GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 395, 21 April 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright.

LONDON. April 18.—The Unionists praise Mr Wyndham for not proclaiming the Irish League a league, lest by so doinging be should advertise it. Messrs Redmond and Dillon have cabled appealing for funds in America to carry on the league campaign. An important Catholic petition presented to Parliament declares the Pope sacred to Catholic congregations, and claims that he should have jurisdiction in regard to ecclesiastical proproperty in England amounting to fifty millions. Moneys subscribed for one purpose were often diverted to some other. Petitioners ask that .secular and religious property be controlled by ecclesiastical commissioners appointed by the clergy and laity. The petition adds that the difficulties of Ireland and elsewhere would be avoided if Government had power to veto appointments of Bishops.

Obituaries : Francisco Dassisi, husband of ex-Queen Isabel 11. of Spain, and Sir William Anderson Ogg, Sheriff or London. CONSTANTINOPLE. April 18.—Further fighting has occurred on the Bulgarian frontier. Twenty-five Turkish gendarmes besieged seven armed. Bulgarians’ Later all were killed in making a sortie. Their heads were brought to Monastir. HAGUE. April Wilhelmina is declared to be suffering from typhoid fever, ST. PETERSBURG. April 18.—Workmen and students at St. Petersburg are openly demonstrative of joy at M. Sipiagune’s death. Under orders from the Czar, the pallbearers at the funeral were students. A class who showed irritation at learning of the imprisoned students were knouted. A bomb factory has been discovered at Dorpate, in the Livonian province of Russia. MELBOURNE.

April 19—Mr Reid, speaking on the Customs 'Parin’ Bill, said the provision .preventing the establishment of rings to unduly enhance the price of any manufactured article was an admission of the effect of the new tariff, the whole object of which was to es-

tablish rings'by which the prices of commodities would be raised. He thought provision against ringij would be regarded as unconstitutional by the Courts of Justice. Had the tariff been passed as introduced, Mr Barton’s name would have been banded down to ignominy.. It was due to the Opposition, sometimes assisted by members on the other side, and sometimes the labor party, that many monstrocities of the tariff were abolished.! The Government had been recklessly extravagant, and had attempted to heap a huge burden on the people. They had set. a standard of extravagance inordinately high. The Opposition were beaten in force ol numbers, but the victory of the Government was full of humiliation. loiviouAisiii-

April io_Thc Government have offered a reward of £IO9O for the capture of the murderers of Dalse and Doyle. The belief is gaining ground that the Aenniffs have escapeu into New South Wales territory. The body of a Kanaka, strapped to a tog and terribly mutilated, has been discovered in a water-hole at I lignum. A number of officers of the Works Department have been dispensed with, it is stated that this is the beginning of a general drastic scheme of retrenchment in the public service. The Government arc considering the advisability of closing the Bowen and other non-payable railways. The Minister of Railways informed a deputation that the State’s finances were in much worse condition than at any previous time, and unless considerable reduction in expenditure took place, as well as increased taxation, the Gov. eminent would be about £BOO, OOO to the bad next year. SYDNEY. April 19.—The Empire League has decided to recognise Mr Seddon’s services to the Empire by holding a public meeting and presenting an address of welcome.

The Fijian Coronation Contingent lias arrived, en route for London. It consists of four non-commissioned native officers and fourteen constables, in charge of Deputy-Commandant Joske, The Indrauevi small-pox cases are mild. The breadstuffs market is Good sales of wheat are reported in Sydncyat Is 3d. The country price'is higher, in some cases equivalent to 5s with the freight to Sydney paid, Flour is from £8 15s to £9 5s a

Owing to the approach of the Queensland tick to the border, the Government are taking stringent measures to- prevent it reaching New South Wales- Buffer fences- are being erected, and no meat slaughtered within forty miles of the border is allowed to come in. No horses or cattle are allowed to cross from Queensland.