GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1651, 18 January 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

'By telegraph, Press Ass’n, CoDyright Now York, Jun. 1G The laws of Harvard University have been altered to prohibit studonts entering Collogiato football until the game is roformod. A Congross of the Russian Poasants’ Union has been : held at Finland. It was decided to boycott the Douma elections. Hovontoon delegates were returning to St. Petersburg. Sydnoy, Jan. 17. Tho University Council has purchased for speculative purposes a block of land in Martin Place, opposite to the General Poat Office, paying £SOO per foot. The Lord Mayor presides at a mass mooting at the Town Hall to-night to protest against the’ treatment of the State by the Federal Parliament as regards the capital site and other matters.

Melbourne, Jan. 17. Victoria’s imports last year were valued at £22,120,000, an increase of £2,010,000 over the previous: year. Tho exports, which, however, do not include inter-State transfers, were The Governor-General declines to transmit to the King the petition against the Home Rule resolutions recently adopted by tho Federal Parliament, on the ground that the petition is a controversial matter. The Chamber of Commerce discussed the Premier’s suggestion for an international exhibition, and decided that owing to the large financial loss usually sustained by such exhibitions being out of all proportion to the .benefits derived by the country it was not advisable to hold one at present. Newcastle, Jan. 17. The coal output last year was 3,461,000 tons, of the value of £1,377,000, as comparedwith2,9sl,ooo tons, of the value of £1;277,378, in the previous year.

Launceston, Jan. 17. A conference of Federal Councils of Chambers of Manufacturers has opened. The President’s address deplored the prejudice against Australian made goods, and urged the necessity of fostering local industries. Brisbane, Jan. 17. The adoption of direct duplex working from the Pacific cable at Southport to Sydnoy is greatly expediting work over the cable. Peith, January 17. The exports of the State for last year were £5,979,700, being nearly a million below the previous year. The reduction was represented mainly by a falling off in the gold export, which last year was £7,092,000, compared with £8,4-20,000 in the previous year. A dog attacked and badly mutilated a man’s face. Afterwards the man behaved violently, and barked like a dog and bit. He was placed under restraint.