GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1864, 19 September 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

I'ltKSa ASSOCIATION— COI’YKKUIT I.ondou, Sopt. 17. Mr Ifnldauo expressed tiro opinion that Unionists would pull tlicmselves together early enough to prevent the Liberals remaining in oflho a decade. Ar,y Government had Been long enough in ollieo aftor livo years. Undor Sir Edward Groy the rolaiions abroad had improved. Those with Franco woro closer, and ho had

brought us into friendly relations with Russia, notwithstanding tho latter’s

difficulties. Moroovor, our relations with Germany wore hotter than a short timo ago, and beginning from next month Germany would commenco

to withdraw nearly half her troops in South-west Africa. The Liberals had sought to meot legitimate labor grievances.

Carter, a Now Zealander, is at present in Nigeria, and expects to reach England in December, after completing a pedestrian tour of tho world. Mr Abo Bailoy aud Sir Percy Eilzpatrick, delegates from tho Transvaal Progressive Party, who are returning to South Africa, were interviewed at Southampton. Mr Bailey complained of the Liborals opposing any form of indentured labor for the development of the Ti ansva <l. Sir P. Fitzpatrick anticipates a sma'l British majority on the main issues. Ho points out that owing to tho presence of two clearly detined policies there is a danger of the British allowing themselves to be split into factions when the Boer organisation, the Hetvolk, is as solid as one man

The Daily Mail’s Durban correspondent states Captain Macfarlane, particulars of whose death were cabled on June 11 last-, was accidentally killed by a bullet fired by a colonial on the other sido of the gorge which separated them. Liout. Marshen, of Royston’s Horse, who was mortally wounded on the same occasion, was shot in the nrst, being mistaken for a rebel in the semi-darkness.

Heale won the 100yds and 220yds invitation races at Belfast, beating the Irish records.

Obituary : Admiral Edward Chichnester.

Paris, Sept. 17. The magazine at Mont Faucon, destro3edbyan explosion, the result of lightning, contained twenty tons of melinite The fort’s armored turrets are only partly intact. All the drawbridges and other means of access were destroyed.

The police has broken up a gaDg of one hundred international coiners at Paris, arresting fifty one. Documents showed they had ramifications in Dresden, London, Edinburgh, Barcelona, Chicago, and Argentina. Manyjyoung students were employed to pass coins. Tokio, Sept. 17.

Japanese journals regret that Russia still discriminates against Japanese in Northern Manchuria and at Vladivostok.