LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1961, 18 December 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received 11 p.m., Deoembor 17.

London, Dec. 17

Mr J. E. Ellis boa resigned tlio Under* Secretaryship of India on the ground ol ill-health.

Madrid, Deo. 17. The Chamber of Deputies hsß ratified the Algeciras agreement.

Sydney, Dec. 17. Putty has been scratched for the Bummer Cup and Villiera for the 8 lakes. Taylor, an immigrant with a wife and family, induced to come to New South Wales by the Agent General on the understanding that land on the half-share sys" tern would be available for him, found on arrival that the local authorises could not carry out the terms on which he was in* duoed to leave Eogland. In disgust he baa decided to go to New Z’.aland, taking a fair amount of oapilal with him. The High Court decided an important oase arising out of an objsctioa by the Federal Government Railways aud Tram* ways Association to the registration utd r the Federal Arbitration Act of the New South Wales Government Railways Employees' Association. The point raised was whether an association of State employees was entitled to registration under the Federal Act. The Court bold that the provisions of the Commonwealth Arbitration Aot, in so far as they purported to include Slate railway servants, were ultra vires of the Commonwealth Parliament, and that the applicant association could not be registered. Reoeived 1.15 p.m, Deo. 18. Sydney, Deo, 17.

At the wool sales competition was spirited in all sections, and prioes were firm as lata rates. Greasy sola to 13|-d. The Ventura had not sailed at a late hour. The delay was due to the bursting of a steam pipe. Arrived, Rtkanoa, from Kaipira, Tsere has been a recurrence of (be heat wave over the State, with high registers. Adelaide, Deo. 17. Heavy rain dating the night made the wk'kjt Boft. South Australia >n their first inningf made 61, the top eearer being Fellow, 21, Macartney took five wloksts for 18, Noble three for 10. ' Following on Souta Australia have lost three wickets for 6. Newcastle, Deo. 17. Arrived, the Mahsuo, from Lyttelton.