CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2053, 13 April 1907, Page 2

CABLES.

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LONDON, April 11. A coal combine of a million and a quarter is being formed by the collieries of East Midlothian* Air. Reuse, representing the C-leve land Ironworkers’ Association, testified at the Aiiners Eight Hours Commission that if Cleveland district was placed under disadvantages r garding coal supply, it would o wiped out of the foreign markets. T] lo restrictions would raise the price and make the industry imposTho destroyers Falcon and Colne collided in the English Chaime . Both were extensively damaged. They refuged at Dover At the instigation of the Label members the Government promised a Bill to enable local authorities to compulsorily purchase any lands in their vicinity. The Unionists denounced speculation under compulsory appropriation. % The Premiers are determined to take a very resolute stand on the preference discussion. The mail syndicate discussion will be merely preliminary, and will be' resumed early next week. MOROCCO, April 11.

The revolutionaries are surrounding Casablanca, and express their intention of pillaging and throwing Europeans into the sea. Tile Europeans arc refuging within the led area of the city. PORT SAID, April 11. The Port Said strike lias ended. ROME, April 11. The censor prohibited the appearance of the - Prince and Princess Broglie in the music balls of Rome as a hostile demonstration rendered it unsafe for them to appear. ST. PETERSBURG, April 11. The Briansk lock-out was due to riotous workmen* killing the assistant manager. A serious deadlock lias occurred between the Duma and M. Stolypin. Tlio Duma’s committee insisting on tlie exercise of prescriptive rights, invited the attendance of experts. AL Stolypin considers the presence of outsiders contrary to organic laws.. BERLIN, April 11.

The. employers rejected the Hamburg dock laborers’ proposals. The strike continues. The German-A ustralian Steamship Company adds to its capital, four million marks. It will increase its sailings from Scandinavian ports to Australia. NEW YORK, April 11. The New York Herald was fined 31,000 dollars for publishing immoral advertisements. The case arose over Air Hearst’s election and the result of Hearst’s exposures. AIELBOURNE, April 12. Aladame Melba visits her father about four months hence.

The Alarylebone Cricket Club has asked for fuller particulars in regard to the guarantee. When these are forthcoming tlio Board of Control will deal with the matter. A new yacht is to be constructed to defend the Sayonara cup against the Sydney yacht Awanui. SYDNEY, April 12.

The negotiations for coalition have been so far unsuccessful. The Government offer one of the. portfolios to the Progressives, and promise further consideration after the elections. The Progressives reject these conditions, and demand a complete coalition. They want the Government to he considered non-existent, so that Alessrs. Carruthers and Waddell might co-operate in forming an administration. All the miners in Cobar district have struck. The men demand reinstatement. Some, of the strikers in the Occidental mine liad their demands rejected, but the men were given work in Chesney mine. The coal cariers refuse to work under a certain foreman, who they allege gave evidence at the Arbitration Court inimical to their interests. Coaling operations on the Orientsteamer have been suspended. An effort will he made to secure free labor this morning. • Barry has cliallengol George Towns to row for the championship of England. Probably Towns will accept. BRISBANE, April 12. Parliament has dissolved.

When the North German Lloyd’s .steamer Fanken was between Sourbaya and Thursday Island a steam pipe burst, killing an engine-room hand.

' PERTH, April 12. David Parnell, owner of several mining leases at Brownhill, was charged with having gold in his possession unlawfully obtained since October 23rd. Accused sold £22,000 worth of gold to a bank. At the trial of Airs. Booth for baby-farming, the medical evidence showed revolting inlnunanitv. Alost of the victims died of starvation.

FATAL FIRE.

LISBON, April 11. A number of tenement houses in Lisbon wore burnt and thirteen persons perished in the flames. Two were killed by jumping to the ground. A majority of the victims lived on fourth and fifth floors. A tenant is suspected of arson, liis furniture having been insured above its value.

A COLLIERY FIRE.

160 MEN RESCUED AVITH DIFFICULTY.

LONDON, April 11. A great lire is raging at the pit head of Dodworth, Barnsley. One hundred and sixty miners wore rescued with difficulty by way of an unused shaft.

FAMINE IN RUSSIA. LONDON, April 11. Dr. Ivoima, of Samara, a strong member of the Society of Friends, is making an urgent appeal to England and America lor half a million pounds sterling to preserve twentyseven million people in south-western Russia irom starvation and lingerin' 7 death.

PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

LONDON, April 11. The result of the London Chamber A Commerce poll was: For a preier■ntial tax on imports, 1077; against

The Tariff Commission has issued calculations illustrating the working of various schemes of British tariff picference on colonial pioduce. The Times comments on the significance of the Chamber of Commerce decision, because the Chamber was long undecided. The poll was taken at tlio request of freetraders.

THE ROYAL TOUR.

MADRID, April 11. King Edward and Queen Alexandra proceeded to Balearic Islands. King Alfonso and party returned to Madrid.

EARL CROMER RESIGNS.

NEW ZEALANDER APPOINTED.

LONDON, April 11. Earl Cromer, Consul-General in Egypt, lias resigned, on the ground oi ill-health. Sir Edward Grey states that the present policy in Egypt will be continued. Sir Eldon Gorst succeeds Lord Cromer.