LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 710, 5 January 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

CHRISTIAN GOVERNORS. AGREEMENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. By, Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON, Jail. 3. The Daily Telegraph states that a result of LamsdonTs interviews with Goluchowski shows that Russia and Austria are quite agreed in demanding Christian Governors for Saloniea and Kassova. 'LONDON, January 3. Lord Roberts lias accepted the invitation of tlie Honourable Artillery Company to visit Boston, America, in September. The Chamberlains have visiied Spionkop. The Times’ Ladysmith correspondent says that Mr Chamberlain’s announcement that all military receipts for goods taken during the war will he recognised will have an enormous effect on the immediate situation. Repudiation of some receipts caused extreme dissatisfaction. AMBASSADOR IN ITALY. SUCCESSOR TO LORD CURRIE. LONDON, Jan. 3. The Standard’s Rome correspondent states that the Hon. Francis Bertie, Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs, succeeds Lord Currie as Ambassador in Italy.

INCREASE OF DUTIES. ANOTHER TARIFF KNOCK TO ENGLAND. VIENNA, Jan. 3. The Augleish lias arranged for tiio decade duties on manufactured articles to be’increased. It is expected that they will injure Great Britain more than America, whicli arc respectively the second and third largest exporters to Austria. COMMERCIAL TREATIES. BULGARIA’S ACTION. SOFIA, Jan. 3. Bulgaria lias notified the termination of commercial treaties terminable in 1903. The Government is preparing a general tariff.

REFORMS IN MACEDONIA. IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY THE TIMES. LONDON, Jan. 3. The Times states that a joint scheme of important Macedonian reforms will shortly be submitted to the Powers, and pressed on the Sultan. DISAPPROVAL OF ALLIANCE WITH GERMANY. LONDON, January 4. The election for the Newmarket seat resulted : C. D. Rose, Liberal ... 4414 11. L. Brassey, Conservative 3907 The British alliance with Germany in connection with the Venezuelan trouble largely affected the result.

ARBITRATION PROPOSALS. A SUGGESTION THAT WAS NOT ACTED UPON. NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Mr Hay, in forwarding the Powers President Castro’s acceptance of arbitration, declined to endorse the accompanying proposal that the head of some American Republic should act as arbitrator. The suggestion was afterwards dropped. MESSAGES DELAYED IN TRANSMISSION.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Capetown, Jan. 4. Mr Chamberlain met Lord Milner at Charleston. They reached Pretoria at midnight. A large and enthusiastic crowd welcomed them, but there was no core mony. Borlin, Jan. 4 An inspired article published in Borlin says that Germany considers it the mission of the Powers interested, namely, 3real Britain, Franco, and Spain, to restore order in Morocco. It add 3 that if diplomacy is ineffective, the Powers must agree to a course of action, but the chief thing is to uphold commercial interests. The King of Saxony is in a critioal con dition. It is semiofficially announced thai he is unlikely to survive beyond a few days. New York, Jan. 4. Germans seized Customs House at Puerto Cabello. The blockaders took Venezuelan vessels from tho inner bar bor, and landed forces on the wharl. There was no firing, and the occupation was only temporary. The captured vessels, numbering fifty, have been towed to a port of Spain. Melbourne, Jan. 4. South Australia in their first innings made 317 ; Hill 45, Gthrs 45. Armstrong took 2 wickets for 71, Laver 2 for 71, Collins 1 for 90, Warne 1 for 42, The rest were run out. Victoria in tho second innings had three wickets down for 102, Mailer (not out) 49, Noonan 22.