LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1870, 27 September 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 11.15 p.m., Sept. 26. London, Sept. 26, Tho Diot of Duooz, Brunswick, invited the Duke of Cumberland to abaudon bis oluim to tho Kingdum of Hanover, and atsumo rulership ot the Duchy. The Coroner's jury concerning the Grantham railway accident on the 16:a September, returnod a verdict of accidental death. They laurid that the driver and fireman who competent. The evidence was insufficient to show whetoer tbo brakos were applied in time to stop tbe train at Gr ntham. Mr Chamberlain is slowly recovering from au unusually severe atiack of gout. He has oauoeded all autumnal engage ments, and will not ationd tho autumn Bossinuß of Parliament.

The Archbishop and Bishops of Westminster have issued a p storal let er, ap* pealing to the House of Lords to prevent injustice being done to Catbohos in connection with tne Education Bdl,

Mr Lloyd George, speaking at Penrhyn, announced that Government next BBBBion would grapple with the drink problem. Slav newspapers report that dynamito cartridges were plaoed on tbe railway between Trieste and Fola shortly before tbe Arohduke Ferdinand travelled on bis return from tbe Dalmatian manoeuvres. Some Italians were arrested.

Received 11.15 p.m., Sept. 26, Sydney, Sept. 26, Arrived, Saturnus, from Dunedin j P. Wiekeretrom, from Auckland ; sailed at 4.15 p.m., the Maheno. The Maitland difficulty has been settled. The owners bavo withdrawn the obnoxloub agreement, and wotk will be resumed to-morrow. Towns has oovered Daman's deposit to row for the Championship, and the agreement has been signed. Three boys have been arrested at Narrandera for attempting to wreck the Geraldorie-Narrandera train, Shortly before it arrived large log sleepots wore found at the approach to the river bridge. It is believed it was the intention to wreck the train carrying the S:ate Governor, who was vißi’dng the distriet, but he did not travel until to night, A portion of the exhibits intended for the New Zealand Exhibition are on view at libe Technioal Museum, and are attracting muoh attention. Melbourne, Sept 26, Sailed, Moeraki.

In the House of Representatives Mr Deskin stated that he had received aoable from Sir Joseph Ward, stating that the reciprocity treaty would be submitted to Cabinet to-day. The Postmaster-General, in reply to Mr Reid, said that he knew nothing to justify Btatemeuts made in New Zealand, Adelaide, and London that the new mail contractors expeoted to make up their subvention from some souroe of £250,000 per annum. He knew of no contingencies under which there might be greater payments to the Company either by the Commonwealth or the New Zealand Governments.

Received 1.8 a.m., Sept. 27. Bydney, Sept. 26. Berihier was tbe only Epsom candidate befriended to any extent to-day; sto 1 was taken to win a fair stake. Cbarleß Stuart hardened to 12 to 1. The others are unchanged. For the Metropolitan Solution is easier, offetß of 4 to .1 beiog plentiful. Melbourne, Sept. 26, The House of Representatives gave the Penny Postage Bill, whioh throughout met vigorous oppouit on, its quietus, Mr Deakin acoepted a motion to sojourn Undebate as a test wasihe.c the Bui saou a be oast aside. The vote went against hun by 81 to 16.