GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1571, 29 September 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By 'telegraph,, Press Ass'ii, Copyrl'gb London, Sept, 27. Tho freedom of the Oity of Londor has been unanimously conferred or General Booth, Kiernan won the 220 yards championship at Hornsey in 2min 37soc, Forsyth, holder of the championship, was second. Miss Kellerman, in a diving contest, cut her forehead on the bottom of the bath. The wound had to be stitched, but is not serious. Five New Zealand footballers beat a combined Hornsey and Worthing team in a swimming race by five yards. Owing to a rise in pig iron Scotch steel masters have raised the price of all manufactures ten shillings per ton. Mr Hadfield, in his presidential address before the Iron and Bteel Institute, Sheffield, said a wave of prosperity was in store for employer and employed. Russia lias ordered 60,000 tons of steam coal at Cardiff for earliest pos* sible delivery.

I St. Petersburg, Sept. 27. 1 Russia has ordered a large cruiser from the Vickers-Maxim works, and another from France. Paris, Sept. 27. _ M. Clementel states that reorganisation of the French Congo is progressing. A year’s experimental treaty with the Niger Company has been concluded for the carriage of supplies and troops to Lake Chad, abolishing the horrible abuses of porterage.

I Constantinople, Sept. 27. The Powers, in a note, have reI quested the Porte to issue instructions I enabling the controllers of Salonika, I cabled on the 4th, to begin their funcI tions immediately. Capetown, Sept. 27. The Chinese on the Rand received £316,074 from January to June, and remitted £15,74(4 to their relatives. I They spent the balanoe in clothing and luxuries. Vienna, Sept. 27. The Hungarian coalition manifesto declares that some points of the Emperor Josefs programme are unconstitutional. His attitude regarding the army abolishes Hungaiy’s right to control affairs.

Perth, Sept. 28. Espada, a Manila man, accuses Hagan, a Norwegian, of being the actual murderers of the commercial traveller Liebigied. Deceased was decoyed aboard a vessel and assailed with a sling shot and glass bottle. Espada remonstrated. Marques said, “ This white mani3 not good, not even a Christian, only a Jew. Better kill him.”