LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1679, 21 February 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By telegraph. Presa Aafl'n, Copyright Bee ived 10.45 p.ai, Fob. 20. Sidney, Feb. 20. From Droembet 19:b to January 20lh the thermometer in Bcurke was only on seven oooaeioas below one hundred. The lowest roading was ninety three. The ba’anco tf tho period ranged from one hundred to one hundred and twenty.

Brisbane, Feb. 20.

Metcbante have arranged to pay Mr Jones, Government agent, in the East, a pound for overy pound of Government salary ho roeeives At the preliminary inquiry into tbo stranding of tho steamer Austrian Oupt. McArthur was exoneratod from all blame. Tho mishap was at r.butod to the ab normal ourrents in Princess Charlotte B»y,

Becoived 10.50 p.m., Feb. 20. London, Feb. 20. An unsuccessful attempt was made on tho 10th February to assassinate the President of Colombia. Eight shots were fired, five striking tbo P.Oiident’s carriage without injury. : Lord luvorolydeloft, besides roal estate, £495,000 porsonalty, which was bequeathed to his widow for her life time, with tbo remainder to tho morohant’s house in Glasgow for tho benefit of the seamen of. Scotland, Liverpool, Boifest, New York, and Boston. ; Beoeived 12,15 a.m., Feb, 21. : Buda Pestb, Fob. 20.

Threo thousand troops and twelve hundred polioe surrounded the Hungarian Parliament. The Deputies, after refusiog to reoognise tho Kmg’s Commissioner’s right to dissolve, returned him his rescript unopened because it was not oountersigoed. Tho Premier then dispersed the military, and entered Parliament. An officer read the rescript of dissolution to empty bonohes. Tho buildiog was cleared and locked. The Deputies declare they will meet again on Wednesday. London, Feb. 17. Reuter’s Algeoiras correspondent repoits that Germany refuses to agree to the Sultan selecting French and Spanish offioers of polioe. Beoeived 1,8 a.m., Fob. 21. Sydney, Feb.-20. Pompous is a strong favorite for the Newmarket Handicap, both in Sydney and Melbourne, at 6 to 1. Work has been resumed in the Proprietary mine, excepting in the area afieoted by the fire. >■ ■ Melbourne, Feb. 20. Popu’a'.ion returns show tbo total arrivals in the Commonwealth last year was 49,638, and the departures 46,620. The arrivals of British origin numbered 39,808, and the departures 36,C69. The colored arrivals were 3401, and the departures 5687.