LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1663, 1 February 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyngit Reoeived 11.21 p.m , Jan. 31. Calcutta, Jan. 31The Prince of Wales la:dtho. foundation stone of the technical institute at Mysore, Berlin, Jan. 31. Germany is cemg camrls in the Damaraland campaign. rtnichTho Taxation Committee m the Rei elag. rejecting the Government ,s pro pose Is, increased the duty on fine cut tobacoop, leaving otbor sorts unchanged. Washington, Jan. 81. The Senate, amending the Ships Su • eidv Bill, rcjee cl tbo tonnago tax, ana reduced tho American lines subs dy. Senator Trye predicted that the would be driven undoe a foreign nag.

Roceivod 12 30 a m , Feb. 1. London, Jan. 31. A Belgian firm delivered to the Moorish Pretender two quickfircrs and a thonsan Mausers with ammunition. ~ . New Zealand makes tho biggest aispl y of colonial produce at the exhibitioni a Liverpool. The South Australian display is much noticed. Lord Elgin, in a telegram, wished the exhibition all BUOB6BB '.v Tho Daily Telegraph Biaies that the Treasury has agreed to appoint an l“ e P E °‘ tor-General of Supplies to tho army servic The Times sajs that the Government intends to legislate in the present year on tho lines of the reports of committees which sat funder the chairmanships or Jeune and Bona for a law to deal witn shipping.