GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1504, 12 July 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

SOUTH AFRICA..!

Ba telegraph, Pjsesa Ass'n, Copyright CAPETOWN, July 10. ;,Tho Hetvoik Congress*, has re-elect-ed "-a head committee. The determination of jthe,Boers to, sfay within the State r t bias - toeri strengthened. WRECKED HARLECII CASTLE A

j COAL STEAMER, fi , SYDNEY, July 11. 'The .vessel mentioned in yesterday's cable was the ship Harlech Cattle, which left* Nowcastlektin May. twenty-third for Carrizal, with a cargo of coal, anti not* the l South iAfrican, mail steamer, •of the same name. • /

STEADY BORROWING OF " NONBORROWING' ’• GOVERNMENT. SYDNEY, July 11. Though the Government during the financial year will have to renew one miiJion and a half of debentures and provide a similar amount for public .works, Mr Carruthers states that it wi'l not bo necessary to, gd to the London market this year, '

UP-TO-DATE. MEL B OURNE, J,ul y 11. ‘ Ti e racehorse Uu-to-date remains in Melbourne for some time. THE EXHIBITION.. MELBOURNE, July 11.

Tile nroDjosed exhibition ’will be for local manjufactures, and will be held under the auspices of the‘Australian Natives’ Association. THE FISCAL POLICY.

: * MELBOURNE, July 11. '• Mr Dealcin declares that; Australia haa a 'deep interest in Mr 'Cbanlbor•lain’s policy, but ho i cannot say when Parliament will be asked to con sides •fhc question. SERIOUS FLOODS.

: . MELBOURNE,. July 11. , Heavy eai-n. has fallen in districts on the New South Wales border. ■ The rivers are in high flood. Large areas of crops have been in undated, and considerable damage has teen done to mining property,'