CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2008, 18 February 1907, Page 2

CABLES.

1-ItEBS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT. Received Feb. 17. 8.44 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 16. In the ciicket match the Rest of Australia lost six wickets for 356 — Ransford 136, Bowden 34, Armstrong 31, S. Gregory 94, Hill (not out) 37. The Qal-rleigli Plate resulted : Berosina 1, Red Clover 2, Splash 3. There wore 19 starters. The betting was: 3 to 1 against Captain Shannon, 4 Lo 1 Bresina. Won by a short neck. Time, lrnin 9fsec The Band Cup resulted: Mira 1, Realm 2, Kaffirpan 3 There were twelve starters. The betting was 9to 4 Kaflfirpan, 14 to 1 Realm. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 22Jsec. LONDON, Feb. TB. Cerebro-spinal meningitis has appeared in Staffordshire. A tailor named Baycrl has been arrested for complicity in Miss Lake’s murder. What is supposed to be the earliest poitrait of Shakespeare, painted on an old panel, valued at £3OOO, has been discovered at Durham HOBART, Feb. 16. Tho s.s. Malieno had a rough voyage. A seaman named Wa Iters died of heart disease before leaving Milford Sound, and was buried at sea. A big sea name aboard on Thursday, and inflicted injuries on a seaman named Henderson.

BRISBANE, Feb. 16. A lire at Galw.iv Downs, J.onreach, destroyed 50,000 acres of grass. ADELAIDE, Feb. 16. AVbat promises to be a valuable discovery of monazite or thorium has been made at Kangaroo Island. Thorium is valued at £I7OO per ton. The precise percentage of thorium at present is not definitely known, but experts say it is high. One states that the crystals found are the largest in the world. PERTH, Feb. 16. Some shocking disclosures have been made in regard to the boarding on 1 , of infants. Baby farming is apparently rampant. In one house 30 died within three i ears. Another lias thirteen deaths on its book. A woman named Mitchell has been arrested on a charge of unlawfully killing an infant.

SOUTH AFRICA. EXEMPTION OF BRITISH INDIANS FROM REGISTRATION. Received Feb. 17, 5.29 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 17. Lord Elgin, in harmony with the deputation of British- Indians from the Transvaal that waited upon him, has disallowed the Transvaal Legislature's Asiatic’s law amendment ordinance for the registration of all Asiatics, and the of those who are unable to prove they are lawfully resident in tlie colony. Lord Selborne favored the ordini). oe. Lord Elgin, while sanctioning tho Vredorolirpstand ordinance, disagreed with the restriction preventing Indians from holding laud. The Westminster Gazette says that Lord Elgin’s decision regarding registration will tend to educate tho Transvaal to a fuller sense of its part in the great Empire of many races.

SCULLING RACE. VICTORY FOR NEW ZEALANDER Received Eeb. 17, 8.44 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 16. Tho Allcomers’ Scuilcrs’ Handicap resulted: Arnst, 31sec, 1 : S. Kemp, 30sec, 2; Day, 33sec, 3. The New Zealander led throughout, and won by two- lengths, the time being 12min Gsec. A RUSSIAN SPY. PUNISHED AT LEISPSIC. Received Fab. 17, 5.0 p.m.' BERLIN, Fell 10. A Russian lias been sentenced at Leipsic to three years for espionage. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE. Received Feb. 17, 5.14 p.m. “London, Feb. to. Mr. Dickenson’s Women’s Suffrage Bill lias been read a first time.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS. Received Fob. 17, 5.14 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 16 The Duke of Devonshire, in a letter to the press, urgently appeals for subscriptions re an endowment to tlie Cambridge University. He declares that altogether a- capital sum of one million and a half, apart from any pension fund, for professors, might without extravagance be immediately expended in the equipment and provision of the staff. The Times suggests supplementing likely subset iptions by the ultimate tapping of the existing sources that are realisable, and by suppressing some of the smaller colleges and amalgamating others.

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE. INTERVIEW WITH THE KING. Received Feb. 17, 5.14 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 16 His Majesty King Edward gave an audience to M. De Martins, who is at present consulting representatives of the Powers, piopaiatory to drawing up a programme for the Hague Peace Conference The audience lasted half an hour. M. De Marlons proceeds to the Hague. YACHTING. THE GASCOIGNE CUP. Received Feb. 17, 5.G p m. SYDNEY, Feb. 17. In the yachting match for the Gas-c-i'gne Cup, on tho ocean course, tho result Vns: Awa.hui 1, Raivliiti 2. Heather 3. Won by Cm in 25sec, with ICscc between second and third.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. WRECK OF STEAMERS. Received Ecb. 17, 5.14 p.hi. LONDON, Feb. 16. Tho Leith steamer Movaria, wiih nineteen hands, is believed to have foundered during a hurricane in tho North Sea. A Tyne steamer is also supposed to have met with the same fate. Received Feb 17, 6.38 p.m. MELBOURNE, Feb. 17. The new stcamei Moruya, 500 tons, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, owned by the Illawarra Company, vent ashore during a fog on Friday night near Port Albert. The crew landed. The vessel was high and dry at low water, but was floated off yesterday afternoon apparently uninjured, and proceeded on her voyage.

