CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1969, 3 January 1907, Page 2

CABLES.

l-HUSS ASSOCIATION —COPYJUCIIT. Received Jan. 3, 1.6 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 2. Tho keel plate of ilie battleship Tnmerairi, a now Dreadnought, has been laid at Devonport. SYDNEY, Jan. 2. The New Lambton, Rhonnda, Northumberland, and Cardiff collieries, in the Newcastle district, are idle, the men refusing to start on the now scale of pay.; An early settlement is expected. Sailed, at five, Manuka. NEWCASTLE, Jan. 2. Sailed, Sehvyn Craigli for Auckland. MELBOURNE, Jan. 2. Arrived, Hazel Craig, from .Kaipara.

RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1. Seven soldiers at Tiflis have been sentenced to-terms ol four to twelve years’ penal servitude, a hundred and forty-two receiving minor sentences, for mutiny and murdering their commandant, another officer, and tho chaplain. A plot to murder the members of tho Imperial Financial Council at St. Petersburg was accidentally discovered. The intended meeting of tho Council has been postponed. The Czar has dismissed Prince Paul Dolgoruki, the Court Chamberlain, who is a member of the party working for the freedom of the people, and is a brother of the Vice-President of the first Duma.

ROYALTY. Received Jan. 2, 9.28 p.m. r LONDON, Jan. 2. the King and Queen are spending a neck at Clints worth. Tho King, acknowledging New* Year greetings of M. Echode, Paris, earnestly trusted that the warm friendship of the two countries would never be disturbed. Received Jan. 2, 9.48 p.m. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 2. The King of Sweden is almost convalescent. .

AMERICA AND JAPAN. FEELING IN CALIFORNIA. Received Jail. 2, 9.48 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 2. Hie Times’ San Francisco correspondent gives alarming pictures of the anti-Japanese agitation throughout California, and in a lesser degree over the whole of the Pacific Siope. He attributes tlie bitterness to the energy, ability, and enterprise of the Japanese.

MEXICAN CROESUS. TWO MILLIONS FOR POOR. Received Jan. 2, 9.38 p.m. MEXICO, Jan. 2. Senor Alvarado, the Mexican Croesus, has entrusted the Government with two million pounds for distribution amongst the poor. AGITATION IN INDIA. SELF-GOVERNMENT CLAIMED. Received Jan. 2,9.3 S p.m. CALCUTTA, Jan. 2. The Indian Congress has closed. Mr. Naorogi claims that the people of India were entitled to self-govern-ment, like the United Kingdom or Colonies. He appeals to Mahommedans to assist, as without tboi'ougli political union, self-government was unobtainable. Three thousand delegates attended the Mahommedan Educational Conference at Dacca. It was decided to fonn a political leage of Mussulmans in all parts of India to promote loyalty to the British Government, and advance the political rights of Mussulmans. ilie Nawale of Dacca declared that the mischievous section of the Indian Congi ess, tile extremists, had made it compulsory to form a league to prevent Moslems being submerged by the enormous noisy Hindoo majority.

MOROCCO. RAISULI’S BEDUCED-FORCE. Received Jan. 3, 12.30 a.m. MOROCCO, Jan. 2. Raisuli retains only one hundred followers. RUSSIA AND JAPAN. QUESTIONS AT ISSUE. Received Jau. 2,9.4 S p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2. The Moscow newspaper Yiedomosti declares that Russia need not [■.■ r war with Japan, which j s IlU ,cii weaker now than during the late war time, especially finaiicia_,y. The St. Petersburg Bourse Gazette asserts that Japan’s demands are more far-reacliiug than tile official Communique admits.

the kaiser. COMMENTS IN GERMANY Received Jau. 2,9.4 S p.m. BERLIN, Jau. 2. A remarkable article which appeared in tho Rlienisch AVestfalisch: Eoitung, circulating in industrial On- past year witnessed a debacle in districts round Essen, declares that tlie Kaiser’s home and foreign policy His endeavor to he everybody’s friend caused Germany to be regarded universally as a mischief-maker

I lightning fatalities. ™ PEOPLE - KILLED. . SYDNEY, Ja„. 2. During a thunderstorm at Ma ,* vT na,nod Hopkins was killed by lightning, and a companion, Dennis, seriously injured ning. L ° ma a girf " aS Idlled |J Y lightfootball. SOUTH AFRICANS BADLY DE FEATED. LONDON, Jan. 1. f he match South Africans v. Car- « ~r ? “l tcd: Cardiff 17 points South Africans nil. ’ I

CRICK-WILL IS SCANDAL, m THE JURY ROOM CASE, Received Jan. 2, 12.30 a.m.:l|jjH SYDNEY, Jan. 2.|The Royal Commission appointed to inquire whether any persons were guilty of misconduct in connection with the recent Crick-Willis trial has] commenced taking evidence, the miujf object being to decide as to the jjjJ tegrity of the Sheriff’s officers. Thn Sheriff deposed that so far as he know no one was guilty of misconJ duct. The officers were specially selected because they were considered trustworthy. There was considerable trouble owing to the illness of several jury; men. The doctors were admitted, aw] officers went more frequently to tfe room than would otherwise have beeij the case.

Ten jurymen wore examined. SsY- 1 end of them had no complaints (op make. They saw no misconduct. Thefl privacy of the jury room had been'? maintained. Others had complained I of the conduct of the Sheriff’s officers i in other' matters. The foreman of the jury, evidence, voiced these complaints 4 He stated that early in the trial one { of the jurymen stat<'d that, no niat-ci ter what the evidence was, he vou'd'-'P he for acquittal. The jury pointed ; out to him the seriousness of flat • position, and decided to commuijicafj s with the Sheriff, hut the jurymaa 3 promising that he would consider tbs S evidence they did not do so Hoiffif ever, ho aftei wards refused to talk with the other jurymen When a it came to considering the verdirpf he had to he practicaly dragged in'i to the room. They felt that whole tiling from In-ginning to Y-jfj | was a farce, because of this-jury?! | mail having given an opinion. Wit1, es:; considered that the privacy ofij i lie jury was largely interfered with hy officials, who Had too much lati-.v tude in conversing with the jury. Thj ;i officer in charge at night spent ' lenghty periods conversing with the,4 jury, and asked what they Crick’s address and the .fudge's sum I ining uj), stating that the Sheriff al. , ways wanted to know how juiies wcri> | getting on, and had sent .him to ij.. ; quire. Two jurymen informed wit-,' ness that tiie same officer had biSS-jf at them several times. He had given one of them certain informstion ‘cgaiding two wit lcrses. Ot hiir i : complaints weie that this officer'EfflY fieedom of communication with botli : ju* \men ami d. f. ndan'.s; that he cofl.j versed with jurymen separately, both j inside and when cut exercising; this I signals were exchanged when outside; between the jurymen and defendants; ; and that the Sheriff’s officer listened j at the door of the jury room. Thijj foreman also gave evidence tbat| when going to Harlinghurst for *• i trial he was approached by a man-; who told him he was going to see ip he could give AVillis a . hand; he;i wanted to see if lie knew any of thei jury. The same man approached others.

LYNCHING RECORD. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. Sixty-nine negroes, one negresS and tiro whites were lynched jii America during last year. 1 ROBBING A CHURCH. | Received Jan. 2, 10.5" p. m. I SYDNEY, Jan. 2,iJ Burglars entered the Catholic; Church at Lewisham, and blew open the safe, securing a silver chalice; cup valed at £SO.