GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1348, 7 January 1905, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

OBITUARY, / Bj: [Electric Telegraph—Per Press J Association— Copyright. I LONDON, Jaiuvary 5. Miss Belle Cole,, .the singer,, is dead. PEACE) WITH THE MULUAIIU LONDON, January 5. . The Mlullah, in accepting am Italian. • protoo'loratc, pledged himself to peaoo., RASALI’S TRIUMPH. LONDON, January 5. Rasali, the Moroccan bandit, annihilated a Slicreepian' detachment near. lOdja. THE BRITISH NAVY'Admiral Bosauquet refused to; allow, the Dominion cruiser Canada to join the North American squadron in the West Indies for training purposes'. Bo declared that the squadron was in a transition stage. Tno decision has greatly disappointed! Canadians. ~ Admiral Bosauquet hopes to ar..cede to the request in li)0(i. ■A (GREAT LAND GRAB. ADELAIDE, 'January, 6. A Glasgow! syndicate has taken over from the 'Northern Tcrxiitory, syndicate a concession 1 of four mJ~ lion acres on the Rap,or river. It is interfiled principally, iti.o mUUsq it for cattle-raising. TUB NEWCASTLE STRIKE., SYDNEY, January 6. Podding the decision o£ the Arbitration Court, coal-owners arc taking no steps bey,ond asking 5™ minors to do their own wheeling. The OOr-opcrativc coliiory lias Omit down. , . . Among the .steamers stuck up for coal are .tbo Union .Company s W.oipori.

defence scheme. MELBOURNE, Gan. 6. ,Tho new Defence administration. Jia* received Executive'sanction. STATE .CUSTOMS REVENUE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 6. The 'Customs revenue;.i,n the various States for • the half-year, compared with the last corresponding half-year, shows .increases in Victoria of £82,000, .and South Australia £lO 000 i decreasing in ' New South Wales- of £122,'000,; Queensland £14,000, Westralia £31,000, .Tasmania £.40,000.