CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2000, 8 February 1907, Page 2

CABLES.

■jrttESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. LONDON, February 6. Tlie storeship Fantome relieves 11.A1.5. Penguin on tho Australian station on 31st Alarch. Sir AAU S. Robson, member for Southern Shields, advocates a strong non-hereditary element in the House of Lords. Air Keir Hardiej speaking at Alertliyr Tydvil, said three Labor Bills had been passed last year. Instead of becoming weaker like other measures in their passage through the House of Commons they had been strengthened because Labor was free to light a Liberal or Tory Government 1 as circumstances dictated. Air Churchill considers the Imperial Institute ought increasingly to become a great sample store of colonial products. Obituary: Lord 'Hiring, aged 89. NISAV YORK, February 6. Influential United States papers argue that the Davis-Swettenhara incident illustrates the tendency towards goograxihical unity in government, claiming there is no power so fitted as America to deal with all exigencies in tlie AA’est Indies. PARIS, February 6.

Lo Figaro reports that Daniel Osiris, a French contractor, has bequeathed one million francs to the Pasteur Institute. ROAI.E, February 6. AA’ernz, the Jesuit A’icar-Genoral, has offered the Pope seven million Danes collected in all parts of the world. SYDNEY, February 7. All* Kirkpatrick, Chief Secretary for South Australia, says that' New Zealand merits Air Seddon’s appellation “God’s Own Country.” MELBOURNE, February 7. Mr Deakin is considering a scheme of co-operating with various States for repatriation of one thousand Australians, stranded owing to lack of emxiloyment in South Africa. Sir John Slierbouriie, formerly Alayor of Hull, who is visiting Alelbourne, suggests subsidising a direct line of steamers between Australia and Hull for the betterment of trade. ADELAIDE, February 7. The wheat crop is estimated to be the second largest on record. HOBART, February 7. The Premier, Captain Evans, considers Tasmania has natural advantages which comxiare favorably with New Zealand, but the Tasmanian climate is eclipsed by that of Nfew Zealand beyond conception. Over half a million cases of apples, almost double last year’s shipments, will be exported to England and Europe this season.

Received Feb. 7, 10.48 p.m. LONDON, Feb .7. The Times infers that Air. Churchill’s speecli and attitude are those for whom he is speaking. It adds: “The xirosxiects of the Colonial Conference are brighter. Nothing in tho speech excludes an agreement on the esential principle of preference. If it is worth having in return for expenditure on common defence an extension might be well worth purchasing by some other equivalent. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 7. The Czar has confirmed the sentence of ten years on ex-Admrral Niebognatoff and the other sentences cabled on the 25tli December. SYDNEY, Feb. 7. Towns and Durnan have got fairly to work training on the Nepean. The authorities are hopeful of checking a further spread of the plague, since the citizens are now fairly aroused to the danger and are co-oxierating in xireventive measures. The matron of the Kempsey Hospital has contracted xilague. AIELBOURNE, Feb. 7. Hides: The market is slightly easier, though there is not a quo-, table change in prices. Received Feb. 7, 10.59 p.m. TOKIO, Feb. 7. Aggrieved at the action of employers a thousand empiloyees at the Ashino copper mine, Japan, created a riot, and, using dynamite, killed the chief engineer. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Evidence was called to show that Thaw’s demeanour was irrational at at the moment of the tragedy. Boman, the theatre stage doorkeex>er, testified that AYliite in December of 1903 threatened to kill Thaw. AVitness informed the police ,and Thaw. The iirosecution has now suhxionaed Boman to ji revent hj s quitting the jurisdiction of tlie Lourt. American Commissioners visiting Germany have agreed on the basis of a recixirocity treaty. An attempt to ratify it will be' made in the Senate after Alarch 4, when Rexmblicans have the necessary two-thirds majority.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 7. Fehim Pasha has been, suspended pending an enquiry. HONG KONG, Feb. 7. The Duke of Counauglit unveiled the statues of the King and Prince of Wales at Hong Kong. Received Feb. 7, 11.16 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 7. A Pilgrim’s Club dinner in honor of Mr. Bryce was given in the Savoy Hotel. Mr. Wliitelaw Reid, American Ambassador, and Air. Bryce delivered notable speeches, tracing the growtli of mutual pride in the brotherhood between Britain and America. Air. Bryce remarked that peace with one State helped peace with others, and was a guarantee of world-wide tranquility, but one peaco should he the closest, namely, with those of our own blood and speech. That was the aim of everyone from the British King, Premier, and Foreign Secretary to the humblest. It was sentiment shared by Australia, Canada, and the whole of the Empire. The message he had to deliver was one of sympathy in weal and woo, a message of "enduring friendship between Britain and America. The company included Sir 11. Af. Duram, Air. Haldane, the Japanese Ambassador. Lord Roberts who presided, mentioned the cables received from the Earl Aberdeen. J. L. Choate, and the Pilgrim’s Club, America. Pompom guns will shortly he withdrawn from the British army. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 7. AI. Golkff, leader of the Octobrists at Kursk lias been assassinated in his office. The assassins escaped. Received Feb. 8, 1.2 a.m, PARIS. February 7. Advices from Henga, French Congo, states that cannibals have massacred one hundred French colonists, at Alozondo and Nguuie. Six new French battleships included m last year’s naval programme will be equipped with turbines.

