LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1829, 9 August 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

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Received 10 65 p.m., August 8. London, August 8. Mr Gladstone has appointed a Departmental Committee, with Mr Herbert Samuel as cbaiiman, lo riport on what diseases are injurious, oxoept accidents, duo lo industrial occupations, and eohedulo them under the Workmen’s Compensation Bill.

Mr Gladstone has u'g-d Justices of the Peace to use more frrely discretion in granting bail to poorer prisoners, especially bail not beyond their meanp.

The Tribune’s Capetown correspondent states that George Woolleuds, an Australian, was arrested amoog a mutiny mob on a charge of theft.

Paris, August 8. The Emande, a now type of vessel called a submarine cruiser, has been launched at Cherbourg. The vessel has a speed of twelve kaots submerged, with a higher speed on the suiface, which enables her to accompany the fleet. Two others of a similar kind aro building.

Generals Negrier and Andre fought a duel in Paris owing to certain statements in tho latter’s memoirs. General Andre flred and mieeed his adversary, who did Dot reply.

Tobio, August 8. The Mikasa has been refloated.

London, August 8,

Tho Duke of Connaught when motoring at Radnorshire collided with another car. Both cars were smashed, and the occupants shaken, but tbeir injariis were not serious.

Commenting on the loss of the Montagu tbo newspapers emphasise the need of a proper naval salvage corps. Received 13 a.m., August 9. Sydney, August 8. The Board of Control has cabled inviting the Ergiish cricketers. Melbourne, August S. Mr Hughes has given notice of a Bill in the House of Representatives altering the constitution of the Publio Service Appeal Board, and providing a Judge as president, with a representative of the Department and representative of the employees as assessors. Sailed, Waikare.

Sydney, August 8

A heavy easterly gale is raging at Norfolk Island, the wind having a velocity of seventy five miles, with heavy seas. A timber vessel which arrived from New Zealand to-day reports a protracted passage, due to a long succession of westerly and south-westerly gales. Sailed at 2 p.m., Victoria.