LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 378, 1 April 1902, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

KING MENELIK. By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, March 30.—Menelik, King of Alyssinia, visits Europe in August, OBITUARY. Obituary : Count Munster, late German Ambassador in Prance A DENIAL.

The Netherlands Government deny reports from Brisbane that the Dutch intend to establish a penal settlement in New Hebrides and prohibits deportation. TRAITOR GRIMM. Colonel Grimm lias been sentenced to imprisonment tor life in the underground dungeon at Schluesselburg. BANQUETTING THE PREMIERS. The Colonial Imperial Institute of Colonial and Australian Clubs of the British Empire League are comb.mng to promote a banquet to the cob. trial Premiers present at the Coronation ceremony. A BIG LAWSUIT. Cohen, a well-known concessionaire of Delagoa Bay, is suing the PGituguese Government fj*r £750,000 for breach of contract in’connection with the Delagoa Bay pier.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, Germany proposes a conference with Great Britain, France, and America to discuss the question of preventing anyone securing a monopoly of v. reless telegraphy on the high seas.

A TRADE TILT. It announced that if Germany enforces the regulation against the American use of boracic acid in preserved meats, the American Government is likely to exclude millions of dollars worth of German food stuffs unless they have been proved nun-in-jurious to health.

significant movement. The mobilisation of ninety thousand auxiliary troops by Turkey, ostensibly for tlie manoeuvres, is considered significant, owing to me condition of affairs in Macedonia. RUSSIA’S ACTIVITY.

The construction of the Siberian railway is being much accelerated since the publication of the Anglo-Japanese treaty, OUR ALUES AS CRITICS,

The Japanese strongly, criticise Great Britain’s decision not to fortify Weibaiwei, believing that North China will be the scene of serious .trouble in the event of war. PARIS. March 30.—The Senate excised hm the Electoral Bill sexennial Parliaments, the clause recently adopted by the Chamber. DEFAULTERS. SYDNEY.

March 31.—Two New. Zealanders missel the troopship Devon. They were ta,ken in the Now, South Wales contingent. TI-IE GREAT GAMBLE. HOBART.

March 30.—The post J and telegraph officials liave been instructed to detain all correspondence addressed to Tattersa 1 . or any of his sci.fi.