YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2160, 16 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

United Pross Association —Copyright LONDON, August 14. The* Mnrylcbonc Cricket Club cancelled Arnold’s invitation to visit Australia, as bo lias not replied. Perrin I;been invited. In the 1 louse (if Commons Mr Winston Churchill introduced tho Transvaal iiuaranltv L 0..;: ibll. In -tho 11 on, e of 1,-ini Lord Rosolicry declared bis intention to vote against tile Scottish Small Laudown<>rs’ .Hill, objecting to the introduction of tbi' po: onous baeilius of the Irish agrarian system. Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, moved an amendment '. t n‘v '!e. , '.l to lins: iVv WH. in the House of Commons in the report stage of the debate on tlic English Small Holdings Bill, an amendment in favour of the ownership system was rejected by 217 to 81. Consols are SIS. the Queen and Princess Victoria are staying at Balmoral, prior to visiting Denmark. Mr. 10. J. Griffith, member ol tho House of Commons for Anglesey, has been appointed recorder at Birkenhead. NEW YORK, August 14. A large store of bombs, daggers, and poisons haye been found in a cellar in New York, belonging to tho Hunchakist Armenian Society. DURBAN, August 14.

The Assembly concurred in the Cape resolution regarding Federation of South Africa. CAPETOWN, August 14.

The Assembly read a third time a Bill designed to promote consumption of South African meat and prevent tho cold storage companies throttling competition. BERLIN, August 14.

Tho Kaiser and Prince Bulow meet King Edward at Wilhelmsholie. The North German Gazette welcomes King Edward’s visit as strengthening tho better relations which now exist. OTTAWA. August 14. Tho telegraphists’ stri’ko has spread to Canada. Tho strikers assert that 95 per cent, of tho telegraphists of tho United States will bo out by Monday. MELBOURNE, August 15. Tho press denounce, the attempt to increaso members’ allowances to £6OO a year without the sanction of the country. It is estimated that the tariff will affect butter manufacturers using New Zealand white pine to the extent of £IO,OOO per annum. SYDNEY, August 15.

Large shoals of whales are sporting off Sydney Heads. As many as one hundred, ranging from sixty to seventy feet in length, were seen at one time.

The Secretary of the Board of Control is alarmed at the refusal of prominent cricketers to join tho English team, and in view of the liability undertaken by tho Board the whole position may have to be reviewed.

The following New South Wales professional team has been selected to play the New Zealand professionals on Saturday: Back, Hedloy; threequarters, Clieadle, Stunty, Messenger. Fry ; halves, Rosenfelt, Dalpuget; forwards, Hamil, Hcnnessy, Brakenrigg, Mablo, Pearce, Moir, Graves, and Cann.