LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1631, 20 December 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 11.45 p.m., Dec, 20.

London, Dec, 20, Tho Da’ly Mail’s Shanghai correspondent elites that there is disquieting news from tho interior. Anglican missionaries at Sooohou, Huchow, and Hangchow have been recalled to Shanghai.

Berlin, Dee. 20. Gormany, admitting that tho officers oxceodod their instructions, apologised for the Panther incidont. Received 11 59 p.m., Dec. 20. Sydney, Dec, 20. _ Sailed, at 2.15 p.m., the Mokoia. The Kiel Ob;crvatory roports a new telescopic comet designated “ B.” Us brightness on December 10th was equal to a twelfth magnitude star. The count is rapidly recoding from tbo oaitb, and tor the next two weeks will remain in eous.ellation aquariua in the vicinity of Omega. Towns, who challenged Stanbury, is unable to agree to tho latter’s terms, aud tho match is slill in abeyauce. The Railway Commissioners gave evidence boforo tbo Commission of Enquiry. Tho Chief Commissioner stated he found by giving coutractj to coal companies outside of tbo Lithgow Association he got an advantage in lower prices, His fellow Commissioners ignored his opinion, aua made a four years’ agreement with the Association. Mr Kirkaldie declared, m reply, that the contract was the best bargain over made. Two Commissioners aotod on the advico of officers that outsiders’ coal was not suitable. Molboarno, Dec. 20. Sailed, the Mooraki.