GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 386, 10 April 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

TRADE RETURNS, By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright,. LONDON. April B.—The Board of Trade returns for March show that the imports decreased £5,528,195, including the sum of £1,376,000 on wool. Other, declines were chiefly foodstuffs. The exports decreased £2,804,055, including £2,1P7,225 for new ships.

FOOTBALL DISASTER. S.e'eral additional deaths through tiie football disaster have occurred. LICENSING BILL. Th? Licensing Bill has oeeu read a second time. NEW GOVERNOR. Adti.-iral Rawson, the new Governor of Few South Wales, has sailed for Sydney via America. CORONATION SHOW.

The Agents-General contemplate separate decorations and illuminations at their offices for the Coronation, at a cost of £l5O each. A SURPRISE VISIT. The King unexpectedly visited the Scily Isles, and inspected Dorien Smith’s flower gardens. MONTENEGRIN FRONTIER. VIENNA. April B.—The Nieue Fne Presse foreshadows that Austrian troops will restore order in the town of Vaviebaz'-, on the Montenegrin frontier.

ASSASSINS. ST. PETERSBURG. April B.—A second attempt has been made on the life of M. Trepoff, chief o. police, Moscow. The assailant, who used a dagger, failed, and was arrested. INFERNAL MACHINES. BRUSSELS. April B.—An infernal machine injured liie barque Nationale, Brussels. There is no clue to the perpetrator::.

THE PLAGUE. BRISBANE. April 9.—Two cases of plague are reputed, COMMONWEALTH CONTINGENT. HOBART. " April 9.—The Tasmanian section of the Commonwealth Contingent lias sailed,, AMERICAN PUSH. SYDNEY. April 9,—The American Consul at Newcastle' recently reported favorably on tiie field for American capital provided by the tariff. Enquiries have now been received concerning the opening for the manufacture of iron goods. CHECKING GAMBLING, MELBOURNE. April 9.—The Federal Postmaster is tak.ng steps to intercept corresoondence for bookmakers, business letters relating to church bazaars, raffles, and art unions.

NEW HEBRIDES. The Federal Premier lias received a communication from Burns, Pliilp, and Company, stating that they have arranged to throw open thirty thousand acres of rich alluvial land in South Santo, New Hebrides. The lease will be granted to British subjaects only, in live hundred acre blocks, at a nominal rental, and settlers will be conveyed free to the island.