GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1489, 24 June 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

ASCOT COLD, CUP, By. Electric Telegraph—Per, Press •Association—Copyright. - LONDON, June 22. Tlio Ascot Go,id Cup resulted : Zeufandel ... ... ...; 1 Maximum 11., .... —2 Throw Away ... 3 LONDON, June 22. THE PENSION LIST,

The Rov, Lor-imen Fison lias been Jjrar.ite'd a Civil list pension of fSluO. NORWAY AND SWEDEN. LONDON, June 22. Norway, is gratified at. Sweden’s •attituiflo in the crisis!. THE CHINESE BOYCOTT. PEKIN, June 22. ■Y.nansliiJvai has pjrorhibiteii meetings ito boycott American goods;.

WRECK AGE FOUND IN THE ATLANTIC, 810 LIN.ER SUPPOSED TO- HA VE EXPLODED.

By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, Jjimc 22. Wrcckago lias been sighted ini the Atlantic. ' It is apparently that of tlio missing ITambiurg-Amorican liner Rasiti!ia,: the lose of svlffcih' 5s attributed to an explosion. She carried a crewj of twentynine.

WRECK OF THE STEAMER ASHMOUNT. DUE TO CAPTAIN’S CARELESSNESS, eBy Electric. Telegraph—Per Press Association— Copyright. , LONDON, June 22. The wreck or tiie steamer A shin cunt’ was the biggest loss of the year. The Court of Enquiry, at Port Elizabeth, Soiutii Africa, declares that the captain's navigation Tom Abril sth until the disaster was negligent ■and unseamanlike. ■His certificate Mas been suspended for .three months. AUSTRALIAN NEWS, , By Electric Telegraph—Per Press Association—Copyright. PERTH, June 23. Mr Turner, 'director of Wilier and Riley, a large London provision firm, has arrived oni a visit to Australia anil New Zealand with the object of promoting direct trade between tlairy factories and bis firm. SYDNEY, June 23, It is estimated there arc 40,000 miles of rabbit-proof fencing in New. South Wales Valued at £2,138,000 whereof o;ver two million, pounds represents private enterprise. The’ miners at Ileb'burn colliery, wno refused a reduction, have been replaced by free laborers under police protection. A' hostile demonstration was nm.Ho on their arrival. The Arbitration Act Amendment Bill was read a first time. It pro-;, vices for the appointment of district Court judges as president and deputy-president of the Court. V _