LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 991, 10 September 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Received 10.25 p.m., Sept. 9 Paris, Sept. 9. 1 Four thousand bandits attacked the f French convoy at Tagkit, the first volley i killing all the officors. Though suffering from thirst the soldiers made a heroic defence, inflicting enormous loss on the bandits. Capetown, Sept. 9. Both Houses of Parliament have dissolved. Brussels, Sept. 9. The Hygenic Congress at Brussels resolved in favor of international legislation to improve the sanitary condition of workers’ employment. News has been received that the Congo Free State is fortifying her forts. An outbreak of small pox has occurred at South Baling. Black flags have been huDg out to warn persons of risks. The police have been re-vaccinated. Belgrade, Sept. 9. The Government minimises the Nish conspiracy, and declares that it is not directed against King Peter. Vienna, Sept. 9. Reports published here declare that 900 out of 1300 Servian officers aro implicated, Constantinople, Sept. 9. The British Consul at Beirut has threatened to ask the American squadron to land marines in the ovont of a renewal of disturbances. Berlin, Sept. 9. The Kaisor haß directed a rigid censor- . ship of the Socialist Pross with the object of detecting cases of lcse majeste. The prosecution in connection with the recent arrest of Herr Lord, oditor of the Vorwarts, has beon dropped. Received 1 a.m., Sept. 10. , Sydney, Sept. 9. Betting continues very. dull, and exi cepting that Ibex has eased to 8 to 1, freely offered, there is no change in prices. , Sailed, at 5.15 p m., the Westralia. ' Melbourne, Sept. 9. ' Sir E. Barton on Tuesday week moves i in favor of a conference of the two Houses > to discuss the site of the Federal capital, ■ the decision, which must be by an nbso- . lute majority of the conference, to be ) embodiod in a Bill submitted to the t Houses. ; Brisbane, Sept. 9. 3 An influential meeting of commercial ini terests strongly condemned the non-inclu-l sion of Brisbane as a port of call for mail f steamers.