GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 431, 2 June 1902, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By .telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, May 30. An injunction granted in Chicago lias practically killed the American Beef Trust. Queen Wilhelmina is proceeding to Ems. The Morning Post A then’s correspondent states that French and Russian military attaches have officially enquired into the strength of the Greek forces, the available war material, the number of reserves and officers, and particulars of the mobilising system. At the trooping of colours at the Horse Guards’ parade, the King presented colours to the Irish Guards, aud later presented colours to’ the King’s Grenadier Guards at Buckingham Palace.

The Lord Mayor’s West Indies Relief Fund has reached £40,000, and the Martinique fund starten in Paris £50,000. A Blue Book dealing with the British trade last year shows that the imports from foreign countries totalled £416,000,000, from British possessions and protectorates £105,500,000 ; the exports to foreign countries £235,000000, and to British posessions £113,000,000. The War Office has requested the Premier of New South Wales to arrange for an inspection of 500,0001bs of preserved meats, to be shipped by the Sydney Meat Preserving Company this month, and 300,0001bs in June. BERLIN, May 30. The Kaiser has welcomed the Shah at Potsdam.

NEW TORY, May 30. The Pennsylvania strike is Seriously affecting the iron trade. Pig iron scarce in the eastern States of America.

A TRAGEDY. A DUELLIST IMPALED ON HIS OWN SWORD. ROME, May 30. Two Italian officers were duelling at Turin. One dropped his’ sword and stooped to pick it up, slipped and was impaled on the point and killed. THE SHIPPING COMBINE, COUNTERACTING MORGAN’S INFLUENCE. NEW YORK, May 30. In Boston the predominance of Mr Morgan’s combine is considered prejudicial. It is proposed to form a cornnation of the Cunard and Allen lines, Elder, Dempster and Co., of Liverpool, the Shippers’ Companies trading to Brazil, River Plate, and others, MURDER IN THE CAMEROON’S, A TOWN DESTROYED. LONDON, May 30, The commandant of a German expedition, incensed at the refusal of his demand on tire Emir of Bayos, (n the Cameroons, abused the latter, wnen the Emir ripped the commandant open. The commandant’s aide shot the Emir dead, and the chief’s headman killed the aide. General fighting ensued, aud the native town of Bayo was destroyed A NIGERIAN EXPEDITION,

ANXIETY FELT; LONDON, May 30. The non-return of Colonel Morland's expedition, despatched to Northern Nigeria in February last with the object of diverting trade front Kans to the ■Niger, is causing anxiety. DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY, May 31. Owing to the terrible state of the country from drought, the Railway Commissioners have agreed to reduce the rate for the. starving stock and fodder. BRISBANE, May 31. The Premier, in reply to Mr Deakin, favours the suspension of all duties on forage during the drought, and that a time limit of at least three to four months be given to enable importers to get supplies from America if neccspary. THE NOTORIOUS KENNIFFS, BRISBANE, May 31; The father and two brothers of the Ivennifi outlaws have been .committed to trial for horse stealing. COMMONWEALTH FINANCES. MELBOURNE, May 31 A Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Bill has been circulated. The interest is fixed at three per cent., pay am by the year. A stock redemption fund is provided, equivalent to ten shillings per cent; on all stock issued;

NEW. HEBRIDES SETTLEMENT; SYDNEY, May 31. One of the chief merits claimed for the New Hebrides settlement scheme is that it will counteract French attempts on the colonies. Groups of settlers are allowed to lease not less than fifty nor more than five hundred acres; 'l lie terms of the leases are : Rental, one shilling per fifty acres for three years, with the right of extension for a term of 96 years at one penny per acre per annum if at the end of the third year ten shillings an acre has been expended; LABOR DISPUTES; SYDNEY, May 31. The first industrial dispute referred to the arbitration of the new Court resulted in a victory for the men. The Newcastle Wharf Laborers’ Union tried to compel the Hunter River Steamship Company to employ only unionists-, to withdraw the non-unionists at present employed, and to observe specified hours of work and wages. The Company contended for the right of freedom of contract to employ constant labor at weekly wages. The men practically get all they asked for, also with some damages against the Company ; but to guard the Company against embarrassment, the Court directed the union to supply the Company with all labor required. The Court s decision sets out that the absolute freedom of contract which existed prior to the passing of the Industrial Arbitration Act has been considerably modified in its conditions. Freedom of contract remains unimpaired, for in a sense the parties may still make voluntary agreements, and may mutually agree to vary cannot be disturbed at the will or one or cancel them, but existing contracts party only.