GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1680, 22 February 1906, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

Bx telegraph', Press Asa’p,. Codyrigbt London, Feb. 20. Britain’s output of steel ingots last year aggregated three million eight hundred and eighty-nine thousand tons, an increase of six Hundred and thirty four thousands. The chief im« provement in trade was in Scotland, and next at Cleveland, Wales. Calcutta, Feb. 20.

Owing to the prevalence of cholera, the Prince of Wales has abandoned a proposed tiger-shooting expedition in Nepaul. Ottawa, Feb. 20. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, speaking at a University banquet at Toronto, declared that Canada had no grievance as regards Imperial relations, but if institutions were changed it would be towards union of the Empire and coupled autonomy of different ports.

LondoD, Feb. 20.

Sir Horace Tozer has placed a contract in England for ten thousand tons of rails at 145 s per ton, landed in Queensland. Publicity is being given to Queensland’s new laws, enabling land to be selected in London. The liberal concessions in regard to passage money are attracting much notice. Sydney, Feb.'2l. News has been received of the death of Mr H. Inhess, a prominent resident of Lord Howe Island. A severe drought prevails on the island. A meeting of thefreetrade members of the Federal party, Mr Beid presiding, discussed the issue for the next Commonwealth elections, and agreed to organise on anti-Socialistic lines, and to contest all seats in New South Wales. The New South "Wales Alliance has practically resolved to contest the State election on the no-license ticket.

Melbourne, Feb 21. Machine Gun covered six furlonga on the grass in 1.14 J, fioisbing well. Tbe population returns show the arrivals from New Zealand last year were 20,317. The departures for Zealand were 18,046. Tbe total number of Chinese arrivals numbered 1710, and lhe departures 2523 Brisbane, Feb. 21. Splendid rains have fallen over tbe western disttiot3. The drought bas completely broken. Tbe rivers are rising in flood. ■ Perth, Feb. 21. Several cases of plague have been discovered at Garaldton. One ease proved fata l . Newcastle, Feb. 21. Bishop Stretob, Dean of Newoaetle, has been elected Bishop of Newcastle. A man was sentenced at Waggt to two years' imprisonment for firing country grass. Tokio, Feb. 21. Tbe Mikado met Prince Arthur of Connaught at Tokio station. He and the nation grea’ly Bppreoiate the bestowal of the Order of the Garter, considering that it marks a oomplete removal of the racial barrier between Japan and the West.