GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 243, 22 October 1901, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES .

Halifax, 'Jci. -U. I Two thirds 01 the basil • quarter* of | by Joey. Cape Breton, haw oreii ue-su\r •»«* j by rire. Sydney lias a population • i : Car is, Ocr .0. It is utjlciai!\ denied !' r ! ■: ;■ ad St. Petersburg that Lus-ia nrr ecn;ciiii>l.it>rn a loan. 31. Koussi - an. i lie i-Venr.', v. ruoauai the Ministers’ Federation thru a irbrj;::;! wage could only be tixabie. oy tnc im-estc-d parties. The Cirnir'er o: Deputies would consider the quot on ci wcrkrit ;i * pensions as an . Kuiunv.siraT-ive uuUt.t. An inquiry would r v - 'in re yarn to an eight hours v.vru day. .T. Kutis-wau is keeping four ai... n uhucss in the event of a <mirb-rrr fouenvn.g. \r<v iork’ Or:.. 00. Sir Trios. Lipin:.', who is at present in Chicago, favors tilt bunding oi sate yachts, not dangerous racing machines. Loudon, Oct. do. The Miners’ roueraiiou having .mvatened a genera 1 > trike or Xovenurr is*, colliery owners arc i’ortiiy mg iiie unucs. The Cornwall* took fairwe.i ot ( annua at Halifax, thanking ti; ■ Canadians for I their sympathetic and aliectiouaic wcl-

come. ( j The Channel Squadron has been ordered j to moot ihe Opliir at j-iauanaseuiudi and] escort her to Suitiicad, war re tiie sqiumron \ will stay i'ov tin nun nuival display 1 that is to be made on iiis Majesty’s Birin- ; day. October 15 vee the date fixed for the squadron to leave Bcrcuaven to meet the Ophir. R T EW ZEALAND. (By Tclegraph — Press Assouiation-) Christchurch, last mg‘it. Yestemay two child :en n , P and .Pi I a Kusewarne. tier, . were aueidentally drowned at Kniii;-oi :u ,« drey hole- iii the n\ or. DivuLcviri e, last mgni. . At a meeting of sawmulers : i.nu ;ktc : to-day to consider a communication Iron; : the Premier re gnat mg th * hedeval tariji •on timber, representatives of the local ! millers were appointed to at-len.! the ■ Wellington conl'e. once, it was decided !to advise the Premier to pi.tee an exportduty on bulk timber, which the Commonwealth proposes to e.dnjii tree, otherwise the white pine, industry would be injuredDunedin, last night. Mr Kerr, managing- director of the Evening Star, died I he- morning 0) pleurisy. 1 At the ih-iiee Court apt. bumuoii Was cluirgcu ihaL iie earn, I N) iulK <U cig.* on . he. d. .v o. 1 e /V.iau iroiti Aiu*kl;*.:ut to W- - .‘•-•un'i V. p‘< .: vbcr l-Uh, being P? ion> in exec** of the quantity aliowed by siaiunu I.U v. •: luiedt .I'.) and costa. Y\V:;i.i Ann, in si night. dotm iiam-../ and Braid- King, who attempted to escape n -m tnc pmou-g: ug on I riday,'• ere this morning sciucnceil to six months’ ;:udimic iiic.n.m Jinpru-’ .i----mem respectively. The AraivCs;.; va; . r.h/. .! toil London 19th. . 111 . - .'Jnir■. in: ■ ' l . 3jd per lb : Dtiucdin and Soutiii.viul, :il.l; North is'an.i, U;.:: ■':*p:i:>ni s (l-.m :‘;ed Cargo, -U ■ ’hv. . o.:i. .lluLslis verv/dull. T ; t M ir. v. ■ • >.,.:••• upi'h d with heavy car.-. .. iiiv-r I’hMc unitt-m is in large supply, fl.uro alteration in the lauih mats; . v > aLee' is weak. .Supplies of Liver Pin c beef art large. New ylc-i).1 1 "t in.is.:, 1 • • -a . 2 5-Sil. There is goon demand for butter. Canadian is at lift.-, Dauisii 127». Cheese is (lull. Canadian, ios. Hea p it: very linn. New Zealand, goad lair Wellington, spot, m ; January to 31arch shipments.

