YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2110, 8 February 1908, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Iho Gorman warship liop.scn is ashoio at Citxhaven. Four tugs are assisting in tho work of try'ng (o rollout l!io vessel.

The sixth annual meeting of the Central Immigration Hoard was held at Lord Bnissoy’s house. Sir Horace Inzer. Agent-General for Queonslatul, and Air Collins, representative of the Commonwealth, wore present. .Mr Coglilun, of Nor South Wales, and Air Taverner, of Victoria, wrote declining to attend, on tho ground that the persons the Hoard select to emigrate would he unwelcome to Australia, being mostly failures of the town. The report stated that 389 hid emigrated, almost all to Canada, where employment was found. Lord Bra-sey said that if the Hoard was properly supported it would accomplish much more. Lord Kanfurly moved, pledging the meeting to support the '.Hoard in prompting tho emigration of suitable and desirable persons from tho United kingdom to tho colonies. He stated that not our sent was unsuitable to colonial life. Air Jenkins, (South Australian Agent-General, said emigrants only needed ample pluck and a suitable start. Air C. il. Hason, Agent-General lor West Australia, said the typo of emigrant wanted in Australia ' constantly varied. Each State Government must he the judge of those suitable. Settlers for the land w, re principally required at present. The resolution was carried. Mr (Bernard Wise, of Sydney, nun oil approval of the Hoard’s work, fie said it was useless to send the .social driftwood of England to the -lominions overseas. Sir Kiuloek Cooko claimed that the fund entrusted tc [lie Hoard w is administered by men of practical colonial experience, Tho motion was carried. Agara Robartes, Liberal, was returned for Afid-Coniwall unoopised in place of AlcCarthur, who resigned. A serious outbreak of food and mouth diseaso lias occurcd at Gorgj. Midlothian. Eighty-one cows and til calves have been alfected. Owing to France not accepting AI. fsvolaskv’s recent proposals for a Rusian loan, the reception oi At. Hompard, the Ercncli Ambassador, by tho Czar was so cool that Ai. Horn, has asked to be recalled. Air Birrell denied that Sir Antony Alacdonahl has resigned. Lord Robert Cecil’s amendment criticising tho administration of tho Education Department was defeated by 272 to 79. Air Asquith objected to Lord Tweodmouth’s estimate as too high, and the estimates were returned to the Admiralty for revision. Tiie Cabinet appointed a committee to consider further retrenchments, especially in the navy. One hundred and thirty liberals pledged to a reduction of armaments are now pressing tho Government to reduce the estimates, though not yet tabled. The debato thereon yesterday was postponed, which is obviously inconvenient to the Government. A minority of tho committee of .''-'on-conformist members of tho House of Commons accepted Mr AlcKenna’s project to allow contracting out under the coming Bill. A majority of Non-comformist members of the House of Commons threatens trouble.

One thousand two hundred and ninety-five aliens were excluded from Britain for the year ending March, at a cost of £13,000. The damages and costs in the action brought by Lord Asktown against the County Council in connection with the bomb outrage at Glenaliira Lodge, Wexford, amounted to £SOO, or a tax of a shilling in flic pound over the affected area. The latest type of American submarine has provided a compartment forward with a door for exit, as a last resort.

Tho leaders of the Aluncliester unemployed, speaking at a meeting at Tower Hall, London, threatened to seize the grounds of Windsor'Castle, which they would put to better use than tho King. A large land grab, it was stated, was the best way to solve the unemployed problem. About 18 months ‘ago a national trade mark was adopted by Ireland, which only manufacturers in Ireland can use. Lord Elgin now invites the Commonwealth to consider the suggestion that the Irish trade mark be accepted as evidence of the origin of goods bearing itThe War Office is inviting tenders up till May 4th for 533,280 12oz tins 'and 260,690 240 z tins of preserved meat for delivery in September and November. Lord Esher declines to join the new Imperial Maritime League, because its demand for a public inquiry into the navy amounts to a vote of want of confidence in the Admiral. That would cause Sir John Fisher’s resignation, which everyone in Germany, from the Kaiser downwards, desires. Germany courteously informed France that both Sultans had appealed for Germany’s intervention. Abdul Aziz has denied this, but it is interpreted to mean that a zealous Moorish partisan appealed. Tho Master in Chambers dismissed the Druce versus Walden action on the grounds that it was frivolous and vexatious. Costs were allowed.