GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1589, 30 October 1905, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

By; telegraph. Press A’ss’n, Cooyriglvt ’ , London, Oct. 27. The Trades Unions are dofying Mr Sim, Chief Registrar of Friendly Sooiotiee. Thoy deolaro ho passed the rules of the Boot and Shoe Operatives Union, containing the very provision for payments he now disallows.

The bye-election for Hamstead resulted : Fletcher (Unionist) 4225, Rowe (Liberal) 3803, Replying to an apparently unguarded remark by Lord Rosobery at Stourbridge, when sounding a warning regarding foreign relations, Mr Brodriok, speaking at Guilford, emphatically declared there were no outstanding, questions between the British and Gorman Governments, nor anythiog to prevent their friendship. He ridioulod the story published -.in Le Matin that England would land soldiers in SohleswigHolstein. ; !

Berlin, Oct. 27. The Kaiser has cordially congratulated Prinoo Leopold of Lippe-Detmold on establishing his right of succession. Constantinople, Oct. 27. • Turkey is spending half a million poundß at Elswiok and Orousot on destroyers. Five Ambassadors demand a collective audienoa with tho Sultan to impress on him the grave oonsequonoea of his porshting in his unoompromißing attitude in regard to Macedonia. ' - Melbourne, Oct. 28. Soutar, of Sydney,.won the open and professional championships of Australasia, and Soott, the Melbourne amateur championship. Perth, Oot, 28. The rosults of the eleotion so far assure the Ministry of a good majority. Mr Moran, the Independent leader, was defeated for Perth. Mr Johnson, a Labor leader, was defeated for Kalgoorlie by the Mayor of the town. Mr Daglish was returned for Perth by a narrow majority. AmoDg the passengers from London by the Omrah is Mr Henry Lambert, chairman of the Emigrants’ Information Office, London. He visits Australia and New Zealand to gather information likely to be of use to his department.