CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1974, 9 January 1907, Page 2

CABLES.

riIKSS ASSOCIATION-—COI-YIUOIIT.

Received 10.50 p.m., Jan- 8BONBON, Jan. 8. Robert Campbell and SoW b» - anee-sheet discloses a profit °l 00,2 A dividend of 71 per cent was declared, £IO,OOO carried to . resell and £2-2,240 carried forward. told Bondonderry, speaking at tlio agricultural dinner at Darling on, said tliat Britain’! herds ior the first time exceeded 7 million head. strongly hoped the Government would prevent the possibility of importation of cattle with disease. A blue book on the New Hebrides has been issued

PARIS, Jail. 8. Policemen at Tours, France, •armed a union and placarded the .vails with their grievances. I roups and gendarmes took possession of the central and other police stations. Fifty policemen were dismissed.

SYDNEY, Jan. 8.

At the wool sales, nearly 10,000 bales were catalogued. There was an improvement of 5 per cent, all round. The market was particularly strong and competition very keen, especially for lambs’ wool. The highest prices wcre: _ Scoured, 24d; greasy, 15Jd.

Received 11.17 p.m., Jan. 8. LONDON, Jan. 8.

The blue book on the New Hebrides issued, the Morning Post states, did not affect any great Imperial or Australasian interests. The Australasian Governments were aware of the trend of the British policy under the AngloFrench agreements, lienee it was idle to propose annexation and futile to lament the arrangement of 1886, the •unions quoted showing the recognition among sections of the Australasian constituents of the Empire of necessity to deal in a large way with the great Powers who were their neighbours. The Post then contrasts this with the fewness of Australasians in the New Hebrides. The latter adds: “The colonies have no just cause for grievance against the Imperial Government, but might advantageously strengthen tlieir reprssentation in London.

Received 10.57 p.m., Jan. 8. SYDNEY, Jan .8

The official harvest returns estimate the yield at 24,034,000 bushels, an average of 12.22. The quality is reported to be very good. The quantity available for export is estimated at 13,000,000.

. A cable from Sumatra announces that the steamer Netherton, loading case oil for Australia, is on fire. The mass of flames extend from the engine room right forward.

BRISBANE, Jan. 8.

Owing to tile scarcity of suitable labor, the Chamber of Commerce convened a meeting of sugar growers and other employers of labor, to decide the best means to obtain labor for the cane fields. With the exception of a few gangs, the labor available is of a most inferior description.

Received 11.3 p.m., Jan. 8. LONDON, Jan. 8.

Mr. Chamberlain’s response to the Montreal Star in a message to Canada, states that he is profoundly convinced that of all the bonds that can unite the nations, the bond of commerce is the strongest perception of tiiis fact would ultimately lead to closer union between the colonies. This was only the foundation of a great Empire. The issue had never been fairly raised in the United Kingdom. The Unionist defeat at the elections was due to causes altogether outside preference. He did not believe that in the long run the people of Great Britain would be behind place the Empire on the level of'the motion of the policy of trading, and place the Emuire on the elvle of the other great associations of nations with which it would have to compete. The Admiralty declare that by the reconstruction of the Channel, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, the reduced numbers will enable the formation of a Home fleet. There will be no reduction of ships or men and no weakening of the navy fighting force. Received 1.13 a.m., Jan. 8.

SYDNEY, Jan. 8. There were 111 entrants for the Doncaster Handicap, and 69 for the Cup. Multifid, Apologue, Grenade, Capt. Shannon, Lenator, Putty, and Cuneiform, New Zealand horses, appear on the list.

MELBOURNE, Jan. 8. • Arrived, Marere, for Lo(ndon. Eighty-nine horses have been entered for the Newmarket Handicap including Cuneiform, Capt. Shannon, Beresina, Mensikoff, and Solution. Fifty have entered for the Australian Cup, including Putty Apologue, and Solution, while the two latter figure m the Champion Stakes. IMPERIAL matters.

