GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1467, 30 May 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By; Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association —Copyright. CAPETOWN, May 28. The Cano Legislative Council- recommends the revision of the fao.uth I African Customs Convention, with additional duties on various imported articles. BERLIN, May 28. The crisis with the German Navy. jLeague nas terminated, the League practically agreeing to limit its advocacy to the Government programme. SYDNEY, Miay 29. Three of the WaMemar’s Chinese crew have disappeared. John Hfiggenson, a famous oldtimie jockey, is dead. Another case of plague has occurred at Newcastle. MELBOURNE, May 29., The Postiinasker-Generat states Sir ’Joseph Wiapdi’s letter in reference ’to the San Francisco mail service is under consideration. He is of. opinion that a new regulation which would allow, power to treat the boats on the ’Frisco service when they leave Australia, as though they were contract boats,.will meet what is required. By being able to so treat them, they can pay thepi 3s 7d per pound for mail matter. It is probable thp Executive will sanction this regulation in the coming week. Mr Mills has ’had, a further interivi&w W'ibh! iohe Po stma/StyC’r l—Gon—oral in regard to, the Vancouver service, hut nothing has yet been definitely settled. TROUBLE BETWEEN NORWAY AND SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, May 28King Oscar quashed the Norwegian Consular Bill. The Gavieiriniment tend-ered their .e>sienatioih, alleging that the exercise of the Royal authority was opposed to the constitution. King Oscar refused to, accept tne resignation. The Government persist in resigning. INVASION OP CENTRAL SOUDAN. FRENCH, KILL I HUNDREDS AND REPULSE ATTACK. By. Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association —Copyright. ■PARIS! May. 38. Two thousand Wadaians attacked a French post of forty sharpshooters on the iYa© bOiriders, and invaded Central SOifdan. . , They were repulsed,: one hunuiea and fifty being killed. French reinforceiments! indicted a further defeat. Two hundred dead, were counted after the tight

THIS BRITISH NAVY

A BAiTTUESUIIIP-CRUIS ER

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, May 29. The builidling of H.MJS-. Dreadnought, a combination of battleship and cruiser, will shortly be begun at Portsmoiuftib. ‘Tlie vessel will Suave a u of 18,000 tons, ,a speed of 21 knots, ten 12-i,ritih - unfd Will bo equa. infighting power to. any two warships afloat., AN ALLEGED TRAGEDY.. 4 THE MURDER OF A CHINESE STOWAWAY,.

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press •Association— Copyright. PERTH, May 29. Two of the colored crew of the steamer. Qhason are changed wuh murdering ;a Chinese stowaway b tween Singapore aim'd Freni ante. Deceased’g brother gave evidence. I-le and others paid! large siums t<* the two accuisad for assisting them in stowing away. They. kePit- tnem three days without- food. Aiteri Wards deceased was' nailed up. in a box. When it was opened two days after, the aceiusod -alleged tb-gt witness’s brother was dead, and threw bis body overboard. Witness alleged his brother was alive when thrownover- Accused threatened to Will him id be interfered or sa«l any-any-t liing.