YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2237, 14 November 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

United Press Association—Copyright ; Rear-Admiral Scott was ordered to ■attend on the flagship, where Lord Charles Beresford, in the presence of Admirals Constance and ltoley, read his general signal of reprimand as cabled yesterday. [When ordered to return to port Admiral Scott had signalled, “Paint work appears in greater demand than gunnery, so you had better come in in time to look pretty by the Bth.” This was declared by Lord Beresford (by signal) to be contemptuous in tone and insubordinate and he ordered it to be expunged from the signals of the flagship.] Sir Robert Bond, Premier of Newfoundland, has been severely criticised for abstaining from attendance ait the Governor’s dinner, St John’s, on the King’s birthday. The Swedish Minister at Christiania pi as been recalled because the day the Norwegian integrity treaty was sigued h e was unaware of its existence. The Czar lias left Peterhof. He ■spends tho winter at Tsar shoe Selo. ; Herr Demberg, director of G'ei*;man colonial affairs, has resumed *li is duties in Berlin after a- visit to jtlio Transvaal to. study the result of Britain’s economic policy, j The London Daily Chronicle reports that owing to Prince Vladimir jof Denmark and Prince Ferdinand of •Bulgaria breaking their verbal proimises, the Pope demanded a written 'declaration that the issue froon the Janarriage of Prince Georg© of Greece (and Marie Bonaparte shall be educated in the Roman faith. The parjeeromonv in connection witli thomaririage will be solemnised by Greek Cites.

i Dr James Mclntosh Bell, Governjunent Gpologist of New Zealand, gave ■the Royal Geographical - Society a. ! graphic descrimtion of the Douglas iglaeier, New Zealand. Mr justice Grantham, at the Sussex Assizes, sentenced Ferrari, alias ; Miller, a iiartner wlith Charles Smith land Chicago May, of the Querin ; case fame cabled on Jttly 26, to five years’ penal servitndo on a charge of burglary, and thereafter to bo deported to Italy. Smith used Ferrari’s revolver to slioot Querin. [Smith was sentenced to servitude for life, .and Churchill, alias Chicago. May, to 15 years, for attempting to murder Madame Quorin in June last.] Twenty suffragettes were ejected a-t intervals with almost clopk-like regularity, for interrupting Mr It. McKenna’s speech at Brighton. [The suffragettes were recently advised by Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman that it they wished to gain their end they must contimie to pester. They have taken his advice literally, and make a point of attending every meeting addressed by Ministers and making their presence felt.] The naval authorities at Lorient, France, are experimenting with a sheil'l whence a ray of light issues as it touches the ground and thus assists firing at night time. The Building Commission at New York has d e oided that buildings shall not exceed 250 feet in height. The Singer Company’s new factory contains 40 stories and is 658 feet high. The quantity of gold proceeding to New York, with wliat has been imported, amounts to 52 million dollars. Two New York banks have cancelled orders for two million dollars’ worth. In connection witli the discovery of explosives and a plot against Prince Nicholas of Montenegro., 150 people have been a.rrested.atCettffnge including three prince's, who are relatives of Nicholas. At the adjourned inquest in Melbourne, on Bernard Bauer it was stated that the diamonds stolen at the timo of the murder in May last were valued at £3OOO. The detectives have no clue to the murderer. A verdict was returned of wilful murder against some person am. known. [A reward of £IOOO was recently offered for information which would Head to the arrest of the murderer.] ■lt is understood in Melbourne that a compromise lias been readied with the lOrient Company in regard to the mail contract which will probably be signed to-morrow. It is understood that the Labor Party Committee recommended that a. clause inserted in the Australian Tariff Bill next year providing for a’referendum on the amended tariff. ' The Federal House lias fixed the duty on woollen piece goods at 30 per cent., and preferential duty 25 per cent, silk and velvet goods 20 pea- cent., and preferential duty 15 per cent.