GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 880, 2 May 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

IION. A. J. MADMAN. By Telegraph—Press Association—■piSrjAdog LONDON, April 30. The Mon. A. .1. Cadm.u; has been banquet led at Westminster Palace Hold. The speakers congratulate-! him on bringing to a successful issue the development- of New /.calami iron and steel and coal industries. ENGINEERS’ STRIKE.

LONDON, April 30. The Clyde engineers nave toted in favor of a strike. ALLEGED FRAUD. LONDON, April 30. Nordenkoeter, a quack doctor, reeently arrested in London in connection with frauds in Berlin, has been extradited. A BISHOP’S INDIGNATION. LONDON, April 30. The Bishop of London, addressing Ihe Diocesan Conference, scathingly condemned (he Rev. M. M. Evans, formerly vicar of St. Michael’s, Shoreditch, who recently .joined the Roman Catholic Church, for surreptitiously introducing forbidden services in his church and deceiving his bishop.

A CHANCE FOR MARTYRS. LONDON. April 30. The Noncomformisl bodies have ob.aitied counsel’s opinion m reference.

to the Education Bill, she effect of which is tlml passive .esisiaiice to the education rate will render .persons liable to criminal and civil proceedings. FATAL PLAGUE CASE. BRISBANE, May 1. The plague patient is dead.

MR REID’S CAMPAIGN. HOBART, May i. Mr Reid has opened a i'asinanian campaign in the interest of treetrade and a sound revenue tariff. Me addressed a great meeting :n the 'Town llall.

AN EARTHQUAKE. SYDNEY, May 1. There was a slight earthquake at Broken Mill last night.

N EWCASTLE COLLIERIES. SYDNEY, May 1. At a meeting of managers, the mairity oi the Newcastle collieries

agreed to reduce the selling price of coal to ten shillings, and the hewing rate to -’is- Did. Notice of the fact of the reduction to he enforced at the end of a fortnight is to he posted at

fifteen pits to-day. Four of the largest collieries of Newcastle—the Newcastle and Wallsend Companies, and .1. A. Brown, and the A. A. Company—stand out of the agreement. It is probable the

miners will appeal to the Arbitration Court, on the ground that there is no legitimate trade necessity for the reductions. In the meantime, it is possible that a conference will he arranged between the owners and the men to discuss the situation.an MARINO KATES. SYDNEY, May l. The Australian Workers’ Union manifesto leaves shearing rates unchanged. This action is to secure an award of the Arbitration Court A settlement of the difficulty with the Pastoral is Is’ Union is loreshadowed.

RIVAL CARLES. _ 'MELBOURNE, May I. With reference to the statement that owing to messages between Australia and New Zealand via the Pacific cable soule suffering delay and mutilation, and that business people were despatching circulars to their clients asking them to send ail ea hies via the Extension route, (he official records obtained by the Postal Department show that there has been no undue delay on the Pacific route, and the percentage of mistakes is materially below (he Eastern Extension Company’s record. The Commonwealth Government is in utter ignorance of the doings of the Pacific Cable Board. Neither from The Australian representatives of the Board nor the cable officials comes any information. Canada is Kept regularly posted. Nothing official has been received about the estimated short age of £94,000 for the coming year, whereof Australia’s share is £32,000.

FEDERAL CUSTOMS. MELBOURNE. May 1

Nothing will be done by the Federal Government to alter the existing Customs administration unC! (he second Abraham appeal ease is decided ori Wednesday. ft is expeeV-d that the .Judge will consent to its being referred to the Full Court. If the latter upholds the decision, in the first case, the Governm-mt will have to introduce fresh legislation in the coming session.

NAVIGATION LAW. MELBOURNE. May 1. The 1 Federal At tor icv - General slates that there is a very remote prospect of the navigation law being considered next session. TIIE LABOR WAR. MELBOURNE. May 1. The strike continues. At Antrim, colliery work is proceeding by nonunionists. At t lie J urn ini u.i a mine, the unionists have induced most of those who took their places to leave work. Assistance to -lie strikers includes a New Zealand contribution. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. MELBOURNE. May 1.

The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend of 5 per cent. The Chairman said the operation of the Income 'Pax was most ineouitable, resulting in the withdrawal of large sums of British capital.