GENERAL CABLES-.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1567, 25 September 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES-.

By ielegraphjj Presa Aea'ng Copyright New York, September 22. Four, officials of the Sohwartzschild Snlsberger.Packing Company have been fined a total of £6OOO for conspirihg to acoept railroad rebates. i ’ ; 1

Bdrlin, Sept. 22.

There are 227 cases of cholera in Prussia with 78 deaths. There have been three deaths at Lodz. . , At the Jena Congress Herr Babel sabmilted a resolution that all other parlies wishing to combat the'growth of social democraoy by limitation or abolition of manhood suffrage should join with them The Congress proposes the principle of ~a; general strike in oil industries as the, best method of counteracting it. London, September 22. The Danish Minister of Agriculture has visited London to .arrange for . the more rapid transit and better handling of agricultural produce.'

.Sydney, Sept. 23. Beopntly two Chinese ox-residents of Victoria were not allowed to land at Mel bourne, on tho grounds that the authorities were not satisfied with their identity. They came to Sydney by the steamer Tsinan, where,the High Court issued writsagainst the oaptain for production of the men, and, as there ;was no appearance on the part of the Commonwealth. to oppose the order, the Court held that it had no option but to allow them to land here, and ordered thoir release. Mr Sandfbrd will immediately commence prbpara'ions for largely extending tho Litbgow works. It is expeoted they will directly or indirectly employ several thousand men. Details of the contract Bbow that the wholo of the pig iron supplied to the State and railway departments and 90 per cent, of pig iron used in the manufacture of material supplied must be produced in the Commonwealth. The Government will take tbo responsibility of letting the oontraot without consulting Parliament, subsequently, tabling the pnperß in connection therewith. The Marine Court exonerated the signalman in conneotion with the wreok of the Jones Brothers, and also found the action of the steamer Helen Nicoll in cutting the tow rope.just before the disaster did not contribute to the wreck. At the welcome to the football: team speeches of a congratulatory nature we e made as to , the way in which they had acquitted themselves in New Zealand. The manager, replying, said the members had upheld the reputation of Rugby in a manner throughout New Zea'and that he would never forgot. He considered there was very little difference in the standard of play in New Zea’and and Australia. Mr Carrutbers informed Mr. Deakin, regarding General Booth’s offor, that about 1,800,000 acres of scrub land were available for settlement.

Melbourne, Sept. 23.

Tho Presbyterian General Assoinb'y appointed a deputation to wait on Mr Deakin and . prottst against tho deportation of kanakas married to white women.' While members of the Tramway Rifle Club were firing a competition, ono, who was examining a rifle, accidentally shot a companion named Methven dead. The Trades Hall Council' adopted a resolution emphst cally protesting against General Booth’s or any schsine of immi* gration till lands were unlocked to Australians by a Compulsory Purohase Aot. Mr Playford stated that GenersJ Booth’s immigrants : would be agti> cnlturists, and belong to other allied occupations, and would not be destitute. Brisbane, Sept. 23. A man fell into a tank of sugar juice at Bundaberg mill BDd was drowned. .