GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1797, 30 June 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By telegraph. Prcas Asa'n, Copyright Ottawa, Juno 28 Ontario newspapers npprovo of the suggestion that King Edward should by cable open tiio Dominion Exhibition at Toronto in August.

PietoimuilabUvg, Ju ie 28. A strong-force adv.ineod to aU;t k | tho robol positions near Mapun ulo The rebels ebargod on two sidos to within fifty yards, but wiien the Maxims opened firo thoy btolco and dispersed. Later anoth-r impi cf a thousand tried a flick attark, but sholls disporsod them.

Pekin, Juno 28. An indemnity of IM7OO has beon granted by China to the surviving child of Mr Kingham, the missionary massacred at Nanchang.

- . ' * ’ Brussels, Juno 28. . Kmg’Leopold'objects to ovacuato tho Balir el Gbazal until the railway guaranteed by tho Anglo-Belgian Convention is constructed.

Sydney, Juno 29. Advices recoivod from tho Secretary of the Colonies state that ,tne honor of knighthood has been conferred on Mr Justice Owen, and Governor Rawson, has been made a Kuight of the Grand Cross of the Bath.

The wheelers in the Stockton mine have struck. The. situation is more J grave, and there are'fears of a general strike. The boys in one or two collieries have givon notice. In the censure debato tho AttorneyGeneral effectually replied to the charges that tho Government had pursued a masterly inactivity in bringing Willis back. He had taken stops to secure extradition at the earliest possible moment.

Melbourne, June 29. In a light Among several of the crew of the steamer 1 tevon, Brady, a Sydneyite, stretched out three Greeks, one of whom was desperately injured. A feeling is growing that a hitch has occurred in tho negotiations for the mail service. The Government explain they are now awaiting the return of the Federal Postmaster.

The Mount Lyoll returns from May 21 to June 20 are 30,400 tons treated, together with 1563 tons of purchased ore, The converters produced 719 tons of blister copper, containing 711 tons of copper, 53, 62 ounces of silver, and 1837 ounces of gold.