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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 712, 7 January 1903, Page 2

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GERMAN NAVAL ESTIMATES

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. BERLIN,- January G. The German naval estimates provide for the erection of an Admiralty building at Berlin, costing six ‘million marks ; for a Hundred additional officers of the Navy ; twenty-four engineers ; and 2033 men. VANDALS. Vandals in Berlin damaged the granite statue of the Kaiser on Wilhelm Bridge, the Prometheus p." nip in the Royal Mews, and Great iAc<--tor's Statue. A reward has been ottered for discovery of the culprits. Several arrests have been made. DASTARDLY A NARCIIISTS^ MADRID, January 6. Six repatriated Anarchists have been arrested for plotting an attempt on the life of the vice-president or the Argentine, who is visiting Barcelona, A GIFT,

CAPETOWN, January 3. Prior to her departure from Ladysmith, Mr May presented Mrs Chamberlain with a souvenir of the siege in the shape of a burst shell, handsomely mounted. MEAT SUPPLY.. LONDON, January 0. The Maritzburg Company and Jas. Nelson and Sons supply the meat in connection with the Federal Supply, Cold Storage Company in South Africa.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. Marconi asserts that he will shortly be able to wirelessly despatch two hundred words per minute. He intends lo establish connection between Italy and the Argentine. DUTCH LANGUAGE. VIENNA, January 6.. •

M. Kocrbcr’s proposals for the treatment of the language question on an equality was well received.

A GOOD REPORT. LONDON, January 6. The Viceroys at Kansu and Shensi declare that their provinces. aro quiet. j A NEW ASSOCIATION. TO HELP OR SQUEEZE THE PASTORALIST. LONDON, January G. An Imperial Food Suppliers’ Association, with a capital of half a million, is being formed with the object of establishing depots in Canada and Australasia, and cold storage along the Midland Railway in England. Tiie Association proposes lo have 3|) provincial depots. A Central Board will be created in London, with advisory committees in various towns.

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By Telegraph—Press Aseooiation—Copyrigh New York, Jan. 6. Tho vessels capturod at Puerto Cabello included fifteen large sailing vessels. Fifteen hundred revolutionists, marching on Caracas, have bean dofeated. Capetown, Jan. 6. Mr Chamberlain proposes to hear confidentially representative mon of -both racos. He received at Pretoria addresses of welcome from the Municipality,. Chamber of Commerce, and Hebrew and Indian Committees. London, Jan. 6. Muley Mahommed has been rnado Khalif, with Bupreme command of the army. The Sultan has considerably reinforced the army, and the tribes are gradually submitting. Marconi has arranged to supply and print wireless news daily on trans-Atlantic liners, as an experiment. The German cruiser Sperber has started from Kiel for Venezuela. Berlin favors dilatory negotiations as to Venezuela, but Washington desires to arrive at an agreement as regards arbitration, with a view to ending the blockade. The views of the two Cabinets diverge more widely daily. Americans, commenting on the attack on the Monroe doctrine, dcolare that some German animosity for England has: beon transferred to America. Berlin, Jan.jp. The Austrian Consul at Geneva has been handed Princess Louise of Saxony’s petition for judicial separation. The hearing has been fixed to take place at Dresden on the 28th. Louise demands an absolute divorce. Constantinople, Jan. 6. Two hundred Redifs of the Turkish militia at Uskub, have deserted, but arc* retaining their rifles and ammunition. Sydney, Jan. 6. The weather is boisterous, with heavy dust storms, and a galo is raging on the south coast. Brisbane, Jan. 6. The Premier promised that Cabinet would further consider tho Keniff appeal to tho Privy Council. Tho sugar exported to dato is 37,845 tons, compared with 68,2119 for the same period of last year. Melbourne, Jan.’fi. There aro cyclonic storms in the city and country, with tremendous dust storms. In some places the railways were blocked by the drifting sand. There is a heavy gale on the coast. .ues Ottawa, Jai One hundred thousand immigrants a. rived at Canadian north west provin-? . last year, Washington, Jan. t>. The Supreme Court at Washington, upheld the action of the Baltimore Customs authorities in levying countervailing duty on Russian sugar, on the ground, that money paid by Russia on exported sugar constituted a bounty. Senator Lodge introduced a Bill in tho Senate proposing the suspension of-coal duties for ninety days. -r London, Jan. 6, It is officially announced that Admiral Bedford has been appointed Governo'r of Westraiia. . • .

Lord Castletown approves of the proposal of the Dublin newspaper Irish DailyIndependent, for a non political conference to promote Ireland’s material der velopment. A Shanghai correspondent states that Changihetung has been superseded for consistenly opposing Yunglu’s pro-Eussia schemes. Five thousand troops have been sent to restore order at Chekiang. Madrid, Jan. 6. Obituary ; Senor Sagasta, ex-Premie* of Spain. Cairo, Jan. 6. An Egyptian Caisse Deladette offers forty thousand sterling for study with the view of finding a remedy for opthalmio diseases in Egypt.