GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 258, 8 November 1901, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, Nov. 6. The fog is general in England. Hundreds of vessels aro weather-bound. Tho Admiralty contemplate relying in future on competition between great private firms to furnish designs for new battleships. The following promotions among officers of the Ophir have been made : Commander Wemyss to be captain, lieutenants Ruck and Keen to be commanders, sub-lieu-tenants Bambridge and Saurinlieutenants, Surgeon Hill staff-surgeon, Assistant Paymaster Gask paymaster. Mr Matthew Whiting, of Wordsworth Common, has bequeathed .£IO,OOO to each of twelve London hospitals. Mr Copeland presented General BadenPowell at the Imperial Institute with the sword of honor subscribed for by the people of New South Wales. Mr C. S. Dicken, secretary to the Queensland Agency-General, also presented, on behalf of the Crowdon miners, a bar of gold. Tho Westminster Vestry Works Committee justify the use of red gum in paving contracts, and assert that the ratepayers’ interests have been properly safeguarded. Obituary ; Mr Campbell Praed, husband of tbe novelist.

New York, Nov. 6. Vanwyck, the retiring Mayor of New York, has been defeated for a Supreme Court Judgeship. ■” Officials and others at Moceda, in the Philippines, have been arrested for plotting the murder of the American garrison.

Paris, Nov. G. M. Rousseau has introduced a Bill in the Chamber of Deputies devoting five million francs to be given to miners entitled to pensions in pursuance of the law of 1894, which awarded 300 francs per annum.

Melbourne, Nov, 7. The Australasian bowling tournauiem lias opened. In yesterday's match Sneddon, the only New Zealand represen tative, was beaten. There are 66 competitors.

Sir Henry Havelock, the now Governor of Tasmania, has left for Hobart aboard the Talune.

The maximum of old age pensions has been fixed at 8s a week.

Tho Committee appointed by the Federal Labor party to consider the tariff, wih a view to an amendment, reported to the party, and after discussion, amendments were agreed upon effecting a reduction of .1 1,108.000. The reductions proposed include tho following items: — Milk, from lid to Id; galvanisod iron, kerosene, undressed timber, and tea, tree. Every member agreed to fight strongly for the above reductions. Sydney, Nov. 7. The following have been selected ns representatives for New South Wales at tho athletic mooting to be held at Auckland : —Hannah, Bright, and O’Reilly, 120 and 440 yards hurdles and broad jump; Lindsay, mile and threo miles; York, 440 and 880 yards; Oxlade, 100 and 220 yards, The sprints have not yet been chosen.

It is intended to apply the eight hours principle to the running staff of the railways and tramways in July of nextyear.