GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1811, 18 July 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

fUKSS ASSOCIATION —OOl’YliUiU’i’ London, July 10. The Compatriots’ Club reply to tho Cobden Club’s manifesto to Australia has been published. It tho viows expressed by the Cobden Club, and claims all partners who have a stake in tho Empire havo a right to express an opinion on a great Imperial policy, and to make preference and give effect to their conclusions. In the cricket match, Eton beat Harrow by four wickets. The Portuguese steamor Silva Americana has boon sunk in tho Kanaza river, and nineteon of tho crow were drowned. Ninety-live guineas has been paid for reinsurance) on the ship Bodenbek, overdue at Sydney from,, Liver** pool.

Miss Clara Butt is recovering from an operation from appendicitis.

The Education Committee of London recommend drastic action against one hundred and fifty-four non-pro-vided schools failing to remedy alleged insanitation. If closed, the coat to the County Council would be £847,000 to accommodate the children.

• The King received at Buckingham palace'a deputation from tho Chambeis of Commerce Congress, including Mr Harold Beauchamp, of New Zealand M. Bougonin won the swimming race through Paris; Bellington was second, and Annette Kellerman occupied seventh place. Obituary : Alfred Beit, South African financier ; aetat 53.

Capetown, July 16.

Commenting on the action of Natal and the Transvaal in suspending the duties on wheat Hour, the Cape press remarks that it will not aliect the Cape much, since they cannot grow enough wheat for their own consumption ; nevertheless, this power of . suspension strains the loyalty of other parties to tho Customs union. Pending federation, Customs questions are so difficult as to create a domand for independent action. Paul Kruger’s grandson, Paul Kruger Emmett, was arrested for shooting Herman Davies at Dispoort, Transvaal, where both were searching for sixty thousand of bullion concealed during the Boer war. Davies was mutilated when found.

Tokio, July 16,

The Buddhists and Shintrists are voluntarily contributing to the rebuilding of the Christian Church destroyed in the disturbance at Tokio last September.

Sydney, July 17,

A fire at Annandale destroyed ten small weatherboard shops. The damage is covered by insurance. A plague rat was discovered at Enmore, near where the last case came from. This is a new area for inspection.

Melbourne, July 17,

A memorial against the Federal Parliament’s Home Rule resolutions has been presented, to Lord Northcote, and requests him to forward it to the King. The memorial bears one hundred thousand signatures from all the States, and is nearly a mile in length.

With reference to the cable that the promoters of the new mail contract are likely to receive an aggregate subsidy of a quarter of a million a year, Mr Deakin says the contract of the Federal Government is complete in itself, the subsidy being £125,000. He is inclined to think the company is making arrangements other than those with the Federal Government, possibly with New Zealand. Beyond that he knows nothing. The New Zealand horso Nonotto has been sold for four hundred and fifty guineas, and goes to the stud in Queensland.

Adelaido, July 17. The exports for the last half-year were £1165,000 above the previous corresponding half-year, breadstuff's contributing £061,000 of the increase. Hobart, July 17.

Obituary ; James Gibson, of Boh evuo, the famous sheep-breeder, aetat