GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 716, 12 January 1903, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By. .telegraph—Press Association— Copyright., HOME, January 9. It is semi-officially announced by the newspaper Tribuna at Rome that Russia considers ihe passage of the Dardanelles as a compensation due to her by Turkey for moderating her counsels relative to Balkan affairs*. LONDON, January 9.

At Ike Antwerp wool sales buyers were very numerous. Bidding was animated. Of 1,600 bales of La Plata offered 1236 were sold. Merinos and fine crossbreds were 10 per cent.

above the closing rates of the October sales. Messrs James McEwan and Co. have postponed payment of coupons upon their first mortgage debentures, with a view of submitting a scheme of reconstruction. The Court appointed Mr Jeffray, one of the directors, receiver and manager, pending completion of the scheme. The Daily Mail states that a Westphalian syndicate is furnishing forty thousand tons of coal to a German depot at Port Said, and will not sell coal to British firms. Mr J. M. Bruce’s estate has been

proved at £8,629. Germany has invited Austria-llun-gary, Italy, and Russia to negotiate commercial treaties.

The lawyers acting for the Princess ,ouise of Saxony ’insist that M. Gi•011 must withdraw from Lusannc unil a divorce is obtained. NEW YORK, January 9.

Castro has accepted arbitration of

the Hague Tribunal, and nominates Mr Bowen, the American Minister at Caracas, as his commissioner. Mr Bowen is sanguine of effecting a settlement. The commissioners of the allies will, with a commissioner from the Hague, meet at Washington. Castro complains that the Powers modified the terms till tiicy were extreme and he cjnly accepted them under compulsion. The revolution led by General Mattos is languishing owing to dislike to Germany:s assistance

CAPE TOWN, January 9. The railway servants in South Africa, to the number of 3000 have organised and formed a union. Alfred Beit is. ill of apoplexy at Johannesburg. Correction : Mr Chamberlain said

the Government had already done much for the rebels, and outside pressure would be useless. Exiles would not he allowed to return unless they accepted the Vcrceninging terms. SYDNEY, Jan. 10.

A proposal to send an Australian team to defend the Kolapore Cup is being actively canvassed. Mr Copeland, replying to Mr See’s cable, states that the War Office informed him- that all meat supplies for South Africa would he obtained from British Imperial sources if possible. There is a strong feeling in local business circles that the State Governments should act promptly i.ll impressing on the Imperial authorities the necessity of ame’nding the contract so as to make it compulsory that only colonial meat or that obtained in a British dependency should be supplied otherwise there is a fear of contracts going to the Argentine. It is contended 'that! notwithstanding the drought there is plenty of meat in Australia to supply contracts or that New Zealand alone can meet the demand.