YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2084, 9 January 1908, Page 4

YESTERDAY'S CABLES.

United Press Association—Copyrigls Mr. Joshua Lake, of Melbourne, who has arranged lor a Loan Art, Exhibition for Australia, has sailed from London with -100 painting, occupying GOO feet of line spaco by 21G feet, the artists including the presidents of tho Royal Accadomy, and eight royal societies, and many other well-known painters. There are also -100 miniatures and miscellaneous pictures, the total value being £50,000: also ‘lO loan pictures of a value of LSOdO, representing leading art ists. Pouter reports that Mr. Limieux, Canadian Postmaster-General, has returned from his mission to. Japan with the object of overcoming dilhcullies arising out of the influx ol Japanese to Canada. lie admits that no arrangements have been eoneluded in regard to the restriction of Japanese emigration to Canada, hut he believes a solution can he reached. Negotiations are being eonducted in the friendliest spirit. The Anglo-American Oil Company’s steamer Iloiisatonie, with a cargo of petroleum, struck Maiden Reeks, north-east of Ireland. The rocket apparatus set lire to the ship. The drew took to the' boats, and landed safely, with the exception or two, who were drowned. W hen the boats were clear of tlie steamer a terrific explosion occurred. The New York rent strike developed into serious rioting. Many were injured. Three hundred tenants wero evicted. . . Nelson W'aldrid, chairman ol the United States Committee of Finance lias introduced into the Senate a lull to provide for the issue of 250,000,000 dollars of emergency currency in the form of national banknotes, taxable as high as six per cent, withdrawable when tin' emergency is ended. The French hospital transport Niue has been wrecked on the Morocco coast. The use of a rocket apparatus saved all. There were 240 people aboard at the time of the disThe Viceroy of Canton has agreed to pay £3,500 to settle tlie British claims for the attack on the steamer Saiuan and the murder of a missionarv, as cabled on the loth July, 190 G. Mr. Hume Cook, Government Whip, lias been appointed honorary Minister to the Federal Minister. News from Sumatra states that Dr. Elbert, German gelogist, who has been conducting researches in South Sumatra, reports that the discovery of an ape man is false. Ho has found human remains which he estimates are 20,000 years o.kl. They are human, not simian, and his discoveries aro directly opposed to the Darwinian theory. A blacksmith, named Clinton, at Da.vdawn, South Australia, was set upon by three men and shot dead. The body was thrown down a mining shafts Three men named Letter, Smith and Blooma have been arrested. Two children at Ganlcalill, South Australia.. aged nine and six respectively, found a bottle of whisky, and drank the contents. The eldest died, but the other is recovering.