GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1462, 24 May 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

A CRUEL SPORT, : OSy Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, May 22, The Ilatliiighaiu Gun Club lias abamloiio'd pigeon shooting as a cru,ci sport. TURBINE .MACHINERY.' LONDON, May 22. It is reported ah Clyde yards that turbine machinery will he t used in future battleships. WIRE LES S TELEG'RAP MY,, LONDON, May 22, Spain lias appoiubed a committee tp consider hho establishment of wireless telegraphy with the Moroccan possessions.

SOCIALISTS AND POLICE.

TWO PEOPLE KILLED—FORTY WOUINDED.

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association.

BUENOS AYRES, May 22. Socialists unfurled the rod flag ah a workmen's demonstration at Huenos Ayres. The police intervened. Two persons wore killed and forty wounded in hhe melee which ‘ ensued.

GREEKS AND MACEDONIANS, A SHARP ENCOUNTER, By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 22. ■A Turkish detachment onoouutorod a Greek and Macedonian hand at Langadina. Eleven of the latter and fifty Turks were killed, RODMAN IA AND: TURKEY. THREATENED, RUPTURE. By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association —Copyright. CONSTANTINOPLE, May. 22. Roumania insists on reparation! for the imprisonment of two school inspectors at Danina, and threatens to ■ break her relations with Turkey,

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. A JUDGE AND UNIONISTS. By, Electric Telegraph—-Pen Press Association, BRISBANE,. May 23, 'Jutlice Noale, in the hearing of a trades union case, expressed , the opinion that plroleroneo to. unionists was an absolute violation of th.o principles of justice, PLEA OF TIDE KANAKAS, BRISBANE, May 23. A deputation of kanakas waited on the visiting Federal members ah Rockhampton, and petitioned that /the Act bo amended to, enable kanakas to remain‘‘in Queensland. THE FILBARRA. BRISBANE, May 23. The Marine Board found, that the temporary, abandoning ‘of the steamer Pilbarra off Errowanga was- perfectly justified, and expressed appreciation of the seamanlike and judicious action of the captain throughout the trying, time, and stated, that ho was ably, assisted by his officers and crew, CLOSER SETTLEMENT,

ADELAIDE, May 23, The Government have purchased twenty-four thousand acres of Aul-a-by estate at £3 ’2sj 6U per. acre for closer settlement, SWEATING SOiVEHEIGNS. KALGOORLIE, May 23. Tprec men have been committed •for "trial for sweating sovereigns. SLATTERY SWINDLE..; SYDNEY, May 23,

It is understood that it is intended to carry, the Slattery appeal to tibo High Cubit.