CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1971, 5 January 1907, Page 2

CABLES.

TRUSS ASSOCIATION COTYIUCIIT. Received Jan. 4, 9.45 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 4, Mr. Gladstone has appointed Mr. Ernest Aves, a member of the Council of the Royal Economic Society, ns Commissioner to visit Australia and New Zealand to inquire into the effect of the establishment of a Wages Board and Compulsory Arbitration Acts.

The Agents-Geiicral have secured a large space for a combined Australian display at the Eranoo-British Exhibition at Shepherd’s Bash in 1908.

Tlio Board of Trade has returned the certificate of the Captain of the ship Speke, which the Melbourne Marine Court suspended for a year on the ground of gross misconduct in connection with the standing of the ship at Philip Island. Ludwig Locffler, a financier largely interested in the Westralian markets, left an estate valued at one million five hundred and five thousand pounds. NEW YORK, Jar.. 4.

After four years’ absence Melba reappeared at New York, where she had an immense reception.

Owing to recent earthquakes altering tlie currents of the Pacific, the United States Government has undertaken the recharting of the ocean. SYDNEY, Jan. 4. Received Jan. 5, 1.4 a.m.

Arrived, at 1.30 p.m., Zealandia. The Abcrmain colliery has been thrown idle.

ADELAIDE, Jan. 4. A recount of the Senate votes resulted in Mr. Vardon, anti-socialist, heating Mr. Crosby, Labor Socialist, by a narrow majority for the third seat.

A DEMENTED WOMAN. ATTACKS HER CHILDREN. Received Jan. 4. 9.50 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 4. A tragic affair occurred at Cabra- j maita. Mrs. Dean, in a fit of sudden mad- 7! ness, attacked her three young cliii- J dren with an axe. The children were severely, hut not * dangerously, injured. After being ' arrested, Mrs. Dean attempted to throw herself under a train. 4 She declared that the children would he better off dead, and that she would rather be hung. The :|j woman was sent to an asylum. FRANCE AND VATICAN. | LE MATIN CREATES A SENSA- I TION. Received Jan. 4, 9.55 p.m. :j PARIS,’ Jan. 4. | A sensation has been caused ill clerical circles in Paris hv Le Matin | publishing a sermon by Cardinal Ire- ’ii land, of Saint Paul’s, declaring that :|» had French Catholics followed his A advice, and ranged themselves with. - faithful partisans of the Republic, ® the present trouble would not hare "* jjt, arisen. GERMAN ELECTIONS, PRINCE BULOW’S MANIFESTO. • " . ■ £ Received Jan. 4, 9.55 p.m. ' BERLIN) Jan. 4. f Workmen refuse to accept Princo !? Billow’s manifesto, which satisfied only the Centro and Social Demo-’]);'l crats. Conservatives are horrified f at the idea of Liberalism occupying the place of the Centre party. The Radical press sullenly demand concessions before joining the National bloc against the Centre, Social De- :A| mocrats, and Guelphs. 4s| JURY ROOM SCANDAL. . |||| MORE . REVELATIONS. • t||| A BIRTHDAY PRESENT? < rf

Received Jan. 5, 12.24 a.irt I .' ' A; SYDNEY, Jan. 4. Tlie Commission examined the Sheriff’s officers. Those in charge of

the jury room declared that tli# 1 con- A duct of the jury room was always regular. they were never in tlie room longer than necessary in the performance of their duty, excepting on or.e occasion for half an hour, listening to reminiscences by one of the jury- S? men. They never discussed the case b with the jurors, or divulged any- -.j. thing. They denied listening at the door.

One officer stated that on several ; : i occasions the jury discussed the case . within the hearing of the officials. 1 Mr. Felton, the Sheriff’s supervising officer, gave similar evidence. )| He had also been once or twice with d

defendants, but the case was never-. I. v: mentioned between them. Tlie officers did their duty properly. He 7-)* emphatically denied the statement || that the Sheriff asked him to ascertain the opinion of the jury. He ',J mentioned that with other officers he was present in the jury room at the > special invitation of the jury, when-w the foreman received a birthday present from the other jurors. ' Tlie Commissioner’s comment on the incident was that the officers had A'?>. no right there. They wandered in ....

and out of the jury room as if -it were part of the courthouse. He told witness that would do for the <. 5 . » present. ' ~ Officers in charge of defendants ■ deposed that they never discussed , ■ the case with defendants. After the I) trial they accidentally met Crick’s V"brother in the refreshment room, and had dinner together. Crick’s brother T paid for it. Haynes, editor of the Newsletter, - -it,, at his own request, gave evidence regal ding an article published in the Newsletter. He said he got the information for the article from the.’-. • l'olonian oi the jury and reporters. e He further alleged that lie had been .!■ told that a newsagent was approached by an officer, and asked for £1.50 with which to square the jury. Crick, at Ins own request, deposed that the Sheriff’s officers were utter

strangers to him. He knew that •special precautions wore being taken V. in tile case. Ho was most circumspect. He scrupulously refrained from mentioning the case to the efficers, and they never mentioned it to him. He did not know a single

The Sheriff .recalled, said he had received special instructions from the Attorney-General to prevent possible '"’ y interference with the jury. These were carried out. ' vus adjouruc<i ii

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 3. Nicholas Schmidt, owner of an art furniture factory at Moscow, is undergoing trial for conspiracy against the Czar. The prosecution is based on a confession made after police torture and enforced sleeplessness for a week, and subsequently ictiacted. LONDON, Jan. 3. Router reports that General Von (lor Launitz, Prefect, of St. Petersburg, has been assassinated. Another report states that be was shot dead during the consecration of a new building. Received Jan. 4, 9.55 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 4. Terrorists at Lodz threatened to murder all workmen resuming work. The military authorities refused to detail soldiers to guard the banks. The bankers threatened to close. Large cotton manufacturers threaten to transfer their mills to the interior of Russia unless workmen accept all their conditions. An unknown nssasin fired six shots at Launitz, killing himself with the seventh.

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL. LORD WOLSELEY AND DANGER OE INVASION. Received Jan. 4, 9.55 j>.m. PARIS, Jan. 4. The French statesmen, Desehand, Donmea, Gvot, Constant, and Destouranelles advocate the Channel tunnel. LONDON, Jan. 4. Lord Volseley reiterates the danger of invasion if the tunnel is constructed.