GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1503, 11 July 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

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| B® jßlcclftJo (Tclegrnpjh—Por, Press i&ssto3fia?Hioui—iCogy right. LONDON, July 9. , PraaLaT employees indignantly ilcny, LceSf Stanley's Suggestion that they, are -guilty; of' blackmail. : .: SWIMMING RACES. LONDON, July 9. .Billihgtoiii beat Kiernan in the Ring's Cur life-saving competition at Blackpool, jjjj ten yards, in Ora. 35see. TRI/NCE VON BELOW AND TILE . * SOCIALISTS. LONDON, July 9. At. Jajtres deel kies- Chat Prince ;Yon RttlflW's action is the strongest protest' against the increasing spread • oB Socialism, and ooiats to the importance of an- ■ ■ international. proletariat. \. STRONG KIGbHiTING ".TALK.” SYDNEY, July 10. The Orange demonstrations were largely attended. Some "strong lighting speeches wore nancy POLITICAL PRESSURE REGARD* ING DEATH SENTENCE. BRISBANE, July 10. The. Political LahQr Council is ui ping the Cabinet to reconsider Wharton's death* sentence. irL’DJER'AL LABOR LEAGUES, MELBOURNE, July 10. • The Commonweal bji’s Political and Labor Councils are holding a conference. Ail press representaives, excepting those connected with apr proved Labor papers, are excluded.

DISMISSAL OR A STATISTICIANFOR DISHONESTY. JUGGLING WITH COTTON .CROP REPORTS,

By, telegraph, -Press A'ss’n, Copyright WiAlSßjl-N G TON /' July 9, Edwin Holmes, Associate Statistician of -the Washington 'Agripultural Dcnartmen-t, has been- dismissed for juggling with tlio Government cc.fton crop reports to suit the purposes of manipulators, and for comlimiicating 'infosypati.o.n to .Theodore Price and oHier brokers. Price denies 'receiving information from Ilolnwe.