LATE CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1779, 9 June 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press iAsaoaiatiyn,—Copyright. Rcocived 10 p.m., June 8.

InndoD, June 8. Sir Edwsrd Ciaike has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds. Ho informed the eicclors that he retired beoause bo bad been medically warned that bo could ooly oontiouo his poi.tieal career at ecrious risk to bis health.

The Miners’ Congress resolved in favor of a minimum wage. Tbo Morning Post declares that it ii impossible to exobange Mauritius for New Hebridos, and would be better to partition the latter.

Tho KiDg and Qieen received at Wind' eor representatives of the French uaiver sitics visiting London.

Mr Iltldane assured the House of Commons that he bai sent a picks! effiesr to Amerioa to inspect meat before it was despatched under contract, and to examine the methods of mannfacturo. Ref. i-t-ing to army clothing, Mr Haldane stat d be was thoroughly determined to prevent c.n'ractors sweating.

Pietermaritzburg, June 8.

Tho Dutch ia Natal are petitioning Lord S.'lborne for retrocession of Northern Natal to the Tranavaal.

Sydney, June 8,

Tho scarcity of primes at Homebush was responsible for a s'ifi advanoe in sheep and cattle. The latter advanced 10a to £1 in a week. Crossbred wethers soli to 23i 9d, owes to 22). The bearing of Crick’s action against Judge Owen of illegally administering the oath resulted in the magistrate fiading that Judge Owen had power to administer tho oath, and the information was dismissed.

Arrived, at 2 40 p,m., the Westralia, and ite K?.kanoa, from Westport.

Received 1.12 a m,. Juno 9. A sitike of (rockers in the Pelaw main Cjlliery has rendered £OO employees idle. H.M S. Challenger has sailed for Singapore, where Bho pioks np a new orew from England, The Cricket Association endorsed the Executive’s suspension cf Tcumper, Cotter and Hopkins.