GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2369, 9 December 1908, Page 5

GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

United Press Association. Copyright

BRITISH TERRITORIAL FORCES LONDON, Dec. 7.

The Daily Mail reports that a surprise test of speed in the mobilisation .of the territorial forces was executed at Essex yesterday, and was a complete success. RELIEF OF VETERANS.

Lord Roberts’ relief fund Oias reached £33,000, enabling relief to be given in 806 cases.

MUTINY OF A TURKISH REGIMENT.. CONSTANTINOPLE; Doc. 7. A Turkish regiment mutinied at Kiupulii. The soldiers retired to the barracks, which loyal troops surrounded. During a fight an officer and six. loyalists were killed, and an officer and ten mutineers were wounded before the latter surrendered.

WALL STREET SWINDLES. NEW YORK, Dee. 7

Myers, recently arrested at Pittsburg, lias caused the arrest of his prosecutor, P.indissou, a Wall Street broker, alleging the renting of stock certificates so as to enable borrowers to obtain loans.

THE AMERICAN FLEET. SINGAPORE Dec. 7. Admiral Sperry’s fleet lias arrived ■at Singapore.

EXTENSION OF SYDNEY

SYDNEY. Dec. 8

The City Improvement Committee is recommending the extensive resumption of property. It states that at the present rate of increase the population of Sydney will exceed a million in less than 22 years.

THREATENING A JUDGE. MELBOURNE, Dec. 8

Judge Moule, of the ‘lnsolvency Court, has received a letter warning him that he is “first favorite for the bullet stakes,” and advising him to run stifiy adding: “You will be very stiff before long, make no mistake.” ADVERTTSING AUSTR ALIA. The Minister for External Affairs has arranged for the jirinting and distribution in the United Kingdom of 50,000 copies of a twelve-page paper dealing with Australian affairs.- The publisher will also deliver illustrated lectures.

THE ROMA OIL FIRE. BRISBANE, Dec. 8. The fire ‘at the Roma bore still rages without abatement.

GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

(Received Dec. 8, 10.30 p.m.)

LONDON, Dec. 8. Sir Day Bosanquet has been gazetted Governor of South Australia.

[Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet i.s 65 years of age, and was command-er-in-chief on tlio West Indian station 1904-6, at Portsmouth in 1906, and. earlier, in the East Indies. He entered the nayy in 1857.]

SMALL EIRE ON THE MO^AAKL

(Received Dec. 8, 11.50 p.m.)

SYDNEY. Dec. 8

Some loose straw in tlio ’tween decks of the s.s. Moeraki was found to be on fire on Saturday morning, but was quickly extinguished by a patent extinguisher.