*£2B IDs. __ Soule day it vi;; < \ o.rnr to .he people of this country that the habitual b'UpJcird. •.** the person who ctu the ,pn hilulion party to ucv/ail tin: universal (,f the country. The mom y spun m boring habitual drunk- miK h: ; >ai coved be spent in dealing v.ath tiioin in a more enlightened way. lVr!uip>>, a Cfovernnu-nt institution, entirely -a apart lor tho handling of tin: the objects oi whi.-.ii were freely advert:-'a!, m which sciwiiic methods could be a-.1-.ipfed for the cure and not the resting of deux hards would appeal to the remnants of sell-respect left in most, of the class, and to the sense of justice of the people.—Free Lance. Commenting on the discharge from the Order Paper of certain important JJills, the Lyttelton Times, a strong Government organ, makes the following pertinent remarks There is absolutely no reason why members should leave Wellington before they have thoroughly discussed nil these proposals. They are anxious* it seems, to raise the honorarium to .CoOO and the increase would iioL bn unjust' l able if the. work of tin. eonturv - . . ~j done, but after tTOtiu* three months and then droptJ-.i,!;. Important tJiiis, ll.c liltiliners have no .' ...: cum.- ... t >o public with 11; . • in -. tmii. rpaid. Wo hope f'iml rh 'tir-ddem v,ill

nuke it cl.B»- tbii; . i-i-., on the Order J'a:■<_r m he , wi:ii before Puvlimuct.i r:-. . ..ml lh; no :>> posal for 'o-n- the liouururiuui wiii bo submitted until tb, uni c.-t tin. Order Paper it readied, cv, ;i if 111 e: 11 1 1 r arc kept io Wellington until Christmas.’’ The Premier told the ’House on l-riduv that if the Payment of Members Bill passed it could come into force immediately. and not on the Ist Jammry as stated in the bill He made some chaffing remarks as to His having been obliged to resist pressure put upon him not to allow the Wellington city members to participate m tho increased honorarium. (Laughter.) Mr John Uutehesou lure interjected that tlie Wcliiiigton members did not require any increase, to which the J'rentier replied that no doubt they would take it as ucli a.-> the other !i:c:nb-rs. Mr Hutcheson, then -ire noiicf ;•;■ k the Premier whether, in ease tho levtnent of Members Bill did not become law, lie l (Mr Seddon! would bring down a bill to reduce Ministers’ salaries, so as to make them the same as they were be fore they were raised- by last year's bill. (Hear, hear.) Under the. heading “ 1 1 minor b .Method*, ’’ a strong protest- is mad. r.iuorbn 1 ; by Vw : Christchurch Government oty. m itie Times; against the manner in the House is doing its woik. Tb To.. s says :— *• The worst feature of the Government’s method is nut its brutality—though that is shocking enough—but there is a still move immoral side to the business.” The paper goes on to emphasise the need for each item of the cstiiu.itcs being given the closest attention, ami referring to the puevion >.l ::i head.; stall of the Defence Dt parumi t it •• \ •: “ it is undeniable that i- en 1 n given positinin VsbUioeton ' • '.: :ic-lj they are in no wise p-.; bib 1, and ‘here is more than a suspicion ib U pusitio - have

been created for certain officers. Yn this notorious ecandal was discussed at a late hour, when the House was too jaded to he interested.” In, couch -ion the Times says: —“ We must hold the Government mainly responsible lor the position, because it has the power to improve it. But we cannot acquit the House of all blame. The estimates ought to be considered at reasonable hours by representatives who are tit for work, otherwise the people of the colony have no guarantee that their money is being wisely or even honestly appropriated.” Questions are again being asked here (writes a London correspondent) as to the neat \gcnt-Gencrai for Hew Zealand. Some colonial opinions seem to favor the chances of the Hon. A. J. Cadman. Tins is mere gossip, but sometimes gossip has a foundation. Possibly the question of the Agent-Generalship, and who shall till the position, has been raised again by the fact that it has become known that Sir J. G. Ward will be Home again in the course f the next few months. England's heavy war expenditure reminds the Daily News of the pension roll of the United States. A million people receive between them nearly A'iß.ooo,ouo sterling in the form of annuities for war service, or as near relatives of war heroes. The war in Cuba and the Philippines is already responsible for an addition of nearly 4000 names tc the roll. A favourite practice is for useful ladies to marry aged veterans, and so ensure a long and lucrative widowhood.