Received Fob. 8, 1.11 a.m. BRISBANE, Feb. 7. A man has been stricken with plague at Kangaroo Valiev. There are two other suspicious 'cases. * , LAUNCESTON, FebU 7. i? 10 -i* las keen phenomenal rain Oil the East Coast. Several mines have been flooded. The greatest damage was done to tlie Pioneer mine, which was flooded to a depth of 70 feet. MELBOURNE, Feb. 7. Hie Postmaster - General, AJr. Chapman, lias received an ’ intiiiiai tion from Air. AI ills that lie intends to wait on Air. Chapman to discuss the Vancouver mail service. Air. Chapman explains that the difficulty in the way of _continuing tlio servic'o is that it is hot greatly availed of for postal purposes. '‘' ‘ Air. Chapman had an interview with Sir Joseph Ward oil the subject. The Postmaster-General is anxious to continue the service, not only from a trade standpoint, but because it is part of the All-lied line, Received Feb. S, 1.15 a.m. SYDNEY, February 7, The week's wool sales closed firm at late rates, greasy to 13Jd, scoured 23id. NEWCASTLE, Feb. 7. Arrived, Aparima, from Port) Chalmers. Sailed, Alelbourne, for New Zealand. PORT MACQUARIE, Fcb ; 7. Sailod, AYliungaroa, for Timaru,

TWO WRECKS. NO LIVES LOST. Received Fob. 7, 5.5 p.m. •SYDNEY, Fob. 7. 'L'ho steamer Indium, which bus arrived fiom Norfolk Island, brougut news of the wrecks of tlie Mftelgwyn and Annasouia. Roth vessels were bound from the West Coast of South America to Newcastle in ballast. The crows of both barques arc safe at Lord Howe Island. The Muolgwyn was abandoned when on her beam ends.. The Annasouia was totally wrecked on Middleton Reef. Mrs. Nichols, resident at Lord Howe, has telegraphed that she is looking after the crews, but is short of provisions, and urged the despatch of a Government steamer. Received Feb. 7, 10.55 p.m.

The two crews number sixtyeight. The Annasona's, after taking the boats, picked up by the schooner the boats, were picked up the schooner Stanley, and landed at Lord Howe on January 25, the Mnelgwyn’s arriving on the same date. Government despatched the steamer Captain Cook with supplies for the shipwrecked. She is expected to leave early to-morrow. After landing supplies she will bring as many of the shipwrecked as possible.

GERMAN ELECTIONS. LONDON, February 6. Reuter’s Berlin correspondent reports the final composition of the Reichstag to bo as followsCentre party 105, Conservatives 59, National Liberals 55, Social Democrats 43, Radical people’s party 28, German Imperialists 21, Boles 20, Economic Federation 15, Radical Union 11, Independents 10, Agricultural Union 8., Gorman people’s party 7, Alsatians 7, German reform party 6, Guelph 1, Dine 1. The Socialists lost 36 seats. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, February C. At the tallow sales 1167 casks were offered and 619 sold. Mutton, fine, is at 39s 3d, medium 35s 6d; beef, fine 37s 6d, medium 3os. Press Association. NAPIER, yesterday. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company cabled to-day the following report on the London meat market: Mutton, Canterbury 4sd, Napier, Wellington, and North Island 4-Jd ; lamb, new season Gd; beef, hindquarters 3J, fores 2-Jd.