CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2039, 26 March 1907, Page 2

CABLES.

I’nESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. LONDON, Afarch 24. Consols are at 845. A weakness ol tho New York market, consequent on heavy liquidations, caused a general fall on tho London Exchange. A number of failures arc probable at the coining settlement. Obituary: M. Pobiedonostzeff, late Procurator-General of tho lioly feyuod. . Sir Richard Solomon organises the Transvaal’s Agent-Generalship. Sir AVilliam AVTiito reports that Schlock’s gyroscopic apparatus extinguishes the rolling motion on ships. As the result of the RegistrarGeneral’s complaint that she is neglecting her work, Mrs. Lankhurst, one of the leading suffragettes, lias resigned the position of registrar of Manchester district.

Lasker won his thirteenth game. The wrecked steamer Suovic’s butter is being discharged into lighters. Tho rapid lightering ol tho vessel is increasing the prospects of refloating. Reece beat Weiss by 7000 to 1805. Reece made a break of 4593 unfinished, including 2208 by cradle cannons in 98 minutes. Lovejoy, playing Hindar, scored 2257 unfinished, by the same stroke. PARIS, March 24.

A violent mistral in the roadstead of Marseilles compelled the liner Brittania to anchor at Estque. Prince Fushima, of Japan, is aboard. By a new arrangement between France and Siam, a settlement of disputes has been made. The former takes the rice provinces of Angkor, Batembar, and Sisophon. Owing to tho murder of Dr. Manchamp, a French subject, in the streets of Marrakesh, the cruiser Jeanne d’ Arc has been sent to Tangier. BUCHAREST, March 24.

The peasants of Roumania looted one hundred estates in Vaslus district and completely sacked them. The Government summoned 30,000 reserves. SYDNEY, March 24. A girl living at the North Shore, who daily visited the city, was plague stricken yesterday, and died to-day. Tho source of infection is a mystery. AIELBOURNE, Alareh 25. In view of the application to quarantine Air. Wren’s tote and the City Tattersall’s Club, the principals of both have unconditionally surrendered, and promises to take no further part in their respective businesses. The police have accepted the surrender, conditional on Cabinet approving: The Acting-Premier does not see how the Government can enter into a bargain with offenders against the law. PERTH, Alareh 25.

At the Kalgoorlio races, Prophesy, half brother of Solution, won the Guineas. Received 9.35 p.in. Alareh 25. LONDON, Alareh 25. • The Aborigines’ Protection Society asked. Lord Elgin to include tho treatment of the native race on the agenda paper of the Imperial Conference, with the view of evolving a common, statesmanlike policy suitable to all colonies. There have been 113 deaths from spotted fever out of 212 cases. The whole of the Welsh colliers decided to protest against tho employment of non-union men. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Berkhnmpstead, counselled impatient Englishmen to wait a little while, as Government were quietly planning a sure method of dealing with the House of Lords. Air. Birred promised a grant of £40,000 for three years for building new schools in Ireland.

PARIS, Alareh 25. . General Roilloiid, commanding the twentieth army corps, has been appointed commander of the sixteenth 'a;i i iny“cOrp§77aii''~"a“TOa.Tk -or-the-dis-approval of Al. Picquart, Alillister for War, for his indiscreet speech in declaring that war was possible, and expressing a hope that the twentieth corps would contribute to the restoration of the lost French provinces. General Boillond also issued a general order referring to the means which would restore the lost provinces. The Franeo-Siamese settlement gives Siam territorial compensation and four ports on the Alekong. Received 10.2 p.m. Alareh 25. NEW YORK, March 25.

Air. Grover Cleveland states that the outcry against the railroads resembles a delirium. Presently the nation would be ashamed of it. He admits that some form of Government supervision is necessary, hut it ought to he planned quietly, and not at a period of excitement. Ho appealed to the Democrats to ' force tariff reform in the broader ground of an enlarged national life. Americans ought to abandon the policy of selfish isolation, of excluding other nations from the American market, and cutting off American foreign market.

Al. Delcasse has filed eight affidavits, including one from Thaw’s mother, denying insanity. Received 10.7 p.m. Alareh 25. AIOROCCO, Alareh 25. A fanatical mob stoned the British Vice-Consul at Alarakeesli, defending the residence where Europeans took refuge. He shot one of the mob. A Frenchman accuses Germans of exciting the Aloors- against/ the French. Enraged at Ainucliamp’s experiments in wireless telegraphy, a mob forced an entrance to his house and stoned him to death. They stubbed the body repeatedly. The. houses of several Europeans were sacked. LONDON. Alareh 25. The Times warns Abdas that lie had belter display his devotion to the country by not permitting favoritism to he rife in public departments that fall under his control. PRETORIA. Alareh 25. There was a great banquet at Johannesburg in fa rowel ling General Botha., lie appealed to all to work socially together if nut politically. Now that we live under one flag and are the subjects of one Empire, let our quarrels cease and let us forget our differences. Let: us meet and personally assist each other to adjust I lie difficulties. YVc trust Britain, and want Britain to trust us. (Prolonged ‘cheers).

SYDNEY, Alareh 25. A child has been plague-striken at Miller's Point. Another death is recorded from plague in the hospital. BRISBANE, Alareh 25. The steamer Tsinan is ashore on a reef near Cooktown.

THE ENTOMBED MINER. PERTH, March 25. It has been deemed impracticable to remove Verisebetti. the entom bed miner, by a diving dress. The water is being lowered six feet per day. Divers convey regular food supplies (o him. The Italian Consul expresses his profound thanks for the efforts of the brave diver Hughes, and the efforts of others so splendidly characteristic of the British race. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE. LONDON, March ‘23. A petition signed by 37,000 women in Britain and Ireland was presented to the House of Commons against enfranchisement. ENCOURAGING MATRIMONY. NEW YORK, March 24. The municipality of Fort Dodge, lowa, resolved that all bachelors and spinsters between the ages of 25 and 45 must marry within two months, or pay fines ranging from 20 to 100 dollars.