YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2151, 6 August 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Unitod Press Association —Copyright LONDON, August 4.

K. Hutchings has boon invited to join the Mnrylcbonc: team to visit Australia.

Middlesex heat (iloucester by nn innings and 110 runs. Tarrant, nn ex-Australian. scored 98, and took 9 wickets in the second innings (four with successive bails) ior U. Yorkshire beat Leicester. Hirst took 5 for 63.

A mob at .lloifnst attacked a prison van and stoned the police seriously. 'J’lie police were reinforced and mado tliroo charges, using tbc'r batons vigorously and injuring many persons. PARIS. August 4.

It is reported that 4000 French and Spnpish troops, with the consent ot the signatory Powers ot the iras Convention, will occupy Casablanca within a week. Two cars collided in the Cratorium Defranee motor race at Bordeaux, killing five persons, and injuring two BERLIN, August 4.

The royal yachts Holienzollelm and Stamlart met at Swinomunde. The Ivaiser and Czar exchanged visits. ROME, August 4.

Rumors oi' scandals in ecclesiastical institutions in Italy led to soriouß riots at Turin and Mantua. .Demonstrators at Spezzia attacked carabineers, who fired in self-defence, killing two persons and wounding several others. NEW YORK, August 4. Judge Landis delivered judgment imposing a fine on the Stand ltd Oil Trust of 29,240,000 dollars. Ho recommended proceedings against the Chicago-Altou Railway Company, and scathingly denounced Mr !\ jckl'e’ici. MOROCCO, August 4.

Raisuli declares that Kaid Mac Lean was insincere and therefore captured him. He offers to liegotiato with the British Legation through Reuter’s correspondent. PRETORIA, August 4.

Breytenbach was sentenced to three years’ penal servitude for attempting to blackmail, alleging that Botha was bribed by Dynamite Commissionaires before the war. Do Haas, editor of Land on Volk, after a favourable summing up by the judge was acquitted and discharged witliouLa stain on Ills character. Pie declared lie would sue the Crown for unjustifiable arrest. ADELAIDE, August 5.

Canada won the second lest la crosso match against Australia- by 6 goals to 3. The Canadians excelled in catching and superior passing, though their pace was not so great as that of the Australians.