GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1450, 10 May 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

GERMANY AND FRANCE.

By, Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyrights / LONDON, May. 8. Many European opinions paint to Germany's action at Tangier as- directly intended tq irritate France. Germany’s intorutioru to- pick a qitarrel has been frequently disoussin- Berlin, especially since the fall of Mukden and the 'denudation- of Western -Russia or troops anti'guns. DEATH' OF. “ I-lANS THE ’ BOATMAN” ARNOLD. LONDON. May 8. Mr Charles Arnold' the well-known actor anid originator of “ Hans the Boatman,” whilst singing at a gathering of the SaVage Club, collapsed and expired in a fewi minutes. SOUTH AFRICA. LONDON,! May 8.

The laihor clauses of the Gloh Grey Act have been repealed, Dr Jameson in the Cauncii describing tlium' as- a dead letter., ' TROUBLES OF ROYALTY. LONDON,. May 8.

Princess Loiuise of Saxony has beer granted an allowance, also tho custody of Monica.; She sees her children occasionally.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. LONDON, May 8. The Board of Education has decided that school managers are not entitled to withdraw children to attend cliurcn during prescribed school hours. THE DISSOLUTION. , LONDON, May 8. Tlic impression is derived from. Mr Balfour’s speech that the dissolution Will he postponed until 1906.. ** A POWERFUL PEOPLE.’ 1 ’

LONDON, May 8. M. Bertaux, speaking at Poissy, France, declared that nobody had forgotten 1870. Everybody hoped that those terrible times woiuld never recur, but if France’s first need . was peace within and without,, she must be a powerful people, ani'd must not be allowed to ascribe sentiments inspired by the country’s, humanity. and higher interest to weakness.

GERMANY’S LITTLE WAR. LONDON, May 8. News has been received at Berlin from General Trotha .of two days fighting against the Moungaa near Canams. Sixteen Moiumgas -ail'd six Germans were killed, anil ton Germans were wounded.

AUSTRALIAN. MELBOURNE, May 9. Butter have entered into a contract with the White Star, Aberdeen, and Lund liners for the carriage of butter at £ths of a penny, pen ■pound.- Thb con-tract, is for three years-'from - October next, and provides that the companies shall supply twenty-six sailings between October and the end of March, and at least three -boats monthly, between. April and September. SYDNEY, April 9.

.The North German Lloyds Company have, decided' to- establish a suceiai line of cargo steamers between Germany and Australia. The Banks throughout Australia reduce from to-day the interest on deposits from fo.-tur to three and a, half per cent.