GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1713, 2 April 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

8yd trey, Maroh 31. The Hnddart Parker steamer Zealand's experienced a s:roog gale in Tasman Sea. A meeting ofNeweartie oolliery owners, it is understood, decided to increase the selling prioe of ooal. No details a:e available.

Melbourne, Maroh 31. Ihe French Government hayo cabled, expressing sinooro thanks to the people' | of Australia for the sympathy in connection with the Oourrieres disaster, Hobait, March 31, b x seats formerly held by the Evans Ministry wore lost, three being won by Labor, and others by candidates who did not deolare themselves

The daughter (and only child) of Fred Archer, England’s leading jockey I in the eighties, has just come of age, I and the Court of Chancery has handed over to her all her father’s estate. Archer was understood never to bet, I but he was a rider of the “ superior " order, and the owners who made a pet of him gave him enormous presents, I which he did not throw away in I foolishness. He was also canny enough to marry the daughter of Mat Dawson, the famous trainer. Sheer carelessness on the part of the attendants I v bile he was delirious with fever (incurred in “ wasting ” to ride) led to his taking his own life nearly 20 years ago, but his estate has been better nursed tnan he was, and Miss Nellie Bose Archer has the handling of £50,000.

BJ! tclograph, PmiaAita’n, Copyright Caloutta, March 30. Lord Minto, sponkiog at iko Viorrcy’s Council, ssid : “ I cannot agroo with thoso meinbora who consider the Russian rovorsos have minimised frontier dangers. Wo must consider the efLot of (bo Russian rovorses on tho prido of a high spirited raco. In timo Russia will fool oompetent to recovor bor lest prestige.”

London, Marob 80. Sir John Forrest, in a spoeoh at the United Empiro Club, said tho timo «as arriving when tho peoplo of tho United Kingdom would ba uuablo to bfar tbo whole burden of defence of Iho Empiro. Tho only hopo was that all Bri'ou would stand shouldor to shonldor. Ho was oonvincod tbo sons of the Empire would not allow it to bo broken up wi'hout a struggle, i

I j Wise, Id a letter to the press, I declares that She status of trados unions in New South Walts is po different to that in Britain that oolonial legislation is little guide until public opinion is ripe for the determination of a’l industrial disputes by a specially orgaoised tribunal. Tbo Brazdiau Government has ht a contraot with tho Elswiok works for the construction of three ironclads at a 0 st of L1,800.00J. This aotion is taken owing to resentment over the reoent Panther incident,