GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1623, 11 December 1905, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By; telegraph, Press Ass’n,. Copyright London, Deo. 8, Tho Dublin Convontiou expressed its gratitudo at tho genorosity of tho Irish in Australia and Now Zealand towards Ireland during tho past threo years, especially thanking Cardinal Moran for organising u a Homo Itulo tribute. At tho instance of Mr T. P. O’Connor tho Convention recorded its appreciation of tho Commonwealth Parliament’s address to tho Crown in favor of Homo Rule. Baron ..Rothschild and sovon other leading .Tews pressingly appeal for assistance for -the victims of the Russian outrages. They advise setting aside the present wide scheme of colonisation and emigration, since the bulk of tho Russian Jews must find salvation in Russia itself under a now regime of I liberty, j'ustice and equal rights. The Board of Trade returns for November show that the imports increased £2,477,008, and the exports £3,494,861. Tbe Daily Cbronio'e says the logioal ooroliary of the Australian trade union labor marks legislation is a wa ranty of quality of the goeds a? well as a guarantiee of fa'r wages.

Washington, Dec. 8, Mr Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury, reports that, tho revenue for the year was £139,420,254, and expenditure £144,021,099. The current year's deficit ie estimated at one million and a-half pounds sterling. Tbo import duties for tbe financial year amounted t0£52,412,105. Brisbane, Dec. 9. j Tbe whole of tho grape crop in the [ vicinity of Brisbane has been destroyed by floods. The flood waters have almost subsided. Nine inches fell during the storm. Many gallant rescues of inhabitants were made from flooded dwellings. Sydney, Dec. 9. The Australian Mutual Provident Society has called a special moeting for January IS, to take tbo opinion of members in regard to extonding business to Great Britain and South Africa. Tho Daily Telegraph views Mr Carrathers’ proposal as a secession gun, loaded with blank cartridge. The Herald - sajs : It is obvious Mr Carrutbei’3 has taken the road not to peace but strife. We cau only hope the discussion may serve to warn Mr Deakin not to stir our wrath too deeply, for ineffective as the whole thing was, it may indicate that by constitutional means and in a chastened spirit wc intend to hold our own.