CABLEGRAMS

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 242, 3 January 1889, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

THE new S.A. GOVENOR. London, Jan. 1. The Earl of Kintore. the new Governor of South Australia, will resign the captaincy of the Guards, and will shortly be gazetted a K.C.M.G. GERMAN RUBBISH. An official inquiry into the circumstances attending the issue of defective swords to the British troops, as shown by the battle of Suakim, has disclosed the fact that the weapons in question were manufactured in Germany. BISHOP BARRY. It is understood that Bishop Barry will rewive the first English bishopric that becomes vacant.

A REPORTED FAILURE. The London Standard states that an Australian shipping firm of some standing has become involved in difficulties. The liabilities are estimated at £120.000. BESTORATION OF GORDON’S EFFECTSA Soudanese refugee has offered to restore General Gordon's clothes and papers, which were concealed at Berber, where the local tribes are friendly. HEAVY SENTENCE UNDER CRIMES ACT Mr E. Harrington has been sentenced to months’ imprisonment for reporting the proceedings at meetings of the National League. SABBATH-BREAKING IN GERMANY. Berlin, Jan. 1. In deference to the wishes of the Emperor the Berlin racing clubs have decided not to hold meetings on Sundays. I GLADSTONE ON ARBITRATION. * Rome, Jan. 1. Mr Gladstone, who is now on a visit to Italy, has wiitten a letter to an Italian nobleman, in which he expresses the opinion that the present altitude of the European Powers is cf sufficient importance to warrant ft grand appeal to tbe arbitration of the European nations for the purpose of averting ft tangcinary European waft