LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1962, 22 December 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —OOPYRIOUT Rccoivod 11.36 p.iu., Deo. 21. Paris, Deo. 21. English, Scottish, and American students it Baintiu pice, Franco, have protested against their expulsion from tho seminary, and aro appealing for a longer period ol grueo. Rome, Doc. 12. A portion of Vesuvius crater foil in, causing an oruption of ashes, cinders, and sand. Panics oooucrod at Naples, women invoking the Madonna and suinis to avert an oruptiou at Christmas'. The raiu of ashes has now cousod.

London, Deo. 21

Tho Hon. James Bryco bus boon appointed Ambassador at Washington. Americans ace pleased ut toe appointment. Thu Times anticipates that Me Doakiu will be ablo to carry on fairly easily as he did before the elections. Ho will bo able to rally a substantial Anti-Socialist majority ir< ext/ome Labor measures.

Tho Times oou.-t.iord :t clear that lb a Nt w H-b: ides Convention was sprung upon :4k Donkin boforu te nausea that eotiou - negotiations were proceeding, Tho sittlsuueut would huvu bton different had tbu ixiotbuuß of the Imperial Conference bicu kept alive by a subsiisuto remaining in London when the colonial Premiers were unublo to bo there.

A nutubor of Suffragettes attempted to enter Parliament by various stratagems, including the use of a police wbißtle, which secured the withdrawal elsewhere of thirty pciico. Ono woman entered the lobby and two the centra! ball before they were expelled. Five arrests were made. Received 11.45 p.m., Dec. 21. Sydney, Dec. 21.

After a preliminary sating tho Crick Jury Commission adjourned to January 2nd.

Cabinet has approved of tho reductions of passenger and other railway rates aggregating £150,000. Tne reductions are the outcome of the largely increased earnings of the railways, and come into operation in the new year.

Obitaary : Chanel Bayley, late commandant of tho South Australian forces. Melbourne, Dec. 21.

Cabinet dieoassed the re-employment of tho leaders in the late railway strike. The Premier undertook to find them billets. Adelaide, Dso. 21.

By the death of the widow of the late James Martin, the Adelaide Hospital benefits to the extent of £95,060, and the Children’s Hospital £47,500. Received 12.55 a.m.. Dec 21, London, Dec 21. The Daily News advocates large mea-. sures for giving agricultural laborers easy access to land and relieve rates by taxation of urban land values in order to challenge the House of Lords and prepare the constituencies for an early appeal. Received 1,2 a.m., Dec 22, Manning River, Dec 21. Sailed, schooner Waratah, for Wellington, Melbourne, Dec 21, On tlio voyage of the steamer Hymettus from Calcutta, the chief officer, Mr Froggart, whilst superintending fumigation, became enveloped in flames and succumbed to the injuries.

Adelaide, Dee 21,

The third seat in the senate is trembling in the balance. Crosby, Labor Socialist, is now leading by 11. Vorden, the antiSocialist, previously led. There are a few more returns to come, The chances of election are considered about equal.