GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1436, 22 April 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

A TEN-MILLION LOAN. By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. LONDON,, April 19. , For the issue or 2§ per cent. British Exchequer bonds for ten million pounds,. £15,528,000 was .subscribed, the average price being £9B 13s 10d. HIS MAJESTY. LONDON, April 19. His Majesty King Edward is prolonging his stay at Algiers. He is making many excursions. A LONDON COUNTY HALL. LONDON, April 19. The London County Council, by 83 to 21, decided to purchaso a site and erect a county hall on the Surrey side of Westminster 'bridge, at a cost', Of ;£1,700,000, - THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE. ‘ LONDON, April 13. In the House of Commons’, Mr Black enquired whether it was) in- | Sendee! to invite the Colonial Conference to. consider the establishment; of a Council of the Empire’as a method of cementing the'"Empire, alternative ‘to a scheme founded) on taxation of wheat and floiur. Mr Balfour replied that in the fior .vermnent’a opinion the conference itseif was what Mr Black described it. A Council, of the Empire was a, very good 'description, hut the establishment,of machinery to submit (recommendations from different parts) pf the Empire could hardly, be regarded as the alternative to any scheme the Council itself .might propose. . SAILORS AND THE' WAR, LONDON, April 19. . Eleven seamen) have hecru arraigned at Bombay for refusing to sail because the : steamer Riversdale was carrying to ; Kobe raw coiten, which' was declared' contraband, They .were acquitted. Thirty-six sailors on the Colliers St. Helena, and Bat ( tersea Bridge wore sentenced to three weeks’ 'im-> prisonment at Hongkong for refusing to ■ proceed to ’Japan with contraband,. A movement has been initiated - in England to demand jhhoir instant release, ■

-AUSTRALIAN NEWS. SYDNEY, April 20. Shrubh won the irve-mile race by, dO yards. The time, 25.4 3-5, is the Australasian; record, as also' is the time for the ißfuir, miles, 20,0 2-5. A deputation of the Labor Council asked for amendments! to' the Arbitration Bill to expedite its work, enforce non-aptpeal against its decisions and. give to and give preference to .Unionists,, Mr Carruthers made a non-commit-tal reply. I-Ie promised, consideration of the matter. MELBOURNE, April 20!, Mr Irvine, the ex-Premier, .proposes to' enter Federal politics. i