GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2088, 24 May 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Press Association—Copyright. ' LONDON, May 22,

Captain E. H. Sliaokloton, who commands tho forthcoming British Antarctic expedition, sails at tho end of July. Tho goneral Antarctic staff joins him in Now Zealand ati tho-end of tho year. The mail syndicate has not deposited with tlio Commonwealth representative tho additional bond' of £25,000 domanded as a guarantoe*

for carrying out tho contract. Tho time allowed expired yesterday. Tho Pope has approved of the project for tho formation of a Catholic college for women at Oxford', Sir W. Lyne states that Mr. Churchill, at the Imperial Conference, sympathised with nobody but General Botha.

Hundreds of peasants on tho Cor-

nish coasts are clearing the rocks ol tho Suovic’s wool. There are remarkable scenes.

CALCUTTA, May 22.

Manipur Stato, in North India, which has been under direct control of tho Indian Government since the massacre of tho British officials in 1891, has now been transferred to a native ruler. NEW YORK, May 21. Wliilo a mob of lynchers were searching tho house of Sam Padgett, a negro living in Glacon, Getygia, whose son Flein was suspected of assaulting white woiuon, the inmates of the house fired, kilting 0110 white mail and wounding four. Tho mob killed four of tlio Padgetts, including two women, but allowed Flem to escape.

PEKIN, May 22. Europeans in Tientsin, in conjunc-

tion with some Chinese, imported for revolutionary purposes 8000 rifles, 300,000 cartrdges and 5000 bayonets. Customs officials seized tho whole shipment.

SYDNEY, May 23,

Extensive preparations are being made for the celebration of Empire Day at the schools. Mr. Samuel Hordorn informed the Arbitration Court that the Early Closing Act had benefited his firm in a way he did not desire, -at the expense of the smaller slicJpteij ‘ MELBOURNE, May 23.

Three steamers are coming from South Africa with over 1200 repatriated Australians,

Received May 23, 9.30 p:m. LONDON, May 23.

As a result of the inquiry into the accident on tho French battleship Jena, a new system of ventilation has been ordered to be installed in the magazines of all British utilises the carbonic acid gas to keep the temperature below 70 degrees. Received May 23, 11.7 jp.lll. LONDON, May ?3.

At cricket, Middlesex defeated Somerset by 166 on the occasion of A. E. Trott’s benefit. Trott captured seven wickets for 20i He took fqur wickets with successive balls, and afterwards repeated the hat trick.