GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1822, 31 July 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

I'llliSS ASSOCIATION—I.OI'YKIIIUT Linder, July 29. Mr Justice Bucknoll grautod tie Mayor of West Ham writs against the leader of tho Plaistow land grabbers. Honrv Warren, journalist, author, and liobt. Everett, publisher, were each sentenced to a year’s imprisonment with hard labor for blackmailing Mandeville, owner of the London and Paris Exchange, by means of throa's that they would publish a book oxposiDg Mandevillo’s methods. Mandeville paid two thousand livo hundred pounds to prevent publication. 'lho Standard states thero is a prospect of a rato-cutting war being discussed owing to tho Australian mail contract having beonlot to a new company.

Mr Russel Sage, tho Amorican railway magnate, loft sixteen million pounds sterling. No charities benefit, all going to his widow except five thousand pounds apiece to twenty-six nsphews and nieces. Any benelic ary contesting the will forfeits his or her bequests. Surrey beat Yorkshire by nine wickets in the Lees benefit mafeb. Sixty thousand people were prosent, and thero was groat excitement, each having previously this season lost a single match.

Pari?, July 29,

The Council of the Legion of Honor rejected a proposal of the Minister ol Fine Arts to decorate Sarah Bernhardt.

New York, July 29

The District Court ruled that Dowie

was not entitled to be reinstated in possession of Zion City property valued at ten million dollars, his holding of it having been fiduciary Singapore, July 29.

Captain Ishikawa, aboard the steamer Itsukshima, reported at Singa pore that while returning from Australia he was attacked by an engineor named Kawai with a sword, and seriously wounded. Kawai attempted to commit suicide.

Bydney, July 80,

The Government propose to establish an agricultural school for women. Tho Haddon-Greta colliery strike has ended. The men have resumed at the old rates.

The population of New South Wales last quarter increased by 9510, including 6691 births. During a biograph entertainment at Parkes the machine exploded, causing a panic amongst the audience. Several were slightly injured, While two French sailors were painting a vessel at Newcastle one fell into the water. The other wont to the rescue but both were drowned. Noumean advices state that several shocks of earthquake, lasting 10 seconds, occurred at Tehio on tho 16th. M. Liotard, Governor of Dahomey, has been appointed Governor of New Caledonia.

Brisbane, July 30. Doctor Horne, of the China Mutual Insurance Company, tho victim of the recently cabled attack by Chinese bandits, at Tungan, has arrived en route to Melbourne. He states he and a companion namod Eade wero attacked by fifteen bandits armed with rifles and knives. They succeeded in killing four of tho attackers, and wounding three others, who have since been captured aud beheaded. Doctor Horne predicts big anti-European trouble in China before long.

Melbourne. July 30,

Tho Rev. Mr Worrall’s supporters chartered an excursion train to take him and his friends to Melbourne fromßendigo, where lie goes to appear at the Bar of Ibe Houso to answer for his comments on the Government with reference to gambling. A big demonstration is being organised.