LATE CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 538, 4 October 1902, Page 2

LATE CABLES

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Oct. 3.

The International Mercantile Marine stock was entirely subscribed by those directly interested. The Daily Express states that tho shares do not carry voting power, for which purpose the continuity policy is vested in Morgnu and four other voting trustees, namely, Ismay, Pierre, and two Americans.

Judgo Curran, at tho Birr quarter sessions, reduced the scntcuco recently passed on Burke, member for Birr, to a month, aud confirmed (without bard labor) the sentence of five months on Reddy, member for Tullamore, including three months for not finding bail for good behavior.

The Bank of Australasia has given its staff a 10 per cent. Coronation bonus. The Kiug returns to London on tho 11th iust.

Lord Alverstono and his colleagues have sailed on their return to England. The Imperial Government refused to extend tho scope of the enquiry, oil tho ground of the limited tirno at the Commissioners’ disposal.

The Berlin correspondent of the Times says that negotiations regarding the Boer Generals’ audience with the Kaiser are progressing between Berlin nnd London. If preliminaries cannot be arranged Chauvinistic opinion will throw the responsibility on Great Britain and sparo tho Kaiser.

Tho War Office havo experimentally established two farms in the Orange Colony for breeding suitable remounts, under the superintendence of British officers. The underwriters of tho stoamer Waikato, which left the Cape on August 27, after tho repairing of her shaft, aro reinsuring at twenty guineas per cent. St. Petersburg, Oct. 3.

An individual suddenly handed tho Grand Duko Nicholas of Russia, near Stupka, whore he went in connection with tho opening of a memorial church, a petition roprosenting tho Macedonian Committee, and praying for the Czar to intervene to souure an amelioration of the condition of Bulgarians.

Bangkok, Oct. 3. Siam has agreed to allow British merchandise to eutor Kolantaunnd Trengganu on an equality with Bangkok goods. Adelaide, Octobor 3.

The recent eavthquako so badly damaged the wall of the Unloy Town Hall as to necessitate its removal.