GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1759, 26 May 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By tfilagrupb. Press Asß’n, Copyrlgh London, May 24.

Gormany claims extradition of the chief Morengn, on tho ground that ho is a common criminal. Tho Capo Government cousidor him a political prisonor, and promiso to safoly intern him. >

The Daily Mail’s New York correspondent reports that, yielding to Mr Grover Cleveland’s advico, Mr T. Ryan, first assistant Secretary of tho luterior, has decided to givo policyholders of tho Fquitablo Life Assurance tho right to eloct directors. A Grook band numbering two hundred murdered elovou ICutso- Waliachian families, totalling sixty of all ages, at iho village of Goobra, in Macedonia.

A company to purchase the Great Cobar copper mine, New South Wales, is being formod, with a capital of £750,000, in shares of tho samo amouut in dobonturos bearing six per cent interest. The company is issuing /■(J50,000 worth of shares and £500,500 worth of debentures. Tho purchaso prico is £1,000,000.

Bio Janei O. May 24.

A Swiss railway oilicial named Wydlor was arrostod at Rio do Janoiro for stealing one hundred thousand francs’ worth of securities from a railway carriago in Switzerland.

Sydney, May 25,

A largo meeting at tho Town Hall, under tho auspices of tho Orango bodies, adoptod a petition to the King, declaring the Homo Rulo resolutions recently adopted by tho Federal Parliament did not ropresent the opinion of tho people of Australia. Mr Beid was tho principal speaker.

A meeting of members of tho Cricket Ground Committoo resolved to support tho Association in its lirm stand.

Melbourne, May 25

The Tariff Commission’s progress roport on distillation statos there has been animmense increase in New Sou'll Wales and Queensland, competing with imported spirits. Owing to tho higher cost of labor, materials, and production, and the local prejudice against Australian productions the Commission recommend, in order to equalise the conditions, that there should be a substantial difference of duty on imported and local spirits.

Brisbane, May 25

The Employers’ Conference carried a resolution denouncing nationalisation of monopolies.

Shall backing cough my rest destroy, And all my pleasure here alloy V Are pains that out me like a knife To make a misery of life ? Fhall bronchial troubles wear me out? No- never,iall aro put to rout By best of modia : nes, simple, pure, W. E. Wools’ Great Peppermint Cure.