GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 512, 8 September 1902, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright; London, Sept. 5. Mr Arnold Forster inspected the German Imperial dockyards and naval establishments at Kiel and Wilholmsbaven, and the chief private shipping yards in the Baltic and North yea.

Mr Brodvick, Lord Roberts, Generals French and lan Hamilton, at the Kaiser’s invitation, have started for Germany to view the army manoeuvres. The Union Pit, Forest of Deal, was suddenly flooded, and seven minerß were cut off, and are believed to be drowned. Two escaped. The English hop crop, under tho most favorable conditions, will only be half of last year’s, and possibly not even onethird.

Tho Standard states that the recent French military manoeuvres were carried out on the lines of a century ago. The generals had apparently learnt nothing from the Boer war. The infantry disregarded cover, and advanced in the open in dense masses.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 5. Twelve political prisoners, exercising in Kieff Gaol, overcame the warder, and escaped. They have not been eapturedq ) Paris, Sept. 5. The Shah leaves for St. Petersburg on the 12th.

Bombay, Sept. 5. Lord Curzon states that he had asked the King to be crowned at Delhi. K'ng Edward was delighted at the idea, but was unable to leave England for so long. New York, Sept. i. The strikers of Pennyslvania return to work on Monday. During the naval manauvres the cruiser Brooklyn struck an uncharted rock and bent six bottom plates.

Hobart, Sept. 6. In the Council the (laming Bill passed through Committee. The chief provisions legalise the delivery of letters by hand to Tattersall’s.

Sydney, Sept. 6, Numerous messages congratulatory i n President Roosevelt's escape have been sent to American Consulates from tl p various Slates. Messages on behalf ol the Western Australian and South Australian Governments have been forward d to America.

The Arbitration Court has fixed the bread carters' hours a! S'xty weekly, and the minimum wage tor competent men 4fi>. The Mambare was stranded between two rocks at 4 o’clock on Sunday morni- g. All hope of saving her has been abandoned. The natives are assisting to save the cargo.