LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 807, 23 January 1903, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

WESTRALIA’S GOVERNOR. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. Received 10.35 p.m. Jan. 22. LONDON, Jan. 22.

Speaking at fhe Colonial Club, Mr Lcfroy, Westralian Agent-General, said that, it was particularly appropriate that a distinguished sailor should represent the King ao Governor of West Australia. Governors,

he said, were the only visible link of the State's connection with the Motherland. He trusted that they would never cease to exist, and that they would always he directly appointed by the Imperial Government. Admiral Bedford, in reply, said that he accepted the responsibility of Governorship with misgivings, which were much lessened by the cordial message from Westralia. There was no higher reward for officers than a Governorship. lie would do his best to show the Sovereign tiiat his confidence was not misplaced. ABOLISHING SUB-PREFECTS.

PARIS, .January '22. The Premier lias promised to support, ilie abolition of sub-Prefects, thus ctieeUnsr a saving of two million francs

SUGAR CONVENTION. VIENNA, Jau. 22. The Brussels Sugar Convention Bill las been.read a third time in the [iungarian Lower House.

ti-ie campanile. ROME, Jan. 22

The Municipality of Venice has voted three hundred and fifty thousand towards a million lire for restoring monuments. The National Estimates provided half a million for the reconstruction of the Campanile. RUSSIFICATION OF FINLAND, ST. PETERSBURG, Jan, 22. Prior to the Russification of Finland, ditto Finns emigrated annually, Last year 22,2(15 left the country. SPEECH BY COUNT VON HULOW.

BERLIN, Jan. 21

In the course of his speech in the Reichstag, in the debate upon I nipt ria, interests, Count von Bulow stated that the allies were co-operating loyally in Venezuela. The blockade would probably he raised the moment the negotiations at Washington had borne sat sfaclory results, AngloGerman co-operation in Venezuela'had been limited beforehand to securing from an unwilling creditor satisfaction Identical to the injury done to British and German subjects. Commenting on Ihe Dardanelles incident, he said Germany’s failure to support Great Britain did not imply hostility of the Fatherland’s geographical position, which imposed peaceful and impartial neutrality. The attitude of the British newspapers towards Germany was due to the Continental attacks on British policy in South Africa. Germany’s policy had been shaped in harmony with her permanent interests. Horace’s line “ Quicquid delirant reges glectuntur aehivi ” was nowadays reversed. It was the people who did the mischief and the rulers 1 who smarted. lie rejoiced that the. relations between Great Britain and Germany remained unchanged. He would continue to follow on the old, tried, discreet, and friendly lines, impelled by the many important interests to agree to peace and friendship.