GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1708, 26 March 1906, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By telegraph, Press Aas’n, Copyright , London, Msroh 23. Sir Kicliard Solomon has boon appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal. IVTr H. F. Blaine succeeds Sir H. Solomon as Attorney-General. 'I ho Admiralty has ordered from Cammell, Laird and Company, a turbine destroyer with a speed of thirtysix knots. The steamer Port Victoria is loading at Hull for Australia, and is receiving a satisfactory amount of cargo. ■ 'lhe Master of the Polls-reversed Mr Justice Joyce’s decision in the case of Mrs Kenneth Grahame and Miss Winifred .Thompson against J. F. Moulton, one of the Lord Justices of ijAppealp" their stepfather, on the ground- that '-they clearly regarded themselves as standing-towards the defendant in the relation of children and did not expect to pay maintenance out of their mother’s estate

Romo, March 23.

Signor Tittoni,'.ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed Italian Ambassador in Great Britain. • —V- v Berlin, Marob 23.

A strike at Ruka, in the Westphalia coal, fieldsj is threatened, the men objecting to increase of the exports of coal, lest it would injure the French miners on strike.

Tokio, ktaroh 23. . Japan is - increasing the.iduty on flour, to encourage grain growing in Manchuria, and is increasing the duty on leather in favor of the industry in K

Korea. A clause ofiho Bill providing for the increases authorises retaliation againstcountries discriminating against Japanese vessels and goods. Melbourne, Maroh 24, The Commonwealth has decided not to appeal against the decision of the New South Wales Court in the Malouf case.

Sydney, March 24. Counsel’s addresses at the Bailway enquiry occupied three days. The Government are considering the offer of a new . viru3 for the destruction of rats .and mice, claimed to be absolutely harmless to any other living thing. It has been successfully used in the West Indies and England. Before the Tariff Commission, the aeri

o cultural implement makers favored heavy duties. They stated that American implements were- not so good as Australian, but Americans had more money to induce sale. ,If a monopoly was secured for Australia they could be turned out as cheaply here, with no increased cost to the consumer.

Brisbane, March 24. A meeting of the Agricultural Association, and the Chamber of Commerce, and others interested, decided to deputationise the Premier and. urge the necessity of securing representation of the State at the Christchurch Exhibition.

A vessel with the name erased, supposed to be the pearler Primo, which was recently engaged in shelling in the Dutch Indies, has arrived at Thursday Island with two Malays aboard. Her papers indicate the vessel had a Malay crew, Manila diver, and tender when she left Banda. There are numerous marks on the deck, suspected to be blood. The two Malays have been arrested.

Hobait, March 24'. A case of suspected smallpox near Beaconsfield has been reported.

Fremantle, March 24 Another plague case is reported.