GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 284, 10 December 1901, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright London Dec. 8. Tho Queensland Agent-General, in an interview, emphasised tho American Government’s direct nctivo promotion of trade, and said Great Britain ought to share with tho Commonwealth emigration oxponses, emigration being an Imperial question. Tho Prince of Wales’ spcoch at Guildhall has received an enthusiastic response throughout tho Empire. Tho AgentsOcneral are hopeful that good results will follow his advice to England to wake up. Tho British imports for November decreased 112,923,000 and the exports decreased .£1,723,000 compared with those of the provious November. The decrease of exports ineludod £T,360,000 for coal, mainly explicable by the lower prices ruling. Washington, Dee. 8. Tho Foreign Committee of the Senate ras approvod of tho new Ilay-Pauncefoto treaty in connection with the Isthmian ilanal. Perth, Dec. 9. The Premier has been returned by a ;ood majority. A firo at Kanowna destroyed a hotel nd several shops, tho damage being 15000. Sydney, Dec. 9. At the swimming carnival in the , tomain baths, Read covered 1000yds in i 3min 53 l-ssec, and Lano 100,yds in i min 0 4-ssec. Tho latter is an Austra- 1 isian and tho former a world’s accepted | icord. '