GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 714, 9 January 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

MOROCCO REBELS

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright.

LONDON, Jan. 7. Two more insurgent tribes in Morocco have submitted. GERMANY’S DENIAL. BERLIN. Jan. 7.

The German Foreign Office denies

that German financiers or the Government are obstructing an American built Isthman canal. TURKEY AND MACEDONIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 7.

Turkey appoints a field-marshal to command uie new military district, comprising Soul-hero Daimatea, Ilerzegovinia, and Southern Bosnia, the command comprising 100,001) men., The appointment is considered significant, in view of Turkey s agreement with Russia regarding Macedonia,

BO U N CIN G VENEZ UEL A, NEW YORK, Jan. 7

The allies informed Mr Jlay of their willingness to allow Venezuela to confer wi.-h a view to settling preliminaries, > aior to submitting the question to the Hague tribunal. The blockade is to continue until Castro accepts the conditions provided at a previous point. A hope is expressed that certain claims will be settled without the Hague intervention.

RESERVOIR BURST. LISBON, Jan. 7. The bursting of the reservoir caused a panic amongst the residents of the lower part of the town, but there were noj'atalit-ies.

BRISBANE, January 8

Two children died of ptomaine poisoning after eating corned beef, A. third is seriously ill. The Railway Commissioners have decided to close two non-paying railways, Bowen and Oooklown at the end of January. SYDNEY, January 8.

The Governor-General has betid ordered to hold a Coronation investiture at Sydney about Easter, whereat all residents of honors in Coronation year receive their warrants and insignia. Cardinal Moran fails to see what good he can do in making further statements regarding the Samoa matter, and is unlikely to Lake up the challenge of the ltev. Rutledge and the Secretary of the Methodists Foreign Missionery Society to publish proofs of his charges. Dean O’Haran, who conveyed the Cardinals decision to an interviewer, said if proof was desired, let. those desiring it go to the German or American Governments, or to King Oscar, or the London Times, and they would get from these sources all the proof they can want. Chalmers dead-heating Taylor was, a fine performance, He also showed grand form in the final lap of the race, securing fourth place. He ran second in the Walne Plate, live miles, Gudgeon beating him by a wheel,' Meg-son third. MELBOURNE, January 8.

The Inverlochy enquiry is hung up. At the conclusion of evidence counsel for the defenc asked the Court of enquiry to state a case to the Supreme Court on the technical points raised. Pending the decision of the Supreme Court the proceedings are blocked.