GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 709, 3 January 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, January 1. France has re-inforeed her Algerian land frontiers, and increased the supplies of ammunition. M. Silvella, the Premier has informed King Alfonso that the Powers recognise Spain’s rights to intervene in Morocco. The quarterly revenue amounted to £36,172,810, of winch Customs produce £9, 759,970, exeNe £11,887,000, stamps £2,130,000. J. O’Donnell, at. Irish member of the House of Commons, convicted of intimidating, has hrd his sentence reduced to one third without i ard labour. The prompt action taken at Dresden to secure early judical separation in divorce is due tr the King’s serious illness. The Southwark publican, Chapman, is a Pole, His real name is Severio > KlosofSki. I-Ie is charged with poisoning besides Maid March, two women with whom he cohabited successively as his wives.

Thirty Belgian officials are starting to re-organise the finances of Persia. CAPETOWN, January 1 An ordinance at Pretoria confers a copyright on press telegrams Irom outside the; colony for the period of seventy-two hours. SYDNEY, January 2. Sir Edmund Burton has cabled to Mr Chamberlain in South Africa, ur-p-inff Mthat all further military contracts for foodstuffs should he for the produce of British colonies. The bankruptcies for last year show the liabilities were £281,600, and as " sets £124,000. HOBART, January 2. The revenue for the half-year was £734,000, or about £BOOO above the estimate. PERTH, January 2. The gold yield for the year exceeded that of the preceding year by 29e,000 ounces,