GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1460, 22 May 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

LANDING AT lIAICHAU

i AUSTRALIA'S finances. .. .’...LLONDON, May 19. - [Lhb-Financial" Times welcomes the evidence of Australia’s vastly improved condition. *• A' SUDDEN DEATH, LONDON, May 19, i Mr William Qi’DoJierLy, member for rJorMi I>uiieg'al. was seized by apou- I lexy while sitting in? the "of Commons. I Ho was remojvetJ to West mti ns ter I Hospital, but shortly afterwards I died. j I

ANOTHER REPORT. LONDON, May 19. The Standard's Shanghai correspondent reports that the incident at Ilai.cliau was connected with the selection or a landing-place for the 'Java-Shahghal-Tsingtan cable, which is being Jaid by Holland and Gelmany. . I The Daily Telegraph's Tokio correspondent says that the Gonmans cojnmerieed layitag the ThingbanShanghai cable withlouf waiting l'or Lnine.se sanction. TIDE ELECTIONS. I LONDON, May 19. The Morning Dost declares that there is reason to think 'that the Enamberlain and ‘Bairour nogo.tialions failtti $a brfti'g a common policy much nearer, though to some extent they have cleared the air. PRIVY COUNCIL UPHOLDS AUSTRALIAN! HIGH COURT. LONDON, May 19.. The Privy Cquinci! refused sfpcciai leave to appeal from the decision of the High Court in the Australian ‘ case of Leahy, verslus. Clpugh, which arose .out of the enquiry of a Royal fl Commission into the working of the Machine Shearers’ Union. Leahy, secretary of the union, on the information of Ololujgh'j was fined lor refusing to give evidence before the Commission, The New South Wales Pull Court decided against the fine, on the ground that the Comm Rsiion I Was illegal. The -High Cofiirt reversed the Full’ Court’s decision, and Leany sought leave ta appeal to the Privy Council. ' ffl CHIEF!’S DEATH.

■ • NEW 'YORK, May 19. it transpires that -Rio Mom chief .Pala was kiiae'd in the recent iiirghting’ in the Philippines.

HUE KA ISBR’S TALK., BERLIN, May 19. The prosecutions of newspapers for lose majestc n connection with' the Kaiser’s scoura-go-of-God speech have ■been 'dropped. AUSTRALIAN NEWS., 1

’ BRISBANE, May 20. A tragedy is reported from .‘Warwick. Mrs Free fired five ishots at hen husbaand, four taking effect.. The wife thon took poison. Neither is expected to die. Jealousy, was the Cause.

General Booth on arrival hare received an enthusiastic •Welcome from Salvationists.

[ ■A _ party of Federal nramhers is tfcqurxng the ‘State, inpjiiiring into ®We sugar, and other, industries. They were- informed /that the white pjnc industry waS eiiilppied owing to New [Zealana importations. Mr- Watson Oufegested consideration by. the Tariff Commission, with a view to n'ossible are-imposition. of duties: on New, Zealand pine.

. ’. ■ PiERTI-I,'. May 20. ■ .The- Premier outlined the GoiVern- ! ment policy. pPHe was. prepared to introduce an unimproved Land Tax BiJ.! with an, exemption of £4OO, and an .income tax exemption or £2OO, It is proposed to construct a fl-oati-In-g dock at Fremantle, a harbor at Bunbury* - and other large pluhiic Works. .

MELBOURNE,-May 20. The Customs Department’s explanation- in connection with the landing of a Wind' passenger named Mc- [ -Int-csh from the s.s, Ruapehu was that, ifi reteiyed iuccifrect. information, a'nd was unaware that a bond ta'd -been given. The Whole thing was a. mistake.; -In the hsh eases the-defence disicloscil irrogularu-tesi in the Customs Department, by which the revenue Suffered largely.

SYDNEY, May 20. The Women’s Conference passed resolutions in favor of local govern•mont, full local option, the abolition of barmaids 1 , adiOßtioin of the Gothenburg system* equality of the sexes in -business' affairs, and dairying Softools for women.

The Tariff Commission is . en'qtiiri-ug into the span and oaryd-Ie industries ; and has (Obtained further evidence of -a strong local 1 prejudice against Australian manufacturers.

Mr Alexander Marks has returned from Japan, whore for many years he has been ConsuKGcucral. Tie aidvises Australians to knock the While Australia policy on the head. They cannot expect England to go to war for. their, bad legislation, and white labor cannot develop the Northern country. ,

By; Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. d LONDON, May 19.,: ~J h o German Government states that sailors only lanfdcKl at Ilaiich'au to practise surveying. BLOOD MONEY, LONDON, May 19. General Tpohha’s offer of blood money has increased Cape Colony's dissatisfaction at the colony being nsied by Germany as a base fori sup- i plies. |