A GIANT SUNSPOT. Received Feb 17, 5.29 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 17. A giant sunspot, 108,000 miles long and 30,000 miles broad, has been discovered. FRICTION IN INDIA. A NATIVE NEWSPAPER’S STATEMENTS. Received Feb. 17, 5.6 p.m. CALCUTTA, Feb. It!. Tho proprietor of a native newstaper has been sou ’>«. red at Lahore t;- two years’ imprisonment and fined one thousand rupees for having published an unverified rumor. Delenlai.fc pleaui d tlnß the publication was in good faith. The editor of the paper, who was indicted for sedition by publishing fictitious, wick-ed-statements, received a sentence of six months, and was oidered to pay a line of 200 rupees. After the trial a ciowd of Hindus pan ded tho streets, gesti". dating and Hooting Europeans.

BRITISH POLITICS. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. LONDON, Feb. 15. Tho House of Commons, by 192 to 190, rejected Sir A. F. AclandHood’s motion re the writ for the {flection for Worcester. The Government did not resist the motion. - Sir A. F. Acland-Hood, later on, addressing the National Society of Conservative agents, described the Commons’ decision as an inconceivably dirty trick. By the rejection of Sir A. F. Aeland-Hood’s motion Worcester is practically disfranchised foe at least another year.

RELATIONS WITH COLONIES. Received Feb. 17, 4.47 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 17. Mr. Harold Cox moved that it was desirable for the Colonial Conference to discuss the importance of the colonies more fully participating in the cost of defending the Empire. Mr. Balfour: We ought not lo ti cut the matter in a bargaining spirit. "Continuing he said that lui did not believe the naval estimates liould be diminished one farthing if they lost the. self-governing colonies, while the colonies, through tlie Imperial connection; acquired great strength and security, yet the connection also involved some dangers. Oiving to the Empire touching world politics on many points not directly concerning tho colonies it was itr.possible to seriously ask the colonies. to vote money which somebody else would spend. A more possible proposal would be to arrange a treaty under which the colonies ivould transfer their troopships to Imperial control in the event of Imperial complications, though lie earnestly deprecated even pressing that. While not abandoning the hope of closer poi itical relations between the motherland and the colonies, the idea ivas not now in sight. Loose organisation of the Empire had adiiuitages an-i disadvantages, but he was Eure that it would be better to rely on voluntary assistance than attempt to give it a rigid involuntary character. Received Feb. 17, 8.44 p.m. Lord Tweedmouth informed a deputation from the Trades Union Congress that he ivould be unable to transfer certain classes of work done in dockyards front skilled laborers to mechanics.

Mr. Balfour, addressing the National Union Conservative Constitutional Association, said that he saw the unmistakeable sign of coalescence of Unionists views in the direction of a safe, sound and sober policy of fiscal reform, based on the grounds of absolute necessity, enlarging tlie basis of taxation for vital need and safeguarding the great productive industries against unfair competition, tho need of securing the great colonial market of tho future. Mr. Balfour declared that the Government had no constructive policy, and therefore they threatened the House of Lords, but the Government were not possessed of the moral position to enable them to revolutionise our historic constitution.

Tlie press generally applaud Mr. Balfour’s and Mr. Churchill’s policy of Imperial defence. Deceived Feb. 17, 5.4 p.m. ‘LONDON, Fob. 16. Mr. Balfour, continuing, said: We got more out of colonial loyal, voluntary patriotic enthusiasm than any hard and fast organisation. (Cheers). Mr. Churchill described Mr. Balfour’s speech as inspired with profound political wisdom. Though the services motherland and colonies mutually rendered were very great, it would be wrong to draw invidious comparisons respecting contributions. They should benefit reciprocally. An interchange in matters of Empire v.as no business proposition, but based on the principle of a family, not a syndicate. The motherland declined to higgle urn! bargain with her children respecting the precise amount of military contribution or co < mereial treadcs. Without the ••oicnies they v.ould still bo, compelled to maintain a fleet. While lie deprecated any hard commercial bargain,* he held that it was the colonies’ duty to coutrbute as occasion arose to our common defensive needs. He added : We make no demand whatever. They give voluntarily; wo accept gladly. Wo are content to wait the solid broadening harvest of future years. The amendment was withdrawn

Received Feb. 18, 1.10 a.ill. MELBOURNE, Feb. 17. Air. Bent delivered a poi icy speech. Parliament, lie said, ivould bo dissolved about February 21, and ti c elections held on March 15. Barely bad it been tlie good fortune of a 1 reinier to tell such a golden story ! ii ,o .' liu£ to tell. After dealing with the juoyam-y and increase of l.fi ■ general railway revenue he announced that a surplus of over half a million was assured for the current miancial year. The position of the railways had been changed from a deficit of £365,000 per ypar to a surplus of £199,000 in three years. Government intended to stand to its progi amnio, which included a liberal railway, irrigation and land development. Air. Bent, continuing, said the Government proposed emendation of the land tax by classifying land acccrding to producing capabilities. Old ago pensions would be increased to 10s weekly. Bills would be introduced providing for a referendum on the question of Bible teaching in State schools, and to secure preferential voting, so as to cure tlie evil of minority■ representation; also for tlio utilisation of prison labor in road construction and other reproductive work. Wonieids suffrage would ho left an open question for the Cabinet. Personally ho wiys against it. „ • SYDNEY, Feb. 17. Received Feb. 18, 1.20 a.nr. Sailed, Valador, for Wellington. Norfolk Island, Sunday, Sailed, Iris for Auckland. Mr, Milwiud is a passenger.