GENERAL GABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1790, 22 June 1906, Page 1

GENERAL GABLES.

Gy; telegraph,’ Preßs Ass’n, Copyright London, Juno 20 Tho Treasury has appointed a cornmitteo to investigate tho question of national indemnity on tho insurance of shipping against capture in war time. Mr Austin Chamberlain is chairman, and Sir J. Sydenham Clark a member. The Royal Hunt Cup resulted : Tenneford 1, King Charles 2, Roseate Dawn 3. Lord Hugh Cocil advisos Churchmen to resort to tho powerful weapon of passive resistance in opposing the injustice of the Education Act. Now Yoilr, June 20. Kein, a former stockbroker, was sentenced at Philadelphia to twenty years’ imprisonment for kidnapping wealthy residents’ children and demanding a heavy 4 ransom, under threats of doath.

Sydnoy, Juno 21. Tho Government are issuing half a million throe and a half per centum funded stock. During tho season . just closed 623,500 bales of wool were sold by auction at Sydney, compared with -103,000 last season. The sales wore a record both for quantity and value, which is estimated at £y,SOO,OQO. An improved mail service to the Solomon Islands and New Guinea will be inaugurated next month. Tho Island ketch Mayllower has been totally wrecked at New Ireland. The crow were savod. Melbourne, Juce 21. Two fishermen named Johnson and Jollie were drowned by the capsizing of a boat at Geelong.