GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1494, 30 June 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITS: By Electrie Telegraph—Per Fleas Association— Copyright. LONDON, June 28 There are excellent exhibits of New Zealand refrigerated meat. poultry, and dairy, produce at Earl’s Court. Crystal Palace. Till? 'ARMY: SUPPLIES .SCANDAL LONDON, .JiUnC 28. ' Wr Bromloy Dev.onoort, Financial Secietary of'War, declared that it was absurd to assert that seven million pounds was lost through tne sale ol war stores. TROUBLE IN SOUTH AERICAk ' LONDON, June 2S. Tlie mini of £6,400,000 was realised, and even the. remaining six ‘millions .was not losrfc, si'n.c© Lord Litchencr oven-estimated: the realisable value or the surplus stores. MORE ERECTION .IN SOUTH AFRICA. LONDON, June 28. The Transvaal, authorities halve decided to register only-soldiers possessing private means, leaving others to establish their rights in the Courts. .There is much political excitement in any holding that the Uetvolk s aPb itation is designed to drive a wedge in the constitution, throulgh disfrancl.isemont or the military anil constabulary.. ' THE ERIVAN TROUBLE, CONSTANTINOPLE. June 28. The trouble at Erivan tss. due to tlie appointment ot General A 1 ikanou as 'Governor. v. He is a Mahommedan, uninterested in the- massacre of Armenians. He has! now been transferred to Baku, which! isi likely. to imitate Erevan. ■

■AUSTRALIAN NEWS. ■SYDNEY* June 2b., The Arhitfal/ion 1 Amending Bill lias passed. Ain Wood Was elected ohairman or committees. Willis has issued a writ against 'Charles J, Haynes, the reputed proprietor or tho Newsletter. ■BRISBANE, Jutue 29. Mc’CenviHc was a well-known resilient or Sydney- He landed near K. ■whowai, Boganvillo Island, in (German territory. . Three natives hulled him with tomahawks while •sleeping iu his boat. It is stated that recently a chief belonging to Shcitland Island was) imprisoned for some trifling oifence. This so enraged the chief of Kowfcowai that ho" swore to have revenge on the first white man, AloConvillc was on liis first visit to the vicinity.