GENERAL CABLES.
By Ulegraph, Pr®e* As»’n t Copyright London, May I. In connection with tho rocont divorce suit, Mr J ustice Jorell Barnes, President of tho Divorce Court, expressed a doubt whether any reform in tho divoroo laws would bo adequate and effective which did not abolish per I inanont separation, as distinguished from divorce, and placo the sexes on an equality as regards oilonco and roliof, Tho nowspapors question whether English opinion will consent I to mako divorce oasy. Britain and Franco have agreed to dollect tho Northorn Nigeria frontier southwards, giving Franco territory down to Zinder on tho Niger, inline* diately bolow tho rapids. Tho Admiralty agroe to give the Parliamentary Committeo of the I Trades Union Congress the names of I the contractors invited to tender for Government work, with a view to enquiries being made about any com-
plaints of nonpayment of tho proper rate of wages, or not executing contracts under proper conditions. Committees of oihcials will also bs shown patterns, so that in the event of a contractor being found not executing the terms of contract after warning, and repeating tho error the Board may consider eliminating his namo from tho list.
New Yoik, May 1. Six thousand longshoremen at Buffalo and three thousand at Chicago have struck.
Athers, May 1. The iinal of iho four hundred metres race resultod : Pilgrim f America) 1, Halswoll (Scotland) 2, Barker 3. Time, 53 l-sth soc. Melbourne, May 2. [ In referone to tho relieving of Australians from San Francisco, Mr Deakin statos that he is prepared to take a reasonable responsibility for their repatriation. The Royal Insurance Company has received a cable from the head otlice at Liverpool, intimating that the payment of the company’s entire San Francisco loss involves no reduction in the fire fund or reserve fund.
Perth, May 2. Mr Bawson has resigned, and Mr Wilson has undertaken to form a Ministry. Mr Wilson is pledged to carry out Mr Rawson’s policy.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1739, 3 May 1906, Page 1
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