GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 807, 23 January 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright,

LONDON, January 21

The Daily Chronicle states that Dr. Castellano, an Italian doctor in Uganda, claims to have ciscovered the microbe of the sleeping sickness. The troopship Tyne and twelve torpedo destroyers have left Malta and Corfu on a three weeks’ cruise. New boiler trippers at the ironworks of Bilston exploded, and two men were killed, and thirteen scalded, several fatally. The Sunbeam Society, organised by the South Australian newspaper Register, entertained 2500 poor children of London.

An election to fill the vacancy in West division, Liverpool, caused by the death of Mr Iligginboltoni, resulted in the return of Me W. W. Rutherford, Conservative, with 5455 votes Mr Richard Holt, Liberal, 3251. Mr Rutherford is Lord Mayor of Liverpool . BERLIN, January 21. Professor uatbrueck, a German historian, nas been lined fifteen pounds, or thirty days imprisonment, for wr ting an article on Germany’s policy at Posen. He denounced the existence of espionage.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21

The Maritime Association of New York lias petitioned Congress to double the navy in order to remove a suspicion that America is weakening in regard to the Monroe doctrine. MELBOURNE, Jan. 22.

The voting at the Senatorial election was : Reid (Freetrader) 68,, Sir A. Peacock (Protectionist) 51, A, Barker (secretarv of the Trades Hall) 12.

Obituary : Captain Malcolm Muir, for many years connected with the Union Company. ADELAIDE, Jail. 22.

Mr J. V. Longhillen has been appointed an'honorary commissioner to visit New Zealand to enquire into the agricultural and dairying industries, and Mr G..Riddock a commissioner to enquire into irrigation and (he dairying industry in Great Britain and America.

SYDNEY, Jan. 22. The cyclist Macdonald has challenged Major Taylor to a series of rau't for a prize of LIOO.. Taylor goes to Melbourne to meet Robl, the world’s champion pace-follower, in three paced races. Sir Edmund Barton is advised that plague is prevalent at Maui itius. In the week ended December -Ith there were eighteen cases, twelve of which were fatal.,