GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1379, 14 February 1905, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES

MILK FAIR SITE,

LONDON, Feb. 12, At the King’s instance, a site has ibeeu allotted .to the occupantt of the Milk Fair, opposite ' the Horse Guards.

TUB CIOiiVHNG, ELECTIONS. LONDON, Fob. 12, Mr Gladstone urges Liberal agents Ka complete preparations for the general elections in the middle of February! or thereafter, SERVICES TO. SCIENCE, LONDON, Fob. 12, The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded thp Jackson Gwilk bronze medal for distinguished services generally; to John: Tebbntt Wellington, astronomer at Windsor,, New South Wales', ROYAL ENCOURAGEMENT OH AGRICULTURE, PARIS, February, 12# M-i 'L'odbet congratulated KihgiESm* oiapuel on hisi noble initiative on beta u p$ the agricultural classes jj{ it]je Whole world, ■ >

SPREAD OE ,TME PLAGUE* SYDNEY, February 13. : A 3 ease OS plague is reported front Ballina, SWIMMING RECORD,, SYDNEY, February 13., iTverani, the Australasian awitnmibg champion swam one thousand yards in 12 min. 51 1-5 sec., beating thfe existing record by 40 2-5 sec. Other records lowered were the 300 yards Australian in S min, 40 sec., and the ,500 yards world its 6 min, IB 3-5 sec, (VITAL STATISTICS* SYDNEY, February 13., The vijtat statistics fob the past year _ show satisfactory, birth and death rates, while infantile mortality has been* roduco'd. The birth-rate ,wat 25.67,- and the death rato 11.02,