GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1836, 17 August 1906, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

I‘KKMS ASSOC lAT lIIX—■-I'ol’YltHiUT JjOndoil,'; 1 5. The Daily Mail's A Don eoneupoi:dout reports that Mujortain Sultur, after losing lieavily, drove the mail Mullah towards 111 iy. Tlio hind grabbers at Manchester have been oviolod.

A. runaway fruit van collided with a train at Paddington and injured olevon passougnrs. It is ollieially stated that the Marylo bone Gonimitteo have decided not to soml a team to Austinl'n

Tho Da’ly Telegraph’.*,! Mari'/,burg | enaospondont i oporto that tho bulk if tho rebel prisoners have been sent to the mines, privato employers declining the heavy exponso of guarding thorn. The by-election for East Denbigh, owing to tho appointment of Mr Moss, tho sitting member, to a judgeship, resulted in tho return of Mr Hommonlo, Liberal, by a huge majority. Tho birthrate of England and Wales for tho pas'; quarter was equal to i - annually per thousand, tho lowest on record.

Sir 11. I). Davis, ox Lord Mayor o Loudon, has boon declared bankrupt

Tho prospects of tho l’ritish hop crop nro very bad, owing to tho dry summer ami blight. Cattanoo, tho Italian champion, abundonod an attempt to swim the Channel after ho hail boon in tho water for seven hours

Fivo Glasgow holiday-mnkers wore drowned by a boat capsizing. Berlin, August 15

Following tho D.utseho Hovuo’s load, Gorman nowspnpors aro fostering tho idea that notwithstanding Sir Edward Groy’.s recent denial that Britain wishes to annex Egypt, they hint that Germany will acquiesce if compensated in connection with tho Bagdad railway.

Miss Elvina Wilson, a balloonist, was killed whilst descending during an ontertiinmont at Hamburg. The wind dragged the balloon and the woman’s skull was fractured.

BrussoD, August 15

A tremendous hailstorm occurred in Venders district, Belgium. There was

enormous destruction. Some of the hailstones wero four pounds in weight.

Athens, August 15

A mass mooting was hold at Athens to protest against anti-Greek excesses in lioumelia. Thoatros and other p’acos of amusement wero closed.

Capetown, t ugust 15

Dr Jameson, in welcoming Mr Merrimau’s resolution, referred to the Agents General joint interview' with tho Treasury in .189-1, and added, “ when I saw Mr Lyttelton later he was quite sympathetic aud declared if a tost case went against Do Beers Company it would bo a lit subject for the Imperial legislation.’’ Nothing has boon done siaco, but it is hoped tho unanimity shown by tho Capo Assembly wall carry w’eight wdtk the Homo authorities.

Pietermaritzburg, August 15,

Tho chief Sikikuku has boon convicted at Marifzburg of treason in connection with tho recent rebellion.

St. Potorsburg, August 15

An ollieial inquiry into tho defalcations in connection with tho Siberian railway in war time shows that the contents of sixteen hundred waggons disappeared, and tho State wero defrauded of seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling at one station.

Sydney, August 1(5. Thß Freo Education Bill has been introduced into tho Assembly. Tho publicans aro agitating against tho new spirit duties aud are arranging to pass them on to tho consuming public*. Tho ladies’ golf championship of New South Wales was won by Miss Wray, who scored 311, dofeating Mis.s Mort 315.

Melbourne, August 16,

Dr Pain, Bishop of Gippsland, has boon selected to succeed Bishop Langley, of Bendigo The selection requires final sanction. In tho Assembly Mr Bent introduced a Four Million Conversion Loan Bill. Tho Federal Cabinet has decided to adopt a contingent vote for elections for tho House of Kopresentativos. Tho adverse reception of the spirit duty resulted in Mr Quick carrying by 51 to 18 a vote agaiust the Government reducing the duty from 15s to 11s This led to the Government submitting a revised grading of duties, ranging from 10s to 14s. Perth, August IG. At Kalgoorlio throo masked men in the middle of the night entered the battery house of tho Golden Bange mine, and bound tho watchman, J-mobsen. While two wero removing the amalgam a third guarded tho watchman, who, under pretence that ho was cold, was romoved near the boilers, Ho manag'd to get his hand freo and blow tho whistlo. Tho robbers dec imped with fifteen pounds’ worth of booty.