GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 517, 13 September 1902, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

THE BAN REMOVED.,

By, telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright,. LONDON, Kept. If. The Duke and Duchess of Orleans have arrived in London, the King having intimated that the door of England was re-opened to them. .SWIMMING RACK. LONDON, Sept. hi. Cavil I, of New South Wales, heat Billington and Read over a quarter of a mile at Sriudon ; time, 5.40. ENGINES OF WAR. PARIS, Sept. :i. . The Rcpubliquc Francaisc states that * r JVI. I’ellelan, Minister of War, stops ftlie construction of the submarines now building, and intends to build a now .type of foreign invention; also flat for economy he stops the construction of big ironclads. A BIG STEAL. PARIS, Sept. Ji. Some £BOOO worth of specie has been Stolen from the Bank of France. FRANCO-S 1 ’ANISI I ALLIANCE. PARIS, Sept. 11. An impression prevails in Paris that a Franco-Spanish alliance has been virtually arranged. THE KAISER’S SPEECH. BERLIN, Sept. il. The Kaiser’s speech has not allayed the Polish excitement.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE MELBA BOOM

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright.. MELBOURNE, Sept. li. : Some £tiOhl) worth of seals have been booked for the Melba concerts. It Was intended to place a few seats at live shillings, hut the rush was so very great that the minimum price never got below hall a guinea. The waterside workers, at a conference with the ship-owners', requested an increase of wage from Is to Is 3d. The conference was abortive. 'l'lie general elections have been hied for October JM. The Ministry, if returned, will immediately reinstate the Factories Act. 'BRISBANE, Sept.. LL Owing to the difficulty of obtaining fdiecp, an arrangement has been made ,to get a shipment of frozen mutton by (the Nairnshire from New Zealand. 'l’hc Income 'Pax Bill lias passed the Assembly by a majority of five vote. HOBART, Sept. Li. Mr Hall, a member of tiie Assent; ly has given notice of motion, favoring co-operation with Western Australia and Queensland to secure separation from the Commonwealtli on the basis of intercolonial freetradc.