GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1476, 9 June 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

CONSERVATION OF BRITISH TRADE,

By Electric Telegraph--Fer Press Association:—Copyright. LONDON, J,une 7.

Mr Rullostoii, member of the House of Common’s, in a letter to the Times, states that New Zealand’s prel’eraivoc lias revived Leicester's old export trade of boots and’ Shoes.

INCOME TAX'. LONDON, Juuie 7. The Court of An',neal upheld the decision of Me Justice Plvill more in t/lio King’s Bench division, that the Do Beers’ Consolidated Mines Company is li.ibl-o to, the ajsscssimen(. of income tax in l.i:c United Kin'gjd.om. Tliiis involves the payment of £1,557.000 taxation for the years 1901-2. ;

EM IG R ATI OiN BUREAU, LONDON, June 7. TJio Salvation Army has organised an emigration huroaiiil bo- facilitate the emigration: of enteiiprising young farmers to the uolonics. AN OFFICER’S ACQUITTAL. • LONDON. June 7.

Stafl-Conlduotor King lias boon acquitted at Singapore on a ch-ango of harboring a spy. SHREWD GERMANY.

LONDON, June 7. The St. Lucia Voice declares that the Hamburg-American - Steamship; Company has a .controlling ‘interest in a coaling station, ’which the Danish Asiatic ConiDany is establishing at St. Thomas.

Germany thus obtains a tong-cov-eted foothold ini the West Indies. DEATH OH MISSIONARY*

MELBOURNE, June 8. A cablegram announces . the, dcatl at Changsha of the Rev. HujdjSon, Taylor, fouhder, of Cjhi.n a'lnland Mission.

MACHINE GUN. SYDNEY, June 8. Machine Gun has arrivad in good conditjo.u.,

KING ALFONSO. LONDON, June 7. King Alfonso was presented with an address of welcome to London, and was entertained, ah luncheon at. the 'Guildhall.