GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1779, 9 June 1906, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

By Electric Telegrai>li—l’ev Tress Association —Copyright. London, Juio 7

Doctor Clifford, addrissiog a Free Cliurcli demonstration at Wiml)ledon C:mmPD, declared that c'atno four of tJio Educational Bill must bo doletcd, otherwise tho Liberal Government would havo to send passive resistors to gaol for refusing to pay towards tho propagation of Romanism. Reuter's Cairo correspond»nt roporfs that the natives at Salodi, 200 miles south of Elaboia, massacred tbo Soudanese garrison, numbering forty. A punitive expedition have left Elabcia.

The Morning Test advises tho Im* perial Govornmont to encourago tho Commonwealth to adopt Commander Crcsswell’s naval defence proposals. _ The Daily Mail states that Britain has received a guarantee that the Servian regicides will not bo reappointed, and expect that Britain will now resume its diplomatic relations with Servia.

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into tho Soottish.Churches dispute, has awarded tho training colleges at Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen to tho United Ereo Church. Madrid, Juno 7.

Tho Princo and Princoss of Wales havo left Madrid on their roturn home.

P..ri->, Juco 7.

Tho newspaper Figaro favors Franco securing Mauritian Tho Dosbats favors partition of tbo New Hebrides.

llibait, Juoc 8

An English syndicato reports that they havo purchased a thousaud acres sharo of tho country noar Latrobo.

Fremantle, Juno 8

Arrived, Orient. Passongors for Now Zealand : Mr Potter and wife, Mr Bush and wife, and Miss Buddie.

Sydney, Juno 7. . Henry Deacon Bayner was arrested at Sydney in connection with aUegod defalcations as secretary of the Christchurch Druids’ Lodge. Frofossor Caswell, who is conduct ing tho seabed exploration, had two dredges lot down 2000 fathoms fiftyfivo miles off tho coast, bnt failed to touch bottom. A number of interest ing specimens wore obtained. Melbourne, June 8.

At tho end of March Victoria possessed 11,155,000 sheep, an increase of 1,287,000. Tho Pdstoraliets’ Association notified that they intend to increase shearing rates a shilling a huudrod during the present season. An order for 35,000 tons of coal f -r Manila has been received at Newcastle. Other largo orders from tho Philippines aro expectod. CooktowD, Juno 8.

Mr Mock, collector of natural history specimens for Mr Walter Rothschild in New Guinea, makes. serious charges against police administration in the group. 110 allegos some of the officials utilise the polico for other than protective purposes, making it impossible to obtain proper protection. Ho reports serious outrages and mutu dors in tho northern district. His native servants were set upon by hostile tribes. One was killed and another wounded. On another occa ion his servant was killed and the murderers sent a cooked arm to Mr Meek, who declares that unloss tho police protect him lio will protect himself, and if anything happens tho fault will not bo with him.