GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1546, 30 August 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By 'telegraph,; Press Asa’n,, Copyright London, Aug. 28. Burgoss hns again failed to swim across tho Channel. Ho encountered a gale and gave up, aftor boing nino hours in tho wator. Tho Standard roports that tho Bri-tish-German combine has arranged to raise the price of screws fifty per cent and to refrain from international competition. Tho London County Council is offering domostic sorvants scholarships of three mouths at training schools for cookery. Groat damage has been done by floods in Irolaud. Nearly 3 A inches of rain fell in Dublin in 24 hours. Tho Daily Express’s Kobo correspondent states that incessant rains have fallen, and it is feared tho rico crop will bo totally ruined.

Capetown, Aug. 28. There is excitement on tho Johannesburg Exchange at tho discovery that the popular Le Comtep mining field in Madagascar has been largely salted.

Borlin, August 28. Lieutenant Paasche surprised IUOO rebels at Kipo, East Africa. The rebels left 73 dead, and many were drowned in the River Kufigi.

Now York, August 28. Edwin Holmes has been indicted for defrauding the Washington Government by cotton juggling. Stockholm, August 28. Norway and Sweden have appointed commissioners to negotiate for a dissolution. Tho first meeting will be held on Thursday. . Tangier, Aug. 28. Moors at Cavija, near Tangier, fired rifles at a Spanish ship, wounding a sailor.

Constantinople, August 28. Recent discoveries at Smyrna included sixteen bomb factories. Tho American committee intended to fire the gasworks and destroy parts of the city. Many grenades and revolvers were found.

Melbourne, Aug, 20, A recent decision in Canada raised the question as to whether tho Commonwealth can deport kanakas beyond its territorial limit. Tho High Court of Ontario holds there is no power to enforce legislation beyond the boundaries of the country. The Prime Minister of Australia awaits an official report on this decision before expressing an opinion as to. its bearing on this country.