GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1581, 11 October 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

By, telegraph, Press Ars’n, Copyright London, Oot 9. The doctors forbade Lady Raweon to sail by the Orontes. She is now slightly better, and it is hoped both she and Sir Harry Rawson will sail by the Orinuzi ’ ' '

Miss Ada Orossley, singing at the Sheffield musical festival, was received with enthusiasm.

The Morning Post’BHongKong correspondent states that the Government lends to China a million pounds stealing to redeem the Hankau- Canton railway. Constantinople, Oot 9. Outrages committed by Greek bands to coerce Vlach peasants in Macedonia into accapting Bellonization have irritated Eoumania, which is commencing commercial Greeoe.

Ottawa, Oot. 9. John Gaynor and Benjamm Groene, contractors, of Georgia and Virginia, have been transferred by the Canadian authorities to the United States., The two men are charged' with fraud, and for four years utilised the processes of Canadian law to resist extradition. , Sydney, Ootober 10. Sir George French, formerly commandant of New South Wales, is revisiting the State. He roundly condemns the present system of military control by a board as subversive to discipline. Melbourne, Oot. 10. Mr Deakin, in. a speech, implied that tariff revision, from a protectionist point of view, would be dealt with next session. Recent overtures from Canada showed it was not only possible to draw closer the ties with the Mother Country, but it was possible to assist in the unity of the Empire by reciprocal trade amongst the dependencies of the Empire. He regarded a preferential trade that brought more business would fall short of its aim if it did not bring more people. He deeply regretted General Booth’s action. At a meeting of the Victorian Cricket Association, it was stated that members of the recent Australian team had divided the money earned, amounting to £9OO per man. Perth, Oot, 10. Writs for the election have been issued. The polling days are October 27 and November 13. Briebano, October 10. For twelve years Charters Towers has returned a Labor candidate Owing to the death of Mr Dunsford, a by-election resulted, after a strong contest, in the return of Mr Pauli, Independent, by a majority of 400 oyer the Labor candidate.