LATE GABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1680, 22 February 1906, Page 2

LATE GABLES.

By; lelograflli, Press Ass’ii, Copyright Reooivod 11.13 p.m,, Feb. 21. London, Fob. 21. Kubelik opona hie Australian tour in Molbourno in Beptomber. Fanatics killod five Britieh officers und a company of mounted men in Sokoto. Sit F. Lugard, High Commissioner [or Northorn Nigeria, ia aondiog a punitive expedition.

Oupotown, Feb. 21. Boor organa declare that Majuba ia rotciovod. Afiioandors now set their hoaita on a Commonwealth like Australia Tbo British in Orango Colony coußidoc the granting of respoaeiblo Government risky, unaettling, and prooiphato.

Paris, Fab. 21

Deputy Rouauo, in the Frouoh Chamber of Deputies, Bovotely attaoked M. Gentel'a polioy in tho Congo, deolariog ho had been responsible for the annihilation of 20,000 natives out of 80,000 Inhabiting the region. Reooivod 12.2 a in., Feb. 22, London, Feb. 21. Gonorel Booth, addressing the Colonial Institute, deolared that bo mtonded to 60nd honest, industrious, sober poor to the 0010 nice, chiefly Canada, whether tho colonies wanted thorn or not. Ho thought he deserved groator oonfidonco from the 0010I nice’ friends; also their attitude towards the Motherland might be Bomewhat more generous.

Capetown, Feb. 21. Lord Selfcorno weloomes a commission of inquiry into tho treatment of tbo Chinese. He states that tho withdrawal of coolies will oause a grave industrial crisis and terrible distress. He believes the mines require fully another 110,000 laborers. Repatriation of Chinese would throw idle 6000 whits miners and 18,000 whites indirectly dependent on tbo mints, diminishing wages and looal purchases by £4:209,382 a year, besides injuring the revenue and oausjDg a defioit of £870,000.

Reooived 11.53 p.m., Fob. 21. Sydney, Feb. 21, Though the fires in tho Junction Pio priotary are blooked smoked gaß is oau,* ing considerable inoonvenienoo in the adjoining workings, Eight men were overcome by fumes in block ten boundary, but have reooveied. The companies are oombining in tbo work of reaobing tho stats of the oulbroaks, and fioally subduing thorn. Nightfall was landed in exoelleDt condition. Melbourne, Feb. 21. Mylius, oaptain of the barquentine La Bella, was acquitted of the charge of manslaughter of the seaman Watson, drowned at the time of the wreok.