LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1671, 10 February 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By telegraph, Press Aaa’n, Copyright ileooivod 9.12 p.m, Fob. 9.

London, Pub. 9. Mr Tavorno-, Agm.-G-mra! for Victoria, in an inlorviow urgod Lord Oarrington to introduce a now Buttor Bill. Lord CarriDgton is anxious to do all possiblo to appoint a select oommittoo of tbo Houso of Commons to take ovidoocc on tbo wliolo question of moisturo and blooding with tbo view of framing a Bill foe tbo protection of producora and consumers, wbiob ho hopos to pass by June. Duriog tbo past twelve months Mr I James, AgontGonoral for West Außtral a, dospatobod 854 emigrants, comprising 49 families, aod 14(5 single adults. Those reI ooiving assisted passages took capital of £10,215, averaging JB2OO por family. Iu addition to tho abovo 178 nominated emigrants prccoed to Wert Australia. Houter’s Homo correspondent etatos that Baron Sjanin?, becomes Promier and Minister of tho Interior; Count Quidiardine, Foreign Affairs; Gsnoral Maisooni, War; Admiral Mirobolo, Marine.

Tokio, Feb. 9.

Aftor a vory heated disoiiFsion in tbo Lower Houss tbo Japanese Diet by 222 to 124. agreed to tho continuation of war taxes.

Received 10.25 p.m., Fob. 9. LondoD, Feb, 9,

Muccbis attacked the Niger Company’s store at Abinsi on tbo Binae rivot on January 30tb, killing 200 Lausa traders aad looting the town. Mr Mason, the UDSuccrsfful Liberal candidate for Traderston, opposes Mr Balfour.

Pekin, Feb. 9.

A Chinese mob burned the English Prosbyterian Church, hospital, and mission buildings at Changesau. The missioners escaped.

Berlin, Feb. 9.

Prince von Bulow, addressing tho Agricultural Council, said tho noblest task of Government was to strengthen peasants against sooial demooraoy. While peasants were comfortably settled in their own holdings sooial democracy would not bo dominant from ihe Baltic to tbo Alps. Received 10.36 p.m., Feb, 9. I Ottawa, Feb. 9.

The Canadian Manufacturers’ Association, representing two thousand members, with a capital of 80 million pounds, memoralisedthe Canadian Tariff Commission to recommenl a tariff “ eocouraging Canadian enterprise to make everything we oannot get at home, and buy our surplus requirements, as far as possible, from British souroes.”

Rooeived 12.7 a.m., Feb. 10. London, Feb. 9,

Owing to foreign residents in China strongly opposing the withdrawal of European troops the Powers, excepting Germany, have reopened the question. The withdrawal will depend on the Chinese attitude to foreigners in the next few months.

Cap’aio E. Lsseelles, a Canadian who sorved on Hutton’s staff during the Boor war, read a paper a. the Royal United Service Institution. He urged that the oolonies should provide a train to mobilize an Imperial Service Legion of 20,000 troops, Canada 10,090, Australia 6500, and New Zealand 3500. He believed the colonies would easily find the men. Many otlicers of colonial foicos in South Africa would probably be available. He estimated that it would cost a quarter of a million annually,exclusive of ammunition, mobilization, stores and subsidies to transports. General Hutton considered there was no hope of inducing the colonies to accept suoh a scheme. It was out of the question to suggest any control of the Dominion and Commonwealth forces outside of Canada and Australia. Earl Glasgow presided.

New York, Feb. 9,

The American House by 346 to 7 passed the Hepburn Railroad Rate Bill empowering tho inter State Commerce Commission to fix a just maximum rate for a period of three years, unless sot aside by courts or commission. PekiD, Feb. 9. Besides demanding that Russia fix the due withdrawal of railway guards, evacua tion .of Harbin, relinquishment of lands and mines seized in Manchuria, China requires repayment of five million taola which China contributed to the capital of the Russo Chinese Bank. Received 12.15 p.m., Feb, 9. Sydney, Feb. 9. Arrived at 1 p.m., Mokoia. Fanning Island reports a fine view of tho lunar eclipse to night. There was absolute totality at nine o’clock, and normal at eleven o’clock.

Melbourne, Feb. 9. Arrived, Maheno. Two million eighty-seven thousand has been subscribed for the four million six hundred thousand conversion loan,

Scanlon wbb found guilty of manslaughter for shooting his sister, and sontenoed to two years. Eeceived 1.5 am, Feb. 10. Sydney, Feb. 9.

Quinlan was committed for trial. The evidenoe showed that prisoner, in a second confession, stated that Mrs Gregory, on discovering him, attacked him with a bottle, whoreupon he stabbed her. He bid himself in the hotel till seven in the morning, and then left unobserved.