GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1556, 12 September 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By telegraph, Press A'ss’n, Copyright Loudon, September 10. King Edward has returned to London.

Tho byo-election for tho vacancy for Elgin district caused by the death of Mr Alexander Asher, K.C., resulted in the return of Mr Sutherland, Liberal, by 2474, against Mr Hose Innes, Unionist, 1021. > The Daily Mail states that thoHanly Congress.passed a resolution in favor of freetrade because the secretaries of unions desiring to become members of the House of Commons were to be tied to the Liberal party machine. The Hanly Congress largely approved of the system of State insurance forcing employers to provide funds to compensate workmen for accidents for injuries under tho Compensation Act. Berlin, September 10. Th Berlin and Cologne municipalities are leading a movement in favor of opening the frontier to meat importations. Christiania, September 10. There is uneasiness in Norway owing, to the increasing demands, of the Swedish a press for the assembling of 70,000 Swedish troops while Norway has only 3000 on the frontier. New York, Septombor 10. A grain elevator at Chicago, containing a million and a half bushels of wheat has been destroyed by fire. A million dollars damage was done. Melbourne, Sept. 11. The steamer Waimate had a tempestuous voyage from Sydney. She left on Tuesday, and only arrived las night. While off Green Cape a huge wave rose over the ship and crashed on deck. It swept three of the crew along the deck, inflicting injuries on Scott, the carpenter, from which he died.