GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1786, 18 June 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

/ By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright I London, Judo 15. Miss Annotto Kellerman, tlio Australian, swam soven kilometres on tho Danube in threo hours eleven minutes I twenty seconds, defeating Madame Isatricuo, an Austrian. " Tho Silent Ones,’* who committed la similar outrage in 1001, are tho I authors of the Asaba troublo. I In Rudkin’s attack two British wore killed and eight wounded -ovoroly, in* I eluding Lieutenant Wamsley, slightly I wounded. The natives of Ute killed their paramount chief Bamawe, of Benim. For Banbury Mr Lyttelton was elected unopposed. \ A Birmingham bookmaker was lined £3OO and costs for using a house for purposes of betting;* Ten thousand betting papers were found in the house. General Booth has been commissioned to send to a foreign country ten thousand East End aliens who cannot speak English, They are promised religious and political freedom.

Kauri gum : Fourteen hundred and

forty-eight cases were offered, and 500 were sold at full rates for good and three-quarter scraped, at £l3O per

Great Britain has appointed Mr Whitehead, councillor for the embassy at Berlin, as British Minister in charge of the Belgrade service. Mr Anapero declares that the regicides’ influence over the King continues, and they have only exchanged their uniforms for civilian attire.

Melbourne, June 16,

At the bye-election for Barwon, despite strenuous efforts the Labor candidate was beaten by Mr Farrer, Ministerialist.

Mr Steyn, brother of ex-President Btoyn,_ with two other farmers from Orangia, have arrived to inspect sta* ! tions with a view to purchasing sheep for re-stocking purposes in that colony. Mr Steyn states it will probably bo two years before South Africa can produce its own meat supply. As to political affairs, there was no danger in granting responsible Government, There was complete friendliness between tho British and Boers.

- It appears now that it is not Mr Tregear, but the second in command who is to vi**it Victoria in connec-

tion with the organisation of the Labor Department.

■Sydney, June 16. The wheelers’ strike at SVallsend has been concluded and work will be resumed on Monday. An advance of l-Bd. a ton has been conceded.

Jenkinson (Auckland) obtained several prises, Ledham (Auckland) and Delissa (Christchurch) were also successful at the Broken Hill photographic exhibition.