LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1847, 30 August 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPVItIGHT London, August 29. Welsh steel manufacturers ato combining to regulate priori). An explosion of mi electric light bulb destroyed E *rl Grey’s light eye. A splinter of glass was extracted. After swimmiDg six hours Burgess encountered an adverse current and swam back to Dover, oovoring twenty-five miles in lOhrs 2min.

Mr ;W. P. Reeves, High Commissioner, in the last two years has Bent 4320 persons to New Zealand under the reduced passages scheme, with an aggregate capital of £320,000. In connection with the San Francisco eatthqueke, thirty-five insurance companies have paid a total of eleven million pounds sterling for claims. The Royal and Liverpool, and London and G'obe have paid £750,000 each. Pietermaritzburg, August 29. The actiou of Cape ColODy iu adjusting railway rates in order to retain the inland trade claimed by Natal is causing strained relations. A movement is inoreaßing in Natal iu favor of complete union with the Transvaal.

New York, August 29, A real estate trust at Philadelphia has suspended payment with liabilities of seven million dollars. It is reported that the failure is due to heavy speculations by the president, who died suddenly. Reoeived 10 ol p.m , August 29. Sydney, August 29. The weather is bi'.terly cold and stormy, with rain on the coast and snow on the highlands. Toe sea is rough. Melbourne, August 29 Snow continues to fall heavily in the country. It is three feet deip in places. There has been muoh damage to property Bnd orops. Mr Deakio has given notice of a Bill to alter the Constitution in regard to the

appropriation of a special Custom exoise duty. This is the first step in the rearranging of financial relations between the Commonwealth and States. Received 12.9 a.m., August 30. Sydney, August 29. The price of sugar has beau reduced ten shillings per ton all round, making a total reduction of thirty shillings within two months. Present prospects point to the Commonwealth producing surplus sugar this year. Rsoeived 12.11 a.m.. August 30. Sydney, August 29. Sailed at five the Mokoia. Melbourne, August 29. Bailed the Monowai. In the Senate Mr Playford moved that the debate on the Supply Bill be resumed at the stage at which it wa3 interrupted on Friday. Mr Higgs said it was a matter for congratulation that the Senate had at last discovered a weapon to punish the Government. They had been looking for suoh a weapon for five years. The Senate will now be able to stand to it 3 guns when any Government did not act to the sit:sfaotion of Senators. After several other members had a “ fling ” at the Govern' mont, the Bill was prooeeded with. Ia the House of Representatives the Bounties Bill was reinstated, and the debate ie proceeding, Received 1.8 a.m., August 30.

In the Legislative Assembly Mr Griffiths proposed au amendment to the Gambling Bill, prohibiting betting altO' gether. The Attorney-General said he would accept it as far as it applied to sports. The Legislative Council was counted out during the debate on the Railway Com' missioners’ Bill. Melbourne, August 29. Mr Dcabin announced that the New Zealand preferential treaty would be in' traduced to morrow.