GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1637, 29 December 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

13y telegraph, Press Ass'ii, Copyright Loudon D.o 27.

Tho Times’ Paris correspondent attributes tho Sultan of Morocco’s refusal at Madrid to Gorman iDlluonco. The peoplo of Algeciras mado great prepaiations. Ho adds that the real difficulty is Germany’s anxiety to avoid a conference that will postpone effect being given to lior aspirations Advices from Ottawa state that Canada has resolved on a more vigorous propaganda to attract immigrants, in view of Australian efforts in the same direction.

Mr Edwin Cornwall, chairman of tho London County Council, suggosts an annual conference of capital cities bo hold to consider problems specially arising from the large centres of population.

BorliD, Deo. 27. Prince Trenberg, in the Reichstag, supplementing Herr Kevontlow’s declaration regardiug .Morocco, declared that Germany must have coaling stations.

Homo, Deo. 27. A Vatican White Book has been published. It throws the responsibility of the rupture of the Catholic Church with Franco upon the French Government.

Calcutta, Dec. 27. Tho Tashi Lama visited tho Earl of Minto, Viceroy of India, at Calcutta.

Brussels, Deo. 27. The concentration of French and German troops continues on tho frontier, causing the publication of alarmist statements in the Independence Beige and other newspapers.

Molbouroo, Dec. 28. Mr Deakin states that the AntiTruat Bill will be the first measure to be considered next session.

The marine officers are making demands for considerable increases of pay on the Commonwealth shipowners.

Sydney, Dfc 28.

Advices have been received that owing to tho keen competition of Germans in Australian trade, steps are being taken to form a strong combination of British steamship companies. The swimmer Billington cabled his sincere sympathy at the Empire’s loss of Kieran.

Business people in the city report that trado during Christmas week was the largest for years.

The weather in the western districts is intensely hot. There are many high records, Bourke topping tho list with 118, and Brewarrina and Moree with 117. Bush fires continue in many districts. Large ai'eas of grass crops have been swept.

As the result of an increase in the price of leather-, the Boot Manufacturers Association, following the lead of the Melbourne Association, has announced a rise in the price of all boots and shoes from January Ist, of from five to fifteen per cent.