YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2221, 26 October 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S CABLES.

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lno preference duly on canines nus jeen reduced by tno i'odoraJ i'arnanone trom 2d io Xid. The second reading of tho Bill doubling tho cost oi tlio Tasniaiiian ngoney-Gonoral’s department was rejected by 19 to 6. Sir Wilfrid Laurior, in a mossage asking tho British Ambassador at d’olcio to convey to the Mikado Canada's sincero regret for the Vancouver disturbance and an assurance that tho utmost efforts will bo made to prevent a recurrence of tho trouble, montioned the existence amongst tho jicoplo of the Pacific coast of strong racial prejudices, which, chough greatly to be regretted, must bo taken into consideration by all who desire to cultivate tho best relations between Canada and tho Orient. Tho Mikado sent a cordial reply. In tho Queensland Assembly, the leader of tlio Opposition strongly protested against members of the Government taking Hansard reporters with them on tour. The Minister, in reply, complained of tho systematic misrepresentation of newspapers. Mr. Kidston stated that the need for reliable reporting was becoming ve,yy. .pav gent. They should have a Government newspaper. Ho had been very seriously considering tho matter, and it was quite possible ho would ask Parliament to approve of tho establishment of a daily paper. Amid dissent, laughter, and interruptions Mr. Kidston went on to say its functions would bo to report news and publish opinions only as signed articles. Party references would be absolutely excluded from it. There are six thousand prisoners in five St. Petersburg prisons and houses of detention, 1512 being interned in tlio latter, though they are only intended to hold 380. A central branch of the Irish Leaguo has been established in Dublin, Six rod deer and six Mongolian pheasants wero shipped from London by tlio s.s. Tongariro to tlio Wellington Acclimatisation Society. Tho German balloon Pioneer won tlio International Cup race at St. Louis, Missouri, traversing 880 miles, and finishing 25 miles ahead of tho socond, which was also a Gorman balloon. Lord Rosebery, speaking at Glasgow, said that if, as intimated in tlio highest quarters, tlio Government’s Scotch Small Land Holders Bill was to bo reintroduced in an improved form it could bo only meant as a battering ram, because it was not to bo expected that tho House of Lords, without reasons wero shown, would recant their deliberate opinion on tho principle of the Bill. The Hamburg-Ameriea liner Borussia foundered in the Tagus, while coaling. One hundred and thirty-six passengers wero rescued. There were three drowned.

The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of China sank alongside the wharf at Vancouver owing to tlio sea-cocks being left open.