GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1830, 10 August 1906, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

L’KICSS ASSOCIATION COl'YltUlllT E Loudon, August H. |4 An iiujucßt on tho motor omnibus |J accident at I Itindoross Hill found that t] nobody was criminally rcspuimiblo for tho disnstor. The driver was going R too last, and committod an orror of rl judgment. Tho omnibus was unsui - |{ ablo l’or country roads. K Professor David, of Sydney Uni- p vorai'y, road a papor buforo llm British | Association for tho Advancement < I c Science on Australia’s rich coalfields jj lhilgety and Company's shares am I | at b f> Si, and I per cent, debentures 1 i ' at IhW.

t. Calcutta, August 8. ,i 'Sir ,1. I! Fuller, Lieutenant-(h> j vomur of Kastorn Bengal and Assam, j has resigned, being unable to moot tho : Indian (iovernment’s wishes to withdraw his application to tho Calcutta University to cisalliliato schools guilty of agitation in connection with tlm partition movement. A. meeting of thirty thousand Mahometans dopier d i tir .1, It. Fill lor’a rotii cutout and blamed tho Governor for acet pling bis resiguatii n without consulting ta > Mahomcam, who form two thiids <t tho population of tho district. Tiny denounced the lliiulu agitators, and considered non continuity of policy was lowering Biitisli prestige in India. Capetown, August 8. Tho Cape makes representations to

Lord Mgin, showing the dangor to Capo interests involved in railway competition from German and Portuguese donatory.

Belgrade, August 8. Sixty anti-regicide Servian ollicrrs havo been dismissed for calling a great mooting, demanding that tho army bo purged of regicides. Sydnoy. August 9. Tho Now South Wales Bowling Association has agrood that a visit of Now Zealand bowlers would bo acceptable.

Application was granted on tho motion of defendant, ordering a 3tay of proceedings in tho case of Crick v. Justice Owen. Tho Court took tho vow that Owori, as Linds Commissionor, was ondowod with powers and immunities of tho Hupremo Court. An effort is being made to dobar the appointment of any of tho present railway commissioners. Tho Premier refused to havo his hands tied by having such an amendment in tho Bill, and tho amendment was negatived.

Melbourne, August o.' Tho Juvonilo Smoking Prevention Bill has passod tho Assembly. ClUoial correspondence concerning decimal coinago has been laid on the tablo of tho House of Representatives. Sir John Porro3t statos that when in London ho was informed that tho Imperial Government wero willing to credit Australia with tho profit on silver coins used in Australia, but objected to a s-parate currency or different denominations boing introduced by tho Commonwealth, as it would further break tho uniformity of tho Empire curronoy.

Hobart, August 9

Tho Premier informed tho Assembly that tho sugar and bonus duties would entail a loss on Tasmania of £113,000 this year and £50,000 next. Tho Federal returns under tho Braddon clause to Tasmania would amount to £l-1 000, less than the- threo quarters the State was entitled to. Ho objec ed to penny postage, as tho time was notripo.

Adelaide, ADgust 0

There is a probability of a crisis arising ovor tho Franchise Bill, which passed the Assembly by a largo ma jority It is thought certain the Council will reject tho measure. If this happens tho Premier has hinted at dissolution. Both Liberals and Laberites aro concerned at the Promior’s probablo action, and tho Liberals, by whom tho Government aro practically kept in power, intimate that rather tliau faco a dissolution they will withdraw support from tho Government,