Eoceved Jan. 8, 11.33 p.m

LONDON, Jail. 8 Hie limes reiterates tlic nnreii'ev of some means of keeping the Impel nil Governin']]t and States of the mi+i ,U -M + l contluuous touch. It admits that a speedy agreement i™ necessary in view of the South Paci he presenting to foreign powers' ment g ofT Ptat '°i n 1 for the establish- ! ,!* t f n ,. a I . 1!lval hot declared t 0,.,! ls i . cv ;‘ l '.V i justification for tlic ci lticism that the Imperial Gov -nment entirely failed to secure repicsentation of colonial views at the proper time like the Drench Our S’ tliltlo " s - should have included expeits acquainted with the local eon ditions and vews of the colonies adewith < ti V CXP / eSSed i The fault lies th the system. Jt is hoped colon ia Is "/ ion? w!Tr r - / or , 1,10 Co,,fere!,ce 1° ifc assurediy K the M duty tl of S the /.he Daily News states that the lolicy of equality in fairness ought o have suggested the advisability of anying the colonies with us as'far itledT ’ti ’ H,aK, "" r !' as ‘hey are e,i----r l i’i the expression of their views t-foro tiie Commons. The Chronicle states that the cor‘nr'r-- ,s a oon "f’ lc,K »« example <1 the friction resulting from muddling, though possibly had the colonies been represented, the Convention .would have been the same except for a few details; hut there was a vide difference for good as far as the feeling of mutual satisfaction was concerned between the carrying partner with you and after hearing him outside and then throwing the doou inent at h,s head for confirmation^ ,f' the'p' r ono of t w l ,r 'incple tasks ol the Conference should he devising new inter-imperial machinery

A BRAVE MAN

, I MIUI, yosterdav. sensational occurrence occurred at Eavensthorpe smelter. Two explosions occurred. The first blew away a few pieces of piping and also exploded ill the fore hatch. Men working in the vicinity made a rush to get away. One named Townsend remained, however, and shut off the water, recognising the extreme danger of the water reaching in file the furnace. This gallant feat probably saved the whole works from being blown to pieces. The property was seriously damaged. No one was in-1 jured.

BARQUE WRECKED. LAUN CESTf >N, y f st ordav " The barque Eden Holme, bcnniil' i from Hobart with a part cargo from 3 London for Launceston, ran ashorkl on a submerged reef three miles f'oirfj Tamar Head and became a total S wreck.' The crow landed s.ilclj. .■' CHEAP LABOR. ' : j i ! ifi THREAT BY CAPITALISTS. LONDON, ,1, ,i j r Reuter’s correspondent at jobim. liesburg telegraphs that Sir (J Jj" Farrar, in the course of a speech at I Bokslmrg, warned the Transvaal that'; ' the highest financial authorities j the Continent declare that if tba 1 I' Rand’s labor supply is tampered witjfi they will not sink another ;penny the mines, and will remove weal can;.' tal they have already invested. a 5; | the natives worked only six months

out of the twelve, £140,000 would be? required to replace the 60,000’C|finfi : cse laborers now on the Rand. H e | anticipated an increase in labor-savA ing apparatus in the mines, and ad-’ vocated the re-enactment of the im-'.’’ portation ordinance until there was I f adequate native labor available. -He! admitted the Progressives intauiod 1 : to seek a revision of the Constititioa' until the Transvaal’s political status was like that of Australia. ' ' \ PIETMARITZBURG, Jan. 7. jf The steamer Cranley has brought 2129 coolies to Durban, though early} in December Mr. Churchill static there was only a thousand aboard - completing the number for whom lie onses had been issued. ; ~ 1 THE WORLD CHASE. |wl| ' FLIGHT OF A WICKED COUPLE MELBOURNE, Jan. r sj§ Madame Ouchakoff states that she is entitled to £50,000 on the death of her mother. She is prepared to mi linquish ail right to that providing! her people arrange a divorce, and jl4 low her a small annuity sufficient for; the captain and herself to live, liijj Switzerland when they goes on to say: ‘ ‘The captain is jffii He can do nothing. He is a soldi|r| He cannot speak or understand: Engl lish, but I can’t leave him. 1 mm stick to a man who has lost everyst. thing through me. He is sick. Being accustomed to good life, he wants many comforts that cannot be provided for him owing to flf money. We do not know what to do;: and have even spoken of suicide! §lj cannot go home. The captains! small fortune has gone. His serMJjj is at an end. He is a deserter, ffSJ has ruined himself for me.