GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1860, 14 September 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

I>UKSS ASSOCIATION—COP YUIGUT London, Sept. 12,

Reuter’s Tohorau correspondent ro. ports that tho Sliah has signed a reform ordinance.

Tho Shipping Federation repudiates Mr Havolock Wilson’s insinuation of coercion.

Mr John Burns is spending his Parliamentary holiday in Franco and Bolgium visiting labor colonios. In a swimming match Darbyshire failed to ontor an appearance in tho 220 yards championship, and Healy swam over the course.

At the Doncaster meeting the St. Leger resulted Troulbeck 1, Prince Willie 2, Beppo 3.

Berlin, Sept. 12.

Turkey has cancelled an order for fifty Hotchkiss guns given to French firms, and has ordered- fifty Maxims from Germany.

Corporal Klottmann, of tho sixtyninth Regiment, has been sentenced to imprisonment for a year and degradation for cruelly treating soldiers. He compelled them to crawl along lines of rough stones until they bled, and to scrub floors with toothbrushes. Paris, Sept. 12.

A French explorer, Doctor Charcot, has informed the Polar Exploration Congress that ho intends shortly to organise another Antarctic expedition.

Pekin, Sept. 12,

China has opened the Tiehling, Tungchiangtso, and Fakume to inter-* national trade.

Sydney, Sept. 13. The Monowai’s horses arrived in good condition. In the Legislative Council the second reading of the Gambling Bill was passed. In committee amend** ments were made legalising betting on a racecourse, but prohibiting on any ground on which sports are held. An offender is made liable to removal or apprehension, with an additional liability of a fine of £2O to £IOO with imprisonment of six months without the option for a second offence. The final of the North Western Rugby Union competition was played at Narribri. The ground was under water and all the players were barefooted.

Melbourne, Sept. 13

The Senate discussed election bribery. Mr O’Keefe stated he was approached by an individual whom he believed to he authorised by a certain organisation, and told if he voted for a certain measure his election ould be made easier

Adelaide, Sept. 13

Rains throughout the State have been the finest for years. The crops’ prospects are excellent.