CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2081, 16 May 1907, Page 2

CABLES.

general cables.

VnEBS ASSOCIATION — COrYIIIC.IIT. LONDON, May 14. Lord llipon, in replying to Lord Lunsdowno, said the Government considered the appointment of a select committee of reform of the House of Lords inopportune, hence it was not intended to participate in tlie proceedings of the committee. In the House of Commons Mr John Burns announced that he had intended introducing a Bill qualifying women for election to county or borough I councils, but had now arranged to introduce it forthwith in the House of Lords. (Ironical cheers.) Sir Joseph and Lady Ward gave a luncheon to one hundred Now Zealanders at the Hotel Cecil, the ,meats included Sir Edward Montague Nelson and Mr. Henniker Heaton. ST. PETERSBURG, May 14. On a conspirator tentatively ap proaching a member of the Czars bodyguard and requesting him to assist in an enterprise to inaugurate a new era of national prosperity, he in formed the police

ROME, May 14

A bomb exploded . between Padua and Bologna a few minutes before the King of Italy’s train was due. A suspect was arrested. ADELAIDE, May 14.

A young man arrested as a fugitive offender from Victoria was dischaiged, the Magistrate holding the Fugitive Offenders Act did not apply to States under the Federal constitution, but only to district and separate British possessions. PERTH, May 14.

Tyler was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for attempting to kill the Commissioner of Police.