GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1522, 2 August 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

TENNIS

By telegraph,, Press Ass’n, 'Copy-right LONDON, July 31. At. tennis, Smith :• boat Brookes in ■the filial for the Midland Counties championship by ’ three • seta to one. Slazbn-gers have presented Dtim-loip with a olialhjngc cup, simtilar in design : to the "All-England cun'), for the championship of Australia. PARIS, July 31. It: is/ alleged .in Pariw tjijat ' tho .German •Embassy endeavored to prevent a recent visit of German students, which was being made with the cjhjeM of fostering the growth- of -a better understandiug, professing a fear of French public opinion. , The action of the Embassy has caused resentment. Gabriel Laforgue started to swim 'the Channel from Calais, in a very rough sea. Me abandoned the a’t•U;mp~ after....being - four, hours, in the water.

SYDNEY, Aug. 1. S'lunbury .expresses liis intention not le go outside Australia (o defend..the sculling championship. PERTH. Aug. 1. It is expected Mr Dalglish will resign tlie premiership, owing to. i>er/soiifil hostile feeling diisplaycKji towards him by. his own party.

A BARQUE’S. PERILOUS EXPERT EN.CE.

I By iolegnaph,, Pressi Ass'n, Copyright SYDNEY, "Aug. .1. A heavy southerly gale isi raging | along the Const. The American ■baiitsuc Abbey Palmer, from New York, had an ' exciting experience outside the Meads last night. She was in tow of a tug. "The seas were mountainous. The vessel was gradually drifting inshore, and anchored. A second tug went to

her assistance, hut, collided with the I vessel, smashing the barque's' rudder and rendering her helpless. The crew prepared to. abandon her, hut the tug succeeded in towing her, stern first, to port.