GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2211, 15 October 1907, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

United Press Association—Copyright (Received Oct. 14, 11.55 p.m.) - LONDON, Oct, 14.

A mammoth balloon starting from the Crystal Palace on Saturday evening descended at Brockhans, Sweden, at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday, breaking tlio oversea record. The warship Encounter has been recommissioned for Australian waters. Tho Dido conveys her new crew to Colombo.

Pending the Scotch, railway companies reconsidering their decision not to consent to recognition, the directors’ reply lis not to be handed to Mr. Richard Bell. Bishop Gore, ill the course of a speech at Birmingham, declared that he was profoundly convinced that the way to avoid the dangers of militarism is to strengthen the civic army. Lord Rosebery in a speech of great eloquence unveiled a statue of Queen Victoria at Leith.

(Received Oct-, 15, 1.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. It. The British Rifle Team was welcomed by the Premier. At the wool sale to-day over 10.000 bales were catalogued. Competition, although satisfactory, was not- so keen as last week. There is little alteration in prices, but there was an easier tendency. MELBOURNE, Oot. 14. Hitherto the Commonwealth Postal administration paid the various Railway administrations £22.1,000 per annum for conveyance of mails. The Commissioners now demand an increase of £135,000. The Postal Department refuse to pay it. .A conference opens to-morrow to endeavor to adjust the matter.

(Received Oct. 14, 9.55 p.m.) TOIvIO, Oct. 14. The work of delimiting tho RussoJapaneso frontier in Saghalien has been completed. VIENNA, Oct. 14. The passive resistance strike on the Austrian railways lias been abandoned .

ATHENS, Oct, 14. Mr. Churchill informed a Greek deputation at Lailaca that there was no prospect of Britain handing Cyprus to Greece. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 14.

The Porto insists that there was no violation of Persian territory, since the entire district of Buradosst belongs to Turkey,