YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2159, 15 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, August 13. In the House of Lords the Butter Bill whs rend a third time.

Sir Horace Tov.er, in a letter to the Times, cervcels some public misconceptions regarding British labor in Queensland cane-fields. Lc.iutci-.nit-Gciic.ul Sir JohnFroncli, Con' iinndiiig Hie Kir:.: Army Corps, has been appointed fn.-pector-Gonor-al of the Forces. Lieutenant-Gen-eral Smitli-Dorrien. eonminiiding tho fourth division of the Indian tinny, succeeds General French. Joachim, the violinist, is dying. If--Per reii,- 1 '- ‘h it th- !>' , : .;ional Judge rejected the appeal of all tho Lahoro rioters.

In the match, Staffordshire v. Durham, Barnes tool; six wickets for 23 and six for 7, taking four wickets with successive balls.

If bodes, Blythe, Barnes, and Hutchings have accepted invitations to visit' Australia. Hirst and Lilloy declined. It is understood they, Hayward, and Tyldesley consider tho Marylebono Club’s offer of £3OO insufficient to recoup losses of business during their absence. Nowspapors deplore the deflection of leading batsmen. Tho Daily Mail suggests that Australia should offer hotter terms, enabling the Marylebono Club to givo professionals £4OO. Brinkley has been executed for the murder of Becks at Croydon. CAPETOWN, August 13.

Mr. AVatson, Treasurer, delivered the Budget- for 1907, showing a deficit of £70,000. Ho estimated tho 1908 expenditure would reach £8,063, 000, and revenue £7,765,000. He announced retrenchments in the Civil service, an increase of the tax on incomes above £IO,OOO and the establishment of an official department, to promote South African industries, as against imported goods. NEW YORK, August. 13.

The telegraph operators at Los Angeles struck on Friday. The movement rapidly spread throughout tho States. The Associated Press operators of Chicago and New York struck at- midnight, and tho employes of the Postal Companies and Western Union followed.

Air. Bonaparte has initiated proceedings to compel Messrs Harriman and O’Kahn to answer questions relating to tho Chicago-Alton railroad control, which they refused to answer before the Inter-State Commerce Commission.

A favourite explanation on Wall street of yesterday’s slump in -shares is “Too much Roosevelt.” SUVA, August 14. Tho steamer Bucentaur, which recently went on a reef, is unloading her foreliold, in consequence of her pumps being unable to decrease the water in the hold. Tho Court of Inquiry’s decision cencures the third officer. SYDNEY, August 14. The season’s lambing was unfavourable. There was 10,066,000 lambs born, and it is not expected that more than 7,000,357 will be weaned, due largely to the severe weather. MELBOURNE, August 14.

Attention has been called in the House to the action of the New Zealand Post Office prohibiting the transmission through the post of the pamphlets of medical quacks. The Postmaster was as'ked whether he was awaro the prohibition was against Melbourne and Sydney firms The Postmaster replied that he was enquiring into the businesses mentioned, and would satisfy himself if action similar to that--of New Zealand should be taken. The Treasurer intimated if it was the desire of members he would bring down by Governor’s message a Bill increasing members’ allowances to £6OO a year, if the measure was not regarded as a party one. Orchard, arrested for throwing a box of dynamite down the shaft of the Extended Hustler mine, which wreckeij the cage, made an unsuccessful attempt to strangle himself in the prison cell. Sir John Quick complains that the work of the Tariff Commission was completely ignored in framing the new tariff. The British American Tobacco Company has suspended production at its Melbourne works. The cause is the uncertainty of trade with the increase of duty and excise. Five hundred hands will be thrown out of work.