YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2238, 15 November 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

United Press Association—Copyright Croat interest is felt in Mr Balfour’s .speech at Birmingham oil Thursday in connection with the conference of tho National Union and Conservative Constitutional Associations. . ~ , Tho London Tribune reports that the Chief Justice of British Columbia has given a judgment which practically renders illegal all divorces granted t-lioro in tho past thirtysix years. .

Tho suffragettes persisting in interruption at Mr Augustine Birrell’s meeting at Southampton, many were ejected. Mr. Birrelt said tho Government wore doing their best to stop illegal conspiracy and cattle driving m Ireland, which were a breach of tho truco that was supposed to follow the land purchase scheme. If persisted in, tb would endanger all his schemes of reforms. Ho 'blamed tho apathy of tho magistrates and graziers. Tho Daily News’ 'New York correspondent states that Nathaniel Inch, a bank clerk, declares ho is coming to London to testify in connection with tho Druce case; that he was aware Caldwell was employed at Christy’s mill, Londonderry, during the entiro month when tho alleged bogus funeral is said to have occurred. A new ethergraph enabled the French cruiser illepubliquo at Golfe do Jouan to easily communicate with warships 470 miles away, also with the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Consols aro at 82i in London.

Tho British Parliament meets on January 29th. Tho London County Council has saved £750,000 on the estimates for now schools by transferring children to the places of absentees in existing schools. The Merchants’ National Bank or Oregon has suspended payment. Its deposits amount to over livo million dollars. „ „ The Solodonikoff Opera House, Moscow, has been burnt, owing to carelessness. Tho Duchess of Marlborough, wlio is interested in the English prison reforms, inspected the Tombs Gaol, New York, and saw Harry Thaw, charged with the murder of Stanford White, playing ball with a man charged with homicide. Tho Duchess inspects Sing Sing prison. Thero are serious fears of a famine in Armenia.

Owing to a continuance of Premier Branco’s regime, the Itepublicans of Lisbon threaten rebellion and to overthrow the monarchy. Several loyal regiments .in tho provinces have been ordered to be in readiness to proceed to the capital. A careless cigaretto smoker caused the destruction of the hotel Garde, Newhaven, Connecticut. Two hundred guests were rescued with difficulty. Six hotel employees were killed, and! four badly imured. Owing to the monetary stringency 10,000 cotton operatives in the New England States have been rendered workless. Although twenty million dollars of gold has reached New York from abroad the currency stringency is still acute. Premiums have advanced to 3J per cent. The Mint delivered one million freshly coined double eagles. The Treasf nry announces it will coin fifty-two million dollars in the next three months.

Tho released Indian natives, Lajpatrai and Ajitsing, attribute their release to King Edward’s clemency, there was great rejoicing at Calcutta. Hindu priests led singing parties through tho streets, invoking blessings on King Edward. The Moderates secured control of the Indian National Congress. Tho promotion of industries is to bo placed in the forefront of their programmes. The Bengali are greatly struck at the dramatic collapso of the Extremist party. Herr Hettner, a National Liberal, addressing the Saxon Diet, described tile newspaper reports of proceeding as frequently nonsensical and untrue. Thereupon all tho reportors withdrew and informed the president that they would not resume until Hettner had apologised in the House.

The Marquis Capelli, president of tho Italian Parliamentary Committee appointed to inquire into charges against Signor Nasi, a- former Minister, testified that he found overwhelming evidence of fraud. The frauds of the ex-Minister had been conducted with most astonishing impudence. lOne Deputy assured him that Nasi’s department had becomo the headquarters of the Camorra and Mafia societies. A conference of Trades Unions in Melbourne appointed a committee to watc h tho factories legislation. It was resolved that the time had arrived when the whole industrial legislation should be taken over : by tho Commomvealtli Parliament. As a result of tho recent Arbitration Court decision in Victoria the Sunshine Harvester works have closed. Mr McKay is considering the position. Over COO hand-s have been rendered idle. • The duty on cotton and linen piece goods lias been reduced by tlie Australian Federal .Parliament to 5 per cent. Goods from the United Kingdom will be admitted free of duty. Flannelettes have been reduced to 10 per cent, and thero is a preference -duty of 5 per cent. .Sir IV. Lyne, introduced into the Federal House the Iron Bonus Bill. Of the total sum of £304,000 apportioned for bonuses, £250,000 is for iron and steel at tile rate of 12s per ton, £SOOO for wire netting and pipes at the rate of 10 per cent, £4OOO for tlie first 500 reapers and binders at the rate of £8 each. The last named bounty expires in July, 1909. The Federal Labor party lias, decided on the second reading of tlie Bill to table a motion in favor of nationalisation of th e iron industry.

The Foreign Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, has adopted a resolution protesting against the statement of the High Commissioner of the Western Pacific that the missionaries resented lay government of the Islands, and were apparently anxious to control the 'lslands themselves. A number of New Zealanders are visiting Western Australia, inspecting land, with a view to settling. Heavy rains are falling in Queensland and the Northern railway is llooded.

Tho N.'S.W. Assembly read a first time a Bill to legalise tlie totalisator.

The issue at Sydney of £OOO,OOO funded stock carrying 3j per cent has been authorised. A pearler on the West Australian Coast found a pearl weighing one hundred and fifty grains. He refused an offer of four thousand pounds for it.

.Mr Doakin has announced that the Federal Government is only waiting for information on one point to eoncludo negotiations for the mail contract. It is understood that a draft agreement lias been completed. The 'Orient Company are waiting an endorsing cable from their directors, when the contract will be signed. Besides rate concessions for tho carriage of produce the Government have obtained improved general conditions for produce. When tlio now contract comes into operiietion in 1909 the mails will be landed at Brindisi instead of Naples.