CABLEGRAMS

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 173, 24 July 1888, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

SIB JULIUS VOGEL’S SONS. London, July 11. Sir Julius Vogel’s son has won the Charterhouse School Kifle Cup. It ha« previously been won by two of his brothers. COLONEL HUGHES-HALLETT. The Primate has withdrawn the invitation to a garden party, accidentally gent to Colonel Hughes-Hallett. THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. - Tenders have been accepted at a cost V o f £lB.OOO for building the towers of the Imperial Institute. ABANDONED AT SEA. The barque Border Chief, bound from Sharpness to Melbourne, wa< abandoned at sea, and the crew landed safely at St Helena. PAUPEB CHILDREN FOB CANADA. Six hundred pauper children have been sent as emigrants to Canada. TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY ORES. Sir Julius Vogel, on behalf of the New Zealand Government, is making enquiries as to the processes in vogue in England and Germany in dealing with refractory ores. RALF, OF FIREARMS TO ABORIGINES. Presbyterian Council has proagainst the sale of firearms to THE KIMBERLEY MINE DISASTER. It is believed that the deaths resulting from a fire in a mine at Kimberley (south Africa) will amount to 224, of which 24 are white men.

PROPOSED ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION' In-the House of Commons Mr W H. Smith, in replv to a question, said that the scientific and commercial prospects of the proposed Antarctic expedition were not sufficient to justify the Government to render pecuniary aid. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. , /; The St. James’ Gazette recommends that responsible. Government should be granted to Western Australia, but that the area of the colony should be i limited. THE POPE. The Powers have taken no notice of the Pope’s threat that he will leave Italy. SNOWSTORMS IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. - « M Severe snowstorms have been experienced in the north of England. THE RACING LIBEL. Wood, the jockey, has appealed against the decision awarding him a farthing damages in the action against | the Licensed Victuallers’ Gazette. BRIBERY AND'CORRUPTION. Arthur Crawford, a high official in Bombay, has been arrested on eharges of bribery and corruption. ARTICLE IN THE STATIST. The Statist, in an article on colonial finances, says the colonies are borrowing too freely, and deprecates the eagerness of investors to tender, especially in the case of New Zealand loans. EARTHQUAKE IN SCOTLAND. A small shock of eorthquake was felt in many parts of Scotlaud on Friday evening