GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1031, 26 October 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

AN INHUMAN MOTHER,

Jsj) Telegraph—Press Association-. Copyright. LONDON, Oct. 28. Mrs Frances Day was sentenced at Exetej to six months’ hard labor for gross*'[unnatural cruelly in exposing her daughter, 11 years of age, in a •garden all night ; also with burning and cutting her flesh and oilier barbarities.

OBITUARY, LONDON, Oct, 23. Mr Lccfcy, the historian, is dead

MINERS’ CONFERENCE. LONDON, Oct, 23. 'A national conference of miners representatives in London strenuously opposed any change in the country’s fiscal policy.

AN ENGLISH SPORTSMAN. LONDON, Oct. 23. Mr W. C. Whitney is retiring from the English turf.

“ OUR LADY OF TIIE SNOWS ” IN A TANTRUM.' LONDON, Oct. 23.

Canada is exceedingly hitler over the Alaska award. The feeling is expressed that Great Brieain cares more for the friendship of America than for the whole Dominion. Lord Aylesworlh, one of tho Commissioners, interviewed,, declared that Canadians felt .so) keenly that they would probably, in order to prevent a repetition of such a decision in the future, demand larger powers of selfgovernment.

BIG. LAND FRAUDS. NEW YORK, Oct. 23

The Department of the Interior discovered frauds involving a million acres of timber lands in the Western States. Some Government officials and many, prominent men are implicated.

GERMAN STEEL TRUST. BERLIN, Oct. 23

•fl] German Steel Trust simplifies cheapness oi .production, encourages specialisation, granting individual manufacturers funds to enable them to produce the prescribed specialty, also to determine the quality and character of manufactures in tiic various works. MINERS’ STRIKE. SYDNEY, Oct. 24. The miners, of Waratah colliery,-. Newcastle, have struck in sympathy with a number of comrades being ordered to work with safety lamps, which they refused to do. The men anticipated great -diificulty in cleaning the coal by the deficient light of the safety-lamp. .They state they will have cither to send up clean coal or lose their employment. TI-IE FEDERAL CAMPAIGN.; SYDNEY, Oct. 24. The Federal campaign has started in the various- States. Sir W. Lyne will be opposed by. a strong Labor •candidate. TASMANIAN. POLITICS, HOBART, Oct, 24, The Constitution Bill for a dissolution of both Houses was agreed to. A Bill lor a joint sitting on disputes was rejected by one - vote. In the Electoral Bill a,clause was passed, giving the Speaker power to postpone the issue of a writ in cases where a State member resigns to seek re-election to the Federal Parliament. Thus, in the cv®!t of such member being defeated, he will have an opportunity to recover a seat- in the State House,