GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 948, 22 July 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

imperial orange cquncii By; Telegraph—Press Association- > .Copyright. 1 ‘ ' ' LONDON, July 20. - Lord Erne banquetted at _ Duh ' British, Canadian, Australian, a - New Zealand delegates, to the Ij perial Grand - Orauge Council, proposing the toast of the Amerio President’s "health, he declar that President Roosevelt, was dt lined to play a-conspicuous part uniting the Anglo-Saxon races. AUCKLAND ELECTRIC .TRAMWAY, COMPANY. LONDON, July 20. The Auckland Electric Tramwa Company are issuing 200,000 5 >pi cent, debentures at par. RIVAL CAPTAINS. LONDON, July 20. The newspaper Sportsman stati that while he has not definitely, d dined the M.C.C.’s invitation 1 tour with the team, Maclaren hi resolved not to go to Australia ui der Warner. A MINISTER RESIGNS, M. Silvela has resigned owing t ■ difficulties connected .with the reoi ■ ganisation of the Spanish navy, A WISE MONARCH, LONDON, July, 20. The Westminster Gazette p.ublishe a rumor that Colonel Lynch may b pardoned in connection with fth King’s visit to Ireland. GERMAN CRUISERS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS., FREMANTLE, July 21. .The German cruiser Condor ha: arrived. She the Former an in Australian waters. OPENING' OF QUEENSLAND. I PARLIAMENT, BRISBANE, July 21. Parliament opens to-day. The Go vernor’s ’speech refers to-the returning prosperity since the break of tin drought 'and the necessity, of. furthei reducing .the cost of Government, in .order to firing the expenditure within the revenue. Proposals .will include reduction of members of the Assembly, redistribution of seats, ,extension of'the duration of Parliament, and .women’s franchise, SYDNEY NEWS, SYDNEY;, July, 21, The .South Australian .Government arc sending 93,000 gallons of water daily to Broken Hill. A brilliant' Freemasons’ .demonstration in the Town Hall'combined in the celebration of the centenary, of Masonry, and the installation of -the Grand ‘Master, -Bro, Remington. - ' The Bishop of Adelaide, who has returned from a .visit to England, declined the offers of the mastership of Pembroke College, Cambridge, and .the Bishopric of Southampton. MELBOURNE NEWS. MELBOURNE, July, 21, The ■ Council of the Chamber of Commerce resolved, in order to cultivate closer commercial relations between the management and the public, .the, Pacific’ ..Cable Board should open an office at Melbourne, thereby placing them .on an equal footing with the Eastern Extension Company. The Chamber also discussed prefereneial trade, and decided that-it was inadvisable to commit the Chamber to any decided policy at present, keeping an ; ; open mind. The - Chamber of Commerce favored the Federal Government making enquiry into preferential trade as far is jit affected the Commonwealth, with the object of educating the pubic on- the, subject. . .NORFOLK .ISLAND, "NORFOLK -ISLAND,• July,2l. •Mr’‘King,-the former J 'Chief 1 ‘ Magisiratej‘left* by-the Tatnbo for Sydney, His daughter-has-been married .to vlr .Brander - Nobbs,