LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 433, 4 June 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

A SWINDLER’S DUPE, By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. PARIS, June 2.

A Chamber of one hundred and fifty notaries of Paris assumed liabilities to the extent of six million francs in connection with the Rente Viagere Company, founded by Humbert. THE AUSTRO-HUN'GARIAN PRESIDENT. VIENNA, June 2. Ernest Von Roerber will be President of the Council of Austria-Hun-gary unless prevented by the intervention of Emperor Francis. A BIG BURGLARY. LONDON, June 2. Burgiars stole two thousand pounds worth of jewellery from Bassey’s, the jewellers in Rundle street. GOLD IN CHINA,

Tke Chinese Commissioners at Shanghai have been instructed to suspend the transposition of ad valorem to specific duties. China proposes to

levy duties in gold instead of silver owing to the demand for payment of indemnity on a gold basis. THE CORONATION, LONDON, June 2. June 20 th and 27th have been proclaimed public holidays at Pretoria. BOUNDARIES.

An agreement delimiting the boundaries of British Soudan and Abyssinia has hcen signed. A WARNING. Lord Invercargill, the deputy-Chairman of tho Cuuard line, warns shareholders against tho negotiations in progress, which are likely to affect the future of tho company.

THE DERBY. London, June 3. The hotting on the Dorby is 11 to 8 Sceptre, 6 to 1 Pekin, 15 to 2 Ard Fatrick, 10 to 1 Fowliog-picco.

OBITUARY. Mr Oswald, banker, a director of th° National Mutual Life and N.Z. Loan aud Mercantile, is dead. NEW ZEALAND HURDLER. London, Juno 2. Georgo Smith, of Now Zealand, wonthr, hurdles at Walton in 10 4-5 secs, over a rough track. MR TANGYE DEAD. Obituary : Mr Joseph Tangye, engineer. OCEANS OF MUD. New York, Juno 2. Mount Peleo on Friday ojccted oceans of hot mud. Melbourne, Juno 2. ** The State Governor Sir Chas. Clark is of opinion that alter the lapse of a few months a garrison of about twenty thousand troops, aided by constabulary, will suffice for military requirements in South Africa.

FODDER DUTIES. Mr See has informed tho Govornmcnt that ho approves of tho suspension of tho fodder duties till tho presont crisis has passed away. South Australia declines to consent, while no replies have yet been received from tho Tasmania, Weßtralian, or Victorian State Governments. In the House Mr Deakin announced that New South Wales and Queensland were favorable, whilo South Australia and Tasmania object to tho suspension of *he fodder duties. Tho Premier of Tasmania suggested in a letter that the Federal Government make a direct contribution to the States afl'ectod to cover the duty paid on fodder. Mr Deakin states that the Government has so far not arrived at a decision. AUSTRALIA’S WAR RETURN. Sydney, June 3.

A return shows that Australia sent 16,326 of all ranks to tho war. Tho New South Wales’ roll is eleven officers, 197 non.-eoms. and men, THE AURANIA’S TROOPS, SYDNEY, June 3, The troops by the Aurania were welcomed by the Governor, Premier, ana General Hutton. The latter sympathised with the indignation felt by the troops at the publication ol the Albany incident, which was utterly unsustained. Irregularities by a lew irregulars who were irregularly aboard the transport may have been committed, but one would have hoped such, would have been corroborated before being given publicity. After ten years experience of peace, the war had emphatically asserted that there were no braver, and no better disciplined troops of the King’s army, than the Australians,