of mounted uolice.

Anticipating Sir H. 0. Bannerman’s concessions, tho Het Yolk rejected Lord Selborno’s education proposals, and decided to continue opposition to the schools. It proposes to send a deputation to London regarding selfgovernment and education. It expressed disappointment at the appointments to the Colonial Office. Nesv York, Dec 15. Prince Louis Battenburg ordered the ships of his cruiser squadron to proceed independently at the greatest speed from Sandy Hook to Tarifa, Mexico. An average of 181- knots was recorded by H.M.S. Drake.