YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2043, 21 November 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Unitod Press Association—Copyright An Edinburgh linn has contracted for tho electrification of tho tramways oi Moscow, at a cost of two million pounds sterling. A Ruoter report from Constantinople states that an Imperial irado has ordered that tho sanctuary of the prox>hot Mahomet at Medina, Arabia, uo Jit by oloetricity. Dr. James Mclntosh Bell, New Zealand Government Geologist, lectured before tho Colonial Institute on tho mineral wealth of New Zealand. Lord Ranfurly presided. Obituary: Lady Brampton. The Daily Mail states that slio has bequeathed £ISO,UUO to Roman Catholic charities. [Lord Brampton formerly Justice Sir Henry Hawkins, died abouLfour weeks ago.]' Ayling, charged with forgery, pleaded guilty. [Ayling was charged with several forgeries, tho amounts involved exceeding £10,000.] Tho extreme advocates of Gorman naval expansion urge Prince Bulow to begin four battleships and a largo cruiser yearly, with the view of securing, by 1914 a complete double squadron of modern ships. The Times’ Now York; correspondent indicates tho growing liniliience of Mr. Hughes, Governor of Now York,as a potential candidate lor tho Presidency. Financiers, reading between tlio lines, infer from his speech- ■ es that bo adopts Mr. Roosevelt’s policies, but is. more conservative in his methods of dealing with trusts and corporations, hence Mr, Taft, the President’s first choico, is less popular in New York StateTwo men wero accidentally killed in Lisbon while manufacturing an explosivo for criminal purposes. A third was arrested. German warships on tho Chineso coast aro taking precautions in tlio event of .a development of tho ant-i----foroign movement. Seven hundred free Chinese storekeepers in tho Transvaal petitioned tho Chineso Minister in London protesting against tho Asiatic Registration Act, which imposes a degrading inspection, reducing them to a lower level than the African natives. Such treatment was only fit for slaves willing to submit to voluntary registration. Otherwise, they claim to bo repatriated with full compensation... The steamer Swanley lias sailed from Durban with 2000 repatriated Chinese. . _ ' Arcliibishop Bruchesi, of Montreal, at tho Pope’s instance has directed that no dispensations be granted enabling Catholics to marfy ProtestMi'. Dcakin, in the Federal House, referring to Mr. Balfour’s speech at Birmingham, declared that ho was certainlynot yet prepared to advocate a policy of Imperial freetradoHo did not believe it would be advantageous to the industrial interests of Australia. A salvage expedition lias returned to Sydney from tho wreck of tlio Annasona on Middleton roof. A large quantity of salvage was secured. Tlie expedition reports the discovery of an unknown vessel near tho Annasona, apparently wrecked many years ago. A band of police, wearing armor, raided the headquarters of tho revolutionaries at Riga, Russia. The revolutionaries fought for. four hours, firing 700 shots and wounding one policeman. When the house was captured four revolutionaries, including one woman, were found dead. Five men and two girls were wounded. Mr. E. T. Seton, the Canadian naturalist and explorer, reports that the so-called barren lands extending to the Arctic circle are full of game, well watered, and fit for cultivation very far north.