GENERAL GABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1832, 13 August 1906, Page 1

GENERAL GABLES.

J'ICKSS ASSOCIATION— CnI'VKHSUT London, August 10. Tho Commission’s report continues that Morgan can hardly complain if his conduct in thoso makers lias given riso to gravo suspicion, hut tho Commissioners find, no evidence of corrupt tion, and declares that Morgan’s successors wore guilty of irresponsibility and indifference to tho public interest, and also a want of intelligence, mentioning particularly in this relation t-lio purchaeo and salo of supplies by Colonel Ilipwell, Captain Limond, and Major Walton, and remark that while Lord Kitchener regarded the system of local contracts as an experiment, General Lyttelton regarded it as permanent. General Lyttelton cannot entirely oscapo tho responsibility of neglecting to watch tho progress and working of the system. Tho Commissioners estimate that tho Homo taxpayers’ prevontiblo loss during the twonty months after peace was proclaimed amounted to botweon £750,000 and £1,250,0C0. A convention botweon Biitain and China has beon published. China adheres to tho Anglo-TUbotan convention. Tho Tribuno states that Japan is pressing Russia for overdue payments for the maintonanco of piisonors. Obituary ; Bishop Moorehouse’s wife.

Sir G-oorgo Farrar, at a meeting of tho Progressive party at Pretoria, urged unity in maintaining British interests. He considered a coalition Ministry unlikely, and added that tho electors must settle tho question of supremacy,

New York, August 10.

To avoid a thsturbanco of the silver market, the Treasury at Washington lias obtained control of considerable future deliveries.

Boidin, August 10.

T.. 0 Khoinscho Zrituog has publishod a lotto:' from a soldier in South-West Africa, stating that a scouting expedition captured Geo women. It was impossible to shoot them lost tho noisa would alarm tho natives in tho vicinity, and tho women were bayouctod by the oflicors’ eiders. Brisbane, August 11,

A', the National Show tbero was groat competition in tho Hereford olass. List year's champion, Mountford, selected in New Zealand, whore ha took first pdas, in N.w Zealand, and thi wim fttofißo champion prist3 at hat year's Melbourne show.

Adelaide, August 11

A meeting of tho united Labar party decided not to contest tho eeatß of Liberal supporters of the Govr.nmcot in tho ovont of dissolution ovor tho reduction oi the Legislative Council fr .nchiso, Perth, Aug rat 11.

Tho Stefoano It»seio wili bo t.iwod to Fremantle and repaired before proceeding to New Zealand.