LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1869, 26 September 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYIUGUT • Reoeivod 9.C4 p.m,, Sept. 25. London, Sept. 25. A fito aboard tho stoomor Wbekstano at Poplar Dock, Bcrioudy damagod the vessel’s forobold. Constantinople, Sopt. 25. Bulgaria, on tho pretext of marmuvres, is massing 100 troops closo to tho Turkish frontier. Tho Turks are doing tho same. Recoivod 11 55 p m , Sept. 25. Sydney, Sept. 25.

Arrived, tho Maroro, from Hokiangn. Sir Wm. Lyno states that Dr. Tidswell, who was appointed Government assistant in carrying on tho initial laboratory experiments with Danzy’s rabbit virus, reporta tbo results of exhaustive experiments with oarnivorcus birds, fowls, native small birds, pigeons, Bboep, rabbits, guinea pig-’, and moDkoye. Dr. Tidswell reports that the whole oourse of the experiments revealed that while causing fatality amongst rabbits, the virus, as far as natural anuns of infection is oonoerned, is remarkably ionocuious to other kinds of animals exposed to it. Ho reoommends further experiments on a large scale on Broughton Island, where preparations have already been made for fully testing it under natural conditions.

Edgar Miohael Doll has been romanded to New Zealand on obarg6B of forgiDg cheques and obtaining money and goods by false pretences, at Napier in June last year, Trouble is again threatened at tho Northern oollieries. At tho rccont Conference it was egroed that work should ro sume under tho old agreements. To-day the East Grota miners were asked to sign a new agreement. Cndor the directions of the Minerb’ Soc.tt-ry, who declares that the new agreement is a breach of fanb, the men decune to Bign. Uulisb the difficulty is st tied mere is a poi-sibiluy that the whole distriot will be invotvid. Brisbane, S-pn 25. Hardy, purser of the steamer Tomoaua, was found dead in his berth with his throat out and a razor alongside. Melbourne, Sept. 25. Mr Deakin oabled to Sir Joseph Ward to-day, askmg if tho reciprocity treaty is likely to bo passed by the New Zealand Legislature. Received 1 a.m., Sept. 26. The House of Representatives by 17 to 15, adopted Mr Fraser’s amendment to the Preference Bill, providing that British goods should only be given preference if carried in British vessels, manned by white seamen.