GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 892, 15 May 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

'A SANGUINARY STRIKE, POLICE KILL TEN AND WOUND TWO HUNDRED, THE BURNING OK QUAYS, By Telegraph—Press Association — Copyright. NEW YORK, May 13.

The strikers- at Valparaiso have burned Ihe quays of the South American Steamship Company's office.

Ten strikers were killed, and two hundred injured in a conflict with the police. Later.—Tiie stevedores’ strike at Valparaiso l is spreading. The police fired upon the strikers,killing and wounding a dozen. Trade is paralysed.

FIERCE FIGHTING, THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE LONDON, May 13

A t nice has been arranged between the contending forces at Tetuan, to permit the burial of three hundred killed.

France is adopting offensive and defensive measures against- the- raiders from Morocco into Algeria.

TIIE INFERNAL MACHINE.

POLICE ON THE TRACK. NEW YORK, May 13. The police have traced the Umbria’s infernal machine to a New York lodging house. They are endeavoring to trace the maker, whose trunks contain shavings, tools, and pieces of clockwork.

A GREAT STRIKE. LONDON, May, 13

'I he industrial struggle at, New York has been -intensilied by the mas-ter-builders agreeing to reject material from linns employing Union dray drivers, A NARROW ESCAPE. LONDON, May 13.

While Ihe French marine boat Algeria was manoeuvring at Cherbourg,, the quartermaster and several sailors were nearly asphyxiated.

WHEAT SUPPLY

Tite American visib'e wheat supply is estimated at; forty-nine million eight hundred and fifty-eight

.thousand bushels.; MEAT TRADES’LONDON, May 13. 'Hie Federation of Meat, Trades’ Association discussed the letter from the late Mr llanbury with reference to misrepresentation in connection with the sale of frozen meat, The

Federation deprecated the misrepresentation of meat, which was not general, and therefore called for no legislative interference.

OFFICIAL ENQUIRY,,

NORFOLK ISLAND, May U

Mr Houston, in the presence of a large public meeting, whereat the Commission appointing him to enquire into the grievances was read, aapoinled six leading local residents to assist in the enquiry, which he convened at once.

Heavy weather and very heavy rain has been experienced in the islands. SUGAR BONUS,

MELBOURNE, May 11, 1 Sir E, Barton states that early in the session a Bill will he introduced proposing that a sugar bonus take the place of the present system of rebates, the cost to he divided among Hu States on a population basis. It Will probably be made retrospective The whole of the rebates afready paid were dealt with on a population basis.

DEAD RATS

SYDNEY,'May 14, In a store ‘in the vicinity of the wharf where the Queensland steamers berth a number of dead rats were noticed last week. The block is being thoroughly cleaned and other precautions taken,