GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 898, 22 May 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

POOR SHREWSBURY “ RETIRES HURT.”

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, May 21). Shrewsbury suffered from melancholia. After an operation he feared he would never play again. The .first bullet of the revolver penetrated the left lung, and the second the right temple, and was immediately fatal. THE SAILORS’ PALACE.

LONDON, May 20

The Prince and Princess of Wales opened the Sailors’ Palace, Limehouse, the new headquarters of the British and Foreign Sailors’ Society The premises include King Edward VTl.’s Nautical School, which ]s designed to assist, 50 seamen in their studies, the limit gradually extending according to iunds. THE DISCOVERY EXPEDITION, LONDON, May 20. Sir Clements Markham, at the anniversary dinner of tile Royal Geographical Society, said that no one had surpassed Captain Scott’s brilliant but difficult journey, and his important discoveries made in the Antarctic. The Society was appealing to Hie Government for assistance to aid the relief expedition. Lie believed the response would be favorable. THE HUMBERT TRIAL,

PARIS, May 20

fn accordance wifli the examining magistrate s advice, Frederick Tlierese Humbert and Remain Emile Daurignae will be charged on the 20th for several serious swindles. THE .JEWISH MASSACRE.

.ST, PETERSBURG, May 20

The dismissed Governor of Kishnieff has been attached to the Ministry of the Interior.

MELBOURNE NEWS, MELBOURNE, May 21, .Tlic Mount Lyell report for the half-year shows tho net profits to he £48,(165, an increase on the previous half-year of £3317,

Tho .retir.ng President) of the Chamber of Commerce said the Pacific Cable Board was not doing jus-

tice to itself. It had no local representative here. The PostmasterGeneral stated that the fact of not adopting ordinary methods to attract, business had been officially brought under the nolice of the Board, and he thought something would eventually be done in this direction.

The Strike Suppression Bill lias passed the Assembly without amendment. Efforts were futile to secure the pension rights of the men returning to work. The Premier stated that the question would ho dealt with on its merits. ’A Bill lias been introduced to authorise the issue of Treasury bonds if necessary in place of inscribed stock, to meet the reduction of the loan for live, millions next, January. Bonds will be issued at four per cent., with ■a currency, of from three to seven years.