LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1864, 19 September 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received 10 36 p.m., Sept. 18. London, Sept, 18. The War Office, with the view of reduo iDg the Royal Engineers, suppressed the continuance of the servioe beyond a period of 21 years. Those who have already completed that period reoeive five months’ notioe.

Teheran, Sept. 18. The Shah has sanctioned a German bank at Teheran.

Berlin, Bept. 18.

Germany will shortly launoh a 656 ton, 30 knot turbine destroyer, equipped with a 20-pounder and three 6 pounders. Paris, Sept. 18.

M. Thomson, French Minister of Marine, has ordered the Bale or placing on speoial reserve all warships of insufficient fighting value. Tho disaster at Mont Fareon is attributed to defective lightning conductors, whioh were being repaired at the time. Some stones were hurled a mile. Reoeived 11.42 p.m., Sept. 18. Sydney, Sept. 18. Willis has been committed for trial on throe additional charges of conspiracy. A conference of the Amateur Boxing Association approved of tho suggestion to send a team to England in April next to compete in the championships. The matter will be submitted to tho respective governing bodies. The intention is that New Zealand, New South Wales, and Queensland shall finanos their own members of the team.

Recoived 11.35 p.m., Sept 18. Romo, Sept. 18,

A feature of the International Peacs Congress at Milan is the adhesion of the Berlin Workmen’s Syndicate, comprising 125,000 members. The French delegates hold a demonstration in honor of the event,

London, Sept. 18.

The Pacific Mill Company's steamer Moogolia. from Hongkong, is ashore at Midway Island, in tho Pacific. The hull is pieroed, and the bow resting oa rocks. The passengers were landed and the cargo is being discharged into lighters. The scoident was dae to a tidal phenomena. The value of her cargo far exceeds that of the steamer Manohuria, The latter vessel is being refloated at a cost of two hundred sterling. Obituary : Mr Oavsw, Magistrate a Fiji.

Clarenoe River, Sept. 18, Sailed, the Yalador, for Greymoulb. Sydney, Sopt. 18, Sailed, the Somerset, for Auckland. Recaived 12,56 a.m.. Sept. 19.

The oonfer6Doa of owners and miners continued ail day without dsoiaioa, Both patties are disinc'ined to yiold, end the outlook is less promising than yesterday. The conference resumes (o morrow.