YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2205, 8 October 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

United Press Association—Copyright LONDON, October (i. In a billiard match on an oval table between Weiss (Australia) and Roberts, Weiss scored tho 1-1,000 while Roberts’ score stood at 12,53-1. During tho match Roberts scored tho highest break, 291, Weiss’ best being 227 Weiss is tho only living prolossioiial to defeat Roberts on equal forms. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain’s condition is distinctly improving. A mooting of merchants and traders of tho Midland Counties urged as an effective romedy f<sr tho railway crisis tho intervention of tho Board of Trade, or the Government appointing of a Board of Conciliation. Mr. Richard Bell concurs in tho suggestion. Owing to tho ropes leaving a pulley nine miners in a cage at Darcy, Lancashire, were pcrcipatcd COO i'eot through a timber scaffold into 70 foot of water. The Prince of Wales has presented a silver challenge cup for tho singles championship. It will bo known as the All England Tennis Clip. Ranjitsinhji, Jam of Nawanagar, is coming to England to rocuporato after an attack of enteric fever. Sir H. C, Bannorman, spooking at Edinburgh, at tho opening of tho Liberal autumn campaign, onvoighod against, tho House of Lords’ treatment of Government measures. 110 wished they had tho wisdom to pass a self-denying ordinanco and refrain, as tho Crown refrained, from exorcising their veto. Ho announced that tho Scottish Land and Land Values Bill would bo ro-submitted, after a pro forma discussion in tho House of Commons. It was quito possible, and highly probable, that the House of Lords would be given an opportunity of discussing a Bill giving effect to the Houso of Commons’ resolution that in matters of legislation tho will of tho people, as expressed through their representatives in the Houso of Commons, must bo supremo. PARIS, October 6. Abdul Aziz, one of tho two rival Sultans of Morocco, asks for a loan of ten million francs on his jewels. OTTAWA, October 6. During tho past eight months 216,865 immigrants have settled in Canada, being 50,066 over tho corresponding period of last year. The revenue of Canady promises to exceed 20 million sterling. CAPETOWN, October 6. Tho Antarctic vessel Nimrod has arrived here. Sho fully equals expectations. She arrives at Lyttolton on November 18tb. SYDNEY, October 6. Sir W. Lyne, speaking at tho Eight Hour banquet, declared that people would find when the time came that a Labor Government would take the reins of power. There was no need to fear for the future of the country. NEWCASTLE, October 7. For the past nino months over 400,000 tons of coal has been exported. BRISBANE, October 7. Another case of plague is reported at Cairns. PERTH, October 7. Tho Cingalese ICitchilan has been sentenced to death for the murder of Miss Fouracres on August 16.