GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1360, 21 January 1905, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

WARM |ft By Electric Telegraph—Per-JJisj Association —Copyright. ;£;J LONDON, Jancii 'Germany, America, and a4j‘| Power are trying to purchasajj privately-owned but uninhabitsff f no Islets, belonging t-o the 'Ai -‘ Group, as a coaling or 3Ua \ station. 1

RUSSI AN CHIEF OF- POLlfivj LONDON, Jan. ;j

General Trep.off, Chief of . Pc 1 has arrived at St 2 A DISTINCTION WITHOUT LONDON, Jan,;: j Mr Chamberlain, in a letter, “ There is no difference in jjrir | between Mr Balfour and myself, one of method and. tactics.’ l >', LOSSES BI BUSH FIRFr SYDNEY, Januar , The Lord Mayor's mil tee report .that there a.rt£’ ’ „ plications from sufterer-??® v “ fires wanting immediate rei3 IRRIGATION CONFERIt. SYDNEY, Januarf , The Irrigation'Conference has 15 ’ 1 cd. It was resolved to ropor. favor of an. inter-State Coannis: which should be * powers for the apportionment cl f Murray waters among ijhe three, acres ted States, to be regarded maximum concessions. All w j •whero practicable should be used V production, instead of spasmodic navigation. ; ! MAIL SERVICE. Effl

MELBOURNE, January It Tlio - Postmaster-General states.-: cabled announcement that OaufSfis willing to subsidise an Austral! Vancouver service via New. Zealt has nothing to do with the neget tions of the Union Company for fortnightly service to take the pi of the lapsing Orient convvgct. Ho promises to issue a memor •duni next week, announcing char to be made in the poundage sysi which will be adopted. With the departure of the. Grata from Adelaide yesterday, i Orontes from Londorn 011 January the contract with = tK? Orient ?£« Pany ends. In order to fulfil exi? ing contracts with apple shippej steamers call at Adelaide . rot to England until the end of April*