GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 937, 9 July 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

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By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright; LONDON, July, 7. Mr Harris,. the Times Tangier cot, respondent, recently captured by bandits, has been released in exchange for rebel tribesmen. CABLE CONFERENCE.

LONDON, July 7. The International Cable Conference has imposed upon the cable companies the insertion in messages of the 'date, hour, and minute of despatch. While eiie official vocabulary is not made compulsory, all cable .words must be pronounced in one of the eight authorised languages. A letter cypher will be admitted up to live characters. Australia was admitted to.the Telegraph Union as a first-class State.

AUSTRALIAN RIFLEMEN. LONDON, July 7. The Australian Bisley. team arc quartered at Brookwood,. and practising steadily with the new rifles lent them by, Westley, Richards. Tomorrow they, attend the Royal review at Aldershot, by, the King’s command. DOUGAL’S LAME DEFENCE.

LONDON, July 7. Dougal, iu a lengthy document, explains the death of Miss Holland, winch he says was caused by the accidental explosion of a revolver. He became bewildered and concealed the body. LUCK OF. A TRUST. NEW YORK, July 7. 'A syndicate, headed by Ferdinand Peek and Lyman Gage, President of the United States Trust Company, has obtained exclusive trading and running privileges in connection with gold mines of extraordinary value,, copper, coal mines and salmon fisheries between the Gulf of Anadir, in North - east Siberia, and Behring Strait.

A FORMIDABLE FORCE. PEKIN, July, 7, At present there are twelve British and fifteen American warships in the Gulf of Pcchili. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. ADELAIDE, July 8. The Cricket Association have approved of the visiting English team, but decided that travelling umpires Were not acceptable. PERTH, July 8. A Manila' man named Rocco has

been executed for the murder of two of his countrymen at Port .Cunningham, Death was instantaneous. SYDNEY, July 8.

'Ac the conference on public morals appalling; statements .were made re .the extent of immorality, especially] amongst young girls, passed comprehensively, dealing with the evil will be presented to Parliament with a view to legislation. ; The Government have abolished the ■Board for Exports, as it is considered'to be unnecessary, since the appointment of commercial agents abroad.

In the Assembly Mr Haynes made an onslaught on the Government, accusing the Premier of a gross piece of Governmental misconduct. MELBOURNE, July,

.Obituary,: Mr Thomas Roberts, aged 91, a member of Sir James Ross’s Antarctic expedition. He subsequently took a prominent part in the Maori war.

The Arbitration Bill was read a first time. Correspondence tabled in connection with the new Eastern Extension cable agreement shows .that the Pacific Cable Board suggested through Mr Chamberlain a conference representing the Governments interested in the Pacific cable to discuss the question of the agreement. Sir E. Barton replied that he thought he could not reasonably be asked' to submit the matter to the conference. He pointed out that the. Commonwealth was not taking a new. departure, as agreements had already; existed with four States, and could not be ignored.