GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1452, 12 May 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

PADEREWSKI RETURNING- -TO ■EUROPE.

By, Electric Telegraph:—Per Press Association. —Copyright. .NEW' YORK, May 10. Paderewski, who was afflicted with ccrelano-sTiinal meningitis, is returning to Europe. The doctors state that tho voyage and rest will lead to a complcto recovery. RUSSIA’S GAME IN REGARD TO •THIBET;. „ . f LONDON, May 10. News concerning Thibetan affairs is that the Russian Consul at [Urga is shepherding the Dalai Lama. Tho latter is waiting until M- *Pokotiofl arrives at Pekin, before asking China’s support ,to, his claim for restitution of :o|ifiee, RAILWAY TRUSTS. LONDON, May 10. President Roosevelt, speaking at a Chamber of Commerce dinner at Denver, referring to the railway freight advocated giving the national Government, not the State Governments increased- powers- foil the supervision and regulation of railways and oilier corporations. A .GOVERNOR ON QUR LABOR LAWS. LONDON, May 10. •Lord Ranfurly read a paper on New. Zealand at the Colonial Institute, He declared that the Arbitration Act had been successful. Its general result was the practical abolition of strikes and ‘even ‘serious disagreements. No. doubt the career of the Act had been smoothed by. tho" general prosperity. HEAVY SCORING, LONDON, May 10. In the match Sussex against Mur.ylobone, Fry made 156, and Warner, l'pr Marylebonc, 204. BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP. SYDNEY, May. 11. G, Carrie won the bowling championship of New South .Wales. LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SYDNEY, May 11. A Bill to divide the State into local government shires'''will be one of the first to be su|bmi tied in the cowling session. i it provides for graduated Government endowments, and confers certain taxing powers,, .'the incfctanrd being principally on land Vjalues. MR REID'S BOGEY. SYDNEY, May 11. Mr Watson, replying to Mr Reid's criticisms of 'the Labor party, said that straight-out Socialism was inserted in the platform in 1897, but was struck o.ut at the last conference, - He complains that it is only since .the platform was thus modified had Mr Reid condomiuod. the party. ‘ -WINTRY WEATHER.', a SYDNEY, May 11.? High, . cold..winds, with at times, the force of. a gale,; ;p,royaily lf ; with snow, on .the mountains. , MOUNT LYELL .COMPANY.; • MELBOURNE, May 11. , The report •of the Mount Lycll ■ Company shows a , profit for the'half-y-ear of £i45,778,~ an- increase. ' ,of .nearly £21,000 -on. tjie prev ous- halfyear. A; - • '.i « : - The liquid assets, excluding;debentures outstanding, amount to £307,000. The cost of redujoing blister copper has been reduced by about Is: 8d per ton. . .. : • ; ■ !

BUTTER CONTRACT. '. MELBOURNE, May 11. Under the new. butter contract with tnc shipping companies, the _agrccment and bill of lading clauses are similar to those in force in the New Kfcalamd 1 trade, whereby the companies are liable for damage in transit, -