DELAYED CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 501, 14 August 1902, Page 4

DELAYED CABLES.

By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyrigh I London, Aug. 11.

The Times states that a paper written by Mr Henry Hedger, manager of the Industrial Blind Institution at Sydnoy, on his method of outdoor employment for tho blind instead of their detention in workshops, proved tho turning point in a discussion at the Brussels international

Congress. A gift of <£lo,ooo by Dr. Tooth has been devoted by the Queen to e.n extension of tho Soldiers and Sailors’ Families’ Associatiou and to the Homes for Officers’ Widows .and Daughters. Dean Bradley is resigning tho Deanery of Westminster.

The departure of Lord Alvcrstonc, chainnau of tho commission appointed to enquire into the sentences passed by court martial in South Africa, has been postponed, his son having died while under on operation for appendicitis.

The death is announced of M. Tissot, the French artist, aged GO. Tho campanile of St. Stefand, Venice, being GO inches aslant, is being pulled down.

Owing to the derailing of a train near Tigny, Lo Petit, Franco, two carriages were precipitated over an embankment. Throe persons were killed and 18 injured. A cyclone at Trenton, New Jersey, U.S., unroofed a number of houses and wrecked sovoral factories. Tho damage done is estimated at <£60,000.

Tiio death of Mr Howard Spenseiy is announced. Four fatal eases of cholera have occurred at Alexandria, Egypt. Cavill, the Australian swimmer, won the Half-mile Championship at Norwood Lahc, in llmin 50 3-sth sec., reducing the record by 2 o-sth sec. Eead, of Sydney, was third, in 12min. 56sec.

The body of General Lucas Moyer, who died at Brussels, has been embalmed and the funeral will take place after the arrival of General Botha. Later on the body will he interred at Pretoria. Lords Salisbury, Lansdowno, Roberts, and Kitchener sent telegrams of sympathy to his wife.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 12. An assassin fired four shots at Prince Obolenski, Governor of ICharkow, wounding him in the neck. Another bullet hit the chief of police.