GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1831, 11 August 1906, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

ritliKH ASSOCIATION COPVItIUHT London, August 9. Lr Arthur, of t Sio Now South Wnloa Immigration Longue, in n loiter to tiro Jewish Chronicle, suggests tho establishment of a Jewish colony in Australia, proforontiidly in the Northern Territory. In order to prevent the importation of (Jhineao for mines, Newfoundland is enforcing a poll tax of £l5O. A similar tax of £IOO in British Colombia is causing a groat scarcity ol unskilled labor. Tho salmon cannorn aro petitioning for a reduction of the amount.

Tho Board of Trade returns fot |uly show that (he imports increased £ll, 807, Slid, and tlio exports £5.021,!) I 1 on tho corresponding month of last yoar. Groat intorost is being takon in the crickot championship. Surrey, Kent, Yorkshire, and Notts have each lost two matches.

Router slates that tho olcctious in Natal will bo held in September. Mr Moore, leader of the Opposition, .cououlted General Botharegardinguaillcation of tho Boor and Opposition, pai ties. It ia understood tlio Boors will resist any amalgamation unloss it includes Natal, 'J ransvaal, and Orangia. Now Yoik, August!).

Mr Elihußoot, American Secretary of State, in a speech at Santos, said in tho near futuro Brazil and tho United States, acting togother, would form a singlo otornal guarantco for tho integrity of-America.

Pietermaritzburg, August 9. Tlio Natal L-gislativo Council, hy 7 to 2, rejected the Government’s lucomo Tax Bill, which tho Assombly previously largely adopted. Sydney, August 10. Tlio Assombly lixod tlio salary of tho Chief Commissioner of Railways at £IIOOO, and his assistants at £ISOO each.

Tho s.s. Manuka arrived from Auckland shortly after midnight, aftor a passago of three days six hours.

Melbourne, August 10. Mr Bent, tho Promior, in a speech characterised Messrs Dcakin, Roid, and Watson as socialists of tho worst order. They were just trying to belittle tho States and injure thorn financially by getting hold of the financial soctions of tho constitution. Tlio Federal Govorumout had made promises to the Statos which they had never kept. Personally ho could fix up the financial rnattor in twenty four hours. Perth, August 10. A Royal Commission will be appointed to inquiro into gold stealing.