GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1815, 23 July 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

muss ASSOCIATION COI'YIUOIIT London, July 20. Tho ownor of proport-y seized by the unemployed at Manchester has ovictcd the land grabbers. Mr St. John Harman ortli, younger brothor of Lord Northcoto, was seriously injured whilst motoring. Ho ran over an embankment near Hatfield.

Tho Porte has accoptod the Powors’ demands in connection with fho increase of Customs dutios, Tho Select Committoo of tho House of Commons, on tho Meals for Scholars’ Bill, rocommenda that tho work of supplying meals bo eutuntod to tho local education authority, with tho help of volunteors. It 6uggosts levying a rate of a halfpenny in the pound to moet tho cost. ; Thero liavo been many.. Alpine fatalities this season, six having occurred in tho last two days.

The cricket toam for Now Zealand consists of fourteen. C. 0 Page and W. P. Harrison, of Middlesex, have accopted the invitation to go. At the Sandown Park mooting the Eclipse Stnkos resulted : Llangilly 1, Boppo 2, Wombell 3. The wool salos have closod. There was steady improved competition. Paris, July 20. Sara Bernhardt, the famous actress, has boon awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor. Home, July 20 Tho Pope has poisoned his thumb with a steel pen. Pekin, July 20. Fifteen of the pirates engaged in the capture of tho steamer Hainan have boon captured. It is expected tho whole gang will shortly be caught. Capetown, July 20, A number of British politicians on tho Hand have requested Lord Solborne to inform Lord Elgin that Messrs Fibpatridk, Bailey, and Vanhuisteyn only represent the progressive party, not tho British of the Transvaal.

Sydney, July 21. The Crake Board’s report shows that taking tho year’s working thore wero just about half the cases of troublo with magnotic brakes as com* pared with air brakes. The quarterly banking returns show a drop in coin and bullion of £170,000 as compared with last quarter, mainly attributable to coin exports. Tho proportion of cash to deposits and notes is -Is lid in the £, a decrease of 3d on the quarter. Interest bearing deposits increased £200,000 A boundary rider diggingfor rabbits at Molong unoarthed an old tin containing two hundred and fifty-seven sovereigns of early dates, supposed to belong to a man called the Jack of Spades, who died many years ago, who, it was believed, had several lots of money planted.A man named Langdon has died at Molong. Eighteen years ago, when inoculating cattle he pricked his finger with a needle. Blood poisoning supervened. Successively his fingers, hand, and arm were removed, but the poison spread to his body and killed him. Melbourne, July 21. Bank of Victoria’s half year’s profits amounted to £37,000, wlr'ch with the balance brought forward makes £44,000 available for distribution, a dividend of five per cent, on preference and 41 to ordinary shareholders has been declared, Tho regulation of Commerce Act has passed the Executive. Those relating to exports como into operation on October Ist, and imports on January Ist next.