GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2172, 30 August 1907, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

United Press Association—Copyright Received August 29, 11 p.m. LONDON, August 29. , Tho King’s speech at- -the prorooa- | tion of Parliament expressed the trust that tho deliberations of the Hague Convention would lead to an agreement tending to mitigate the evils of war and secure the peace- of t-lie world. He .then briefly touched on the ! mentioned India’s passing difficulties, . which had not discouraged the Government in framing plans for improving the administrative machinery. He described the broad principles for reorganisation of the army into six great divisions as having been successfully put into operation. He dwelt upon- the reorganisation of the auxiliary forces. He recapitulated tho advanced measures in domestic legislation passed during the session, mentioning that the Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill had proved a grievance of long standing. The whole of the battleship Commonwealth’s double bottom was found flooded with water resulting in spoiling 400 tons of oil. An additional Act to the Sugar Convention signed in Brussels prolongs the union for 5 years from September 1, 1908. It relieves Britain to date from the obligation of penalising bounty-fed sugar, hut safeguards are taken to prevent the reexportation of bounty-fed sugars. Received August 29, 10.45 p.m. CAPETOWN, August 29. Eight Hottentots, apparently be longing to Reitfontein, attacked r German patrol near Blumputz, wounding a corporal. The chief Alorenca who recently crossed into German Soutli-West Africa, has returned tc British territory. Received August-30. 0.17 a.m. Georgetown; August 29. Tho Governor of British Guiana expressed to the President of Venezuela regret at Captain Calder’s violat'd of frontier, cabled on the 19th, and stating that the seized rubber would be returned to the owner. Received August 30, 0.58 a.m. SYDNEY, August 29. The jury found Wilson insane when he shot Fox on August 2nd. The Judge ordered him to be detained at the Governor’s pleasure. Received August 29, 9.27 p.m. Tho following have been selected to represent New South AVales in the Australasian amateur boxing championships, to be contested in New Zealand : —Heavy-weight, Ross; middleweight, Lane; light-weight, White: feather-weight, Fitz John; bantamweight, Fen n 1 usher. MELBOURNE, August 29. Hides -are unchanged except for inferior, which are dull. Received August 29, 9.27 p.m. FREMANTLE, August 29. Aladamo Alelba, accompanied by her son and daughter-in-law, has arrived on a six months’ purely private visit i to Australia. In the course of an interview Aladame Alelba stated that the most promising Australasian sing- . er in London at present was Aliss ] Ainslev, a New Zealander. j