GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1057, 26 November 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

LONDON, Nov. 24, Obituary: Sir Blundell Maple, member for Camberwell, ol Bright’s disease, aged 53. John Brown and Company, o£ Abchureif Lane, London, small bankers and discounters, have suspended payment. The Aberdeen Line’s new steamer Marathon has been launched on the Clyde. The New Zealand Mortgage Company’s 44 per cent, debentures are quoted at 874. A man apparently insane fired fourrevolver shots at Mr Kenneth Graham, secretary to- the Bank of England, in the Governor’s waitingroom, None of the shots took " effect*

OTTAWA, Nov. 24. Osier, a member of the Dominion Parliament, addressing the Canadian Club at Toronto, on Imperial Defence, said that the lime would come when the colonies, the offspring of the Old Land, would not be protected by her, but be the protectors ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 24.

M. Depleske, Minister of Finance, insists upon his colleagues not increasing the expenditure for 1904, as the deficit of this year would be 20 to 25 million roubles. PARIS, Nov. 24. One of the French colonial soldiers patrolling a railway line has been arrested for heaping stones on the line outside of Cherbourg. A train conveying the Italian sovereigns passed aftei; the stones were removed. SYDNEY, Nov, 25,

The Federal election campaign is in full swing throughout the. Commonwealth. The completion of rolls and other arrangements are being hurried forward, The New South Wales commercial agent reports that the shipment of mutton by the Runic is the best ever exported from Sydney.

The State Treasurer characterises the statement of the Daily Mail correspondent, in reference to the criticism concerning an undisclosed rate of interest, as a falsehood. The second statement, touching the flotation of loans, is a gross exaggeration. He informed the Assembly that of £11,789,000 the Government were authorised to borrow, £8,952,000 had been anticipated. The balance would be required to meet loan appropriations which were due last month.

The crop reports from all states are exceptionally good, though the heavy rains have caused considerable damage to ripened grain in .some districts. Tile caterpillar pest has made great havoc of green crops and fruit in many places. The Federal election day, December 16th, has been proclaimed a geueral holiday.

MELBOURNE! Nov. 25, .The brewery pool has increased the price of beer 7s 6d per hogshead.