GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1695, 12 March 1906, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

d 7i teloßrai*, Picas Aea’n, Copyright ' London, March 9. ino standard roporte that tbo wholo of tbo Into King Christian’s porßonnl oslato, amounting to £150,550, goes to Prinoo Woldemar.

Now York, Mnroh 9. Tho Mutual Lifo Sooioty of Now York roporta a dooroaso of £9,500,000 of now business in 1905, duo to tho insurance scandals.

Tho Amorioan Tobaoco Trust, with a onpital of £0 000,000, is Icing formed to fight the Imporiai company in tho pur* obnso of leaf.

A subpuno, oallingupon Mr Itockfrllor to testify in tho anti trust caar, haa boon abandoned, tho Oil Trust offio'als having arranged to givo ovidonce.

Sydney, March 10. "ho sloomor Thordie, ureokod at tho North Head, was valuod at £40.000. Ths wreok has boon Fold for £875, and the osrgo of 6000 loos of ooal for £6. In tho m itoh for tbo ladies' tennis ohompionsbip of Now South Wales, Mias Bukor boat Mies Gardiner by 6 —2, 6 —l, 0 iver declared that Fehon's statement regarding Eddy writing out his resignation was utterly unt.uo and unfounded. Ho also deolared that Eldy’a opinion of Kirkoaldio was that bo was utterly unoontrollablo and not amonablo to discipline,

Doctor S'y has boon appointed a Judge of tho Suprome Court.

Melbourne, March 10. Tho Marino Court found that tbo oharge of careless navigation against Captain Tilston,master of tho Speko, was proven, and suspended his certificato for 12 months, and ordered him to pay oosts Owing to tho high prioo of copper the construction of tho proposed Sydney to Melbourne telepbono lino has been indefinitely postponed.

Brisbane, Marob 10, A party of four und.r Mr J. Parker, of Townsville, haa gono to New Zealand to attempt to salve tho Elingamito ireaeu'e. Thoy have taken a new diving apparatus, whioh is expected to prove a rovolation in deep sea work.