GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1458, 19 May 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

THE PLAGUE

By Electric .Telegraph—Per Press Association— Copyright. \ LONDON, May 17. Leith has been declared not .to be infected wi tli plague,., AN A BSURD REPORT,LONDON, May 17. Tho Daily Telegraph’s Kaiocli-au correspondent says that the reports concerning the German occupation of I-Jaidblau ane absurd. -Dietriclisen, JOlsen, and Co. are running a line of steamers from Tslnggar toi Hlaichau, and as the waters are unknown torpedo-boats are .taking soundings. UNEMPLOYED BILL, LONDON, May 17. .With the view of impressing the Government with the necessity of carrying the Unemployed Bill, the Labor loaders of Manchester and the provinces arc arranging to dump one thousand unemployed into London ; also .to. hol'd a great demonstration a month lienee. A GIFT FROM GERMANY. LONDON, May 17, iHerr, Tattembach handed the Sultan of Morocco -the Grand Cross of tho Order of t)ie Red Eagle. A GREAT FIRE. • AMSTERDAM, May. 17, .A fire destroyed two .ehjuiches a-gd-two hundred • houses at Freeaenveen. JEWISH ARTISANS. ST. PETERSBURG, May 17. A- committee of Ministers decided to .permit Jewish artisans to reside ju any part of Russia. BUYING) IN THE CHEAPEST MARKETNEW YORK, May 17. Mr W, L. Taft, as Act-ing-Secrcl-ary of State for the 'United )S,bates, has approved of the decision of the Panama Canal Commission to buy 'building the canal in, the cheapest machinery,, material, and shipsi for market. Protectionists, protest. .THE PLAGUE. SYDNEY, May. 18. A 1 plague patient at Lismore is doad.

THE RACING MANIA. SYDNEY, May 18. Tho steeplechase iUp-lOrdate was shipped by tho Victoria out return bo New. .Zealand. NEW, ZEALAND VISITORS. SYDNEY, May 18. Mrs Soddon and daughters arrived safely, and proceed Jo Melbourne to-morrow. EMPIRE DAY, SYDNEY, May 18.

'Elaborate arrangements are being made, for the schools .to celebrate Empire Day. .The movement has been enthusiastically lateen UPSMUGGLING OF OPIUM. SYDNEY, May IS, Bcfore the Tariff Commission,, a Chinese merchant testified that since the Federal tariff, came in to force) the smuggling of opium had largely, increased. .THE LIQUOR BILL. \ SYDNEY, Xvlay 18. The chief secretary, addressing the Presbyterian Assembly, announced that the Liquor Bill' will provide for full local option without compensation. As a majority of. the members of the Assembly, were pledged to its support it would prohaiMy become law-

' THE BORROWING. CRAZE. SYDNEY, May/18. Mr Carruthors, addressing the Liberal Association, dealing iwi<bh borrowing, said if they -had noLabor party taxation would h-avo been less, because the Government have been forced to borrow for doubtful purposes. He anno,urn ccd n» more Treasury Bill at 4 per 'cent, would be issued.. AUSTRALIAN NEWSBRISBANE, May 18The Government have informed the Federal Government that they odtfjecb to nay £IO,OOO per- annum . for the Vancouver mail service, and wish to be placed on the same footing with other States. The enquiry; into the Pilbarra mishap has opened. ADELAIDE, May IS. The Cricket Association decline to join, in, the proposed Board of Con..trol of intercolonial cricket.