LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 837, 11 March 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press A-,monition--Copyright Received 10.23 p.ui., March 10.

London. March 10.

The Political Resident ut Aden hurried to Atbata, where the Boundary Commissioners were advancing. A small escort experienced a rebuff and were compelled to withdraw. One of the Sepoys was shot. Turkish intriguers are fomenting tin? trouble at Zehad.

Bishop Neligan attended the King's levee.

The Chilian torpedo boat Ingeuiero Romero was wrecked at Starotonio. The crew were saved. Capetown, March 10. Mr Smartt has beeu elected for East London, badly defeating a Ministerialist. Sir A. Milner is attending the Customs Conference at Bloemfontein. Received 10.25 p.m., March 10. London, March 10. Consols arc at 91}. Mr Austen Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons that eight hundred Boer prisoners in India refuse to take tho oath of allegiauco or make a declaration of acceptance of the peace terms. Botha undertakes to send a messenger to explain the desirability of their rnakiug the declaration. Mr Gerald Balfour announced that the Commonwealth had intimated that it did not desire to adhere to the Brussels Sugar Convention.

Ottawa, Mar. 10.

The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway is incorporating with a capital of fifteen million sterling. Tiie route north will be through Ontario, Winnipeg, and tho Rockies to the Pacific. Canada may grant a subsidy, but refuses to concede lands. Received 10.46 p.iu., March 10. Sydney, March 10. Arrived, 5 p.m., tho Mokoia. Brisbane, March 10.

A meeting, under the auspieos of the Workers’ Political Organisation, was addressed by members of the Federal Labor Party. Mr Watson, tho leader, declared that as it is suggested by Mr Unamborlain that the colonies should sharo the burden of the Empire, they would havo to have a say in the policy of the Empire. They preferred to continue in their present position. Australia would never be dragooned into contributing to the upkeep of the Empire, and would not consent to the undoing of the Federal tariff for the purpose of effecting preferential treatment of Britain.

Received 1.7 a.m., March 11. LONDON, March 10

News has been received of serious lighting at Monaster. A revolutionary band defended the church against the troops, eventually escaping. The Admiralty intends to supplement the continuous service system by enlistment of men for a limited period conditional that they complete their twelve years’ term in the reserve.

AMSTERDAM, March' It)

...The Dutch railway men threaten a general strike unless Government abandon the proposal to make it a punishable offence for any public servant to participate jn a strike. Jl is reported that Germany lias made representations to the Hague, alleging that a strike would cause grievous injury, to her commerce.

Received 10.46 p.m., March 11. •_ SYDNEY, March 10

The Tyrian, hound for Melbourne with a large number of passengers, broke * her shaft 50 miles north of Wilson’s Promontory, but was safely towed to Twofold Bay.

News from the New Hebrides states that a peculiar disease is affecting the natives on the island of Melemele. There have been many deaths, which occur within twelve hours after the first symptoms. Some declare that it. is cholera, while others say that the disease i.s one peculiar, to kanakas^ SYDNEY, Marcli 10. The English cricketers speak highly of the splendid hospitality received in New Zealand. They went on to Melbourne to-night. The State Governor has declined to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day festival. A case of plague is reported from Newcastle.