YESTERDAY’S GABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2193, 24 September 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S GABLES.

United Press Association—Copyright LONDON, Sept. 22. The Antwerp wool sales have closed with increased animation. Tuesday’s prices were well maintained. Crossbreds have regained the samo favor. There were 10,957 bales of La Plata offered, and 6193 sold. Lord Brassoy, speaking at the Associated Chamber of Commerce luncheon, advocated a State-aided AllRed route. He declared that no link would ho more binding than a quick inter-imperial communication. Tarta'kover won a 100yds swimming race at Edinburgh 62sec heating Haynes, who receiver a second start, by half a yard. Tho Cunard steamer Lusitania started on Saturday afternoon on her return trip to Liverpool. It is proposed that she shall break the homeward record. The now, bow for tho s.s. Suovic will be launched at,Belfast early in October, and will be towed to Southampton. The joint representations of Russia and Britain have drawn -from Turkey a formal undertaking to wifch-

draw her troops, from Porsinn territory. Renter reports that a fight lias occurred at Atwitpan, Kalahari dosert, between the Hottentot chief Morenga.and Major Elliot’s command. It is reported that Morengo, his jam, and also his uncle .were•killed. .The British casualties numbered two. PARIS, Sept. 22. M. Oloinencenu states the tribes nearest Casublanca favor peace. Those further away are still warlike, imagining Franco is unable to- reach them. Ho adds: “They need a lesson, and we shall give it to them.” MEXICO, Sept. .22. Later reports show that tho railway accident at Enearnacion resulted in 63 persons being, killed and 43 injured, many fatally. MOROCCO, Sept. 22. Goneral Drudo has brokon off negotiations with tlic tribesmen, and resumod warliko operations.

PEKIN, Sept. 22. An edict has been issued commanding tho formation of a Government Council, which is intended as a nucleus of a regular Parliament. TOKIO. Sept. 22. Final investitures have been mado at Tokio in connection with the Rus-so-Japanese war. Tho Marquises Ito. Yamagata, and Oyama were created Princes; Goneral Nodzu a Marquis; Generals Kuroki, Oku, Nozi, and Admiral Togo Counts. MELBOURNE, Sept, 23. The outlook for the coming harvest is depressed, particularly as regards the wheat crop. This season shows a remarkable general' backwardness and shortage in rainfall with the exception of the AVimmera district, where the prospects, though not equal to last year, crops are only six to eight inches high, and unless immediate showers of rain come it is stated there is a risk of failure. While a councillor was addressing 2000 people in a street at Ballarat an . overhead electric wire broke. 11l the rush to escape tho wire many were knocked down and badly trampled oil. Councillor Penhall Wriack’s leg was broken.

A notification has been published in the Commonwealth Gazette that a drawback of duty will bo allowed on New Zealand white pine used for making buttor boxes. A meeting’of operative bakers decided to give a week’s notice - unless tho wages .fixed by the Wages Board are paid. It is considered unlikely tho demand will be conceded, and a general strike in the baking trade is predicted. The Rev. Howie, a passenger by the s.s. Wimmera, aged 70, was found dead in his cabin during the voyage. Death was due to natural causes. Deceased joined the Wimmera at Dunedin.

SYDNEY, Sept. 23.. Maranui on tho grass track with a light weight- up caused a sensation by galloping a mile in Imiu 42Jsec, a record for the season. The Murwillumbali Council has asked the Lord Mayor to stop the relief fund, as the people are not in distress. A heat wave prevails throughout the State. Tho thermometer was over 89 in Sydney on Saturday, being the second highest September record since 1859. Bourko recorded 97. BRISBANE, Sept, 23. Tiie Unites States Commissariat Department has contracted with the Helidon Spa Company to supply 240,000 bottles ■ of Spa water for the troops in the Philippines. A fatal case of plague lias occurred at Cairns. ADELAIDE, Sept. 23. Mr'. Kenneth- Anderson, a director of the Orient Company, has arrived in connection with the new mail contract. He states the compauy intend to tender for the contract, and if successful the company will put on larger, faster, and more up-to-date vessels. It they lost- tho contract they would have to rc-a'r-range the service. They would be unable to continue the passenger service as it was the subsidy, only which enabled the shipping combines to run that class of ship. PERTH, Sept. 23. A congress of delegates of trades unions and political labor bodies sitting at Kalgoorlie negatived proposals to make protection a plank of the Federal Labor platform, and that its constitution be amended to provide that the Federal Government control all industrial legislation in the Commonwealth-