YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2050, 29 November 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

l’linco Billow lias introduced into the Prussian Diet a .Bill asking for n. credit of 17i millions sterling tor the purpose of further Germanising the Polish province by expropriating the land of Polish owners. Prince Harlow declared that there was no hope of t’ho (! over union t, abandoning ulie policy which Itismti'rc'U iiritiated. The Poles aaul Centre party strongly opposed bln' proposal. 'Hie Victor hi n Government invito Mr. FergiUto.il, secretary ami engineer <rf the AA\4l.iingtoii Harbor Hoard, to visit Melbourne to consult on the best means of providing additional harbor accommodation. The Western Australian Assembly carried an amendment to the income 'Pax Hill, granting all exemption of £lO per eh Ad for I'.rmilies up to live. 'filie troubles connected with t! e German Opera Company oudminated in Melbourne in the issue of writs against George Musgrovo by llans MmliwikM and Karl Foller, claiming steamer fares from Melbourne to Genoa. Feller also claims a-ricara of salary. A third writ by Fritz Rupp claims for alleged breach of contract and arrears erf salary. Serious damage lias been done to the oyster * beds at Hervoy Bay (Queensland)), by a large fish attaining a (length of (lit. 'lnvestigation proves the fkfli to he a. tachinotus ovatiiß, which had not provioaislv beer.' known to grow larger than 10 incites. The stomach of one was filled ,'iviith crushed Shell and young oysters. 'fbe Russian Government have derided to purchase from Vickers, Sl;>n, and 'Maxim for £400,000 plans for two 20,000 ton battleships, which will bo built- in the Russian yards, the money to be forfeited if the speed is below 21 knots. Experts consider that Turkey’s prohibition of the export of barley ■will affect- English brewers. Hodsaki' .tribesmen in the Mongolia district ate five Congo State soldiers.

Tempestuous weather has been experienced in the Black Sea. Oyer 200 persons- wore drowned, including 110 through the foundering of a Turkish steamer. 'Count De Witte lias been appointed director of the Russian Discount Credit Bank, which implies lus retirement from political life. Sir H. Cl Han Herman has started for Biarritz for the benefit of his health. Harden'si trial in Berlin for libelling Mclt-ke has been fixed for December 12. Obituary: Lord Battersea. (Lord Battersea, whose age was 64, was T,ord of the Treasury under Gladstone’s last administration (1892). H e married Sir Anthony tie Rothcoliiild’s daughter Constance in 1877. He won the Brecon constituency in ISSO, and held. the seat until it was merged in the county after the passing of the Deform Bill; ho was thrice M.P. for f . Bedfordshire. He wars an ud- mntnman, and won the House of C . aioiis Steepleciliase in 1889. --l vaj -jkc owner of many valuable ;«nintings, and held a diploma i'.-ivu the V<ien<ra Exhibition for plictcgi aj.iiy. He leaves no heir.] The allegations made actiinst Presbyterian missionaries i" Kew Hebrides by the High Oommissioinr of the AVester.n Pacific have lie i answered in a lengthy letter *>•'• the Foreign Missions Committee requested Air. Dcakin to foiwe.rd to the Secretary for the Colonies. The committee assort that mirsioiiarles have tried to strengthen' the bonds between Australia and. the Xew Hebrides, and urge the Secretary for t'l(« Colonies to thoroughly investigate the Commissioner’s charges.