GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1870, 27 September 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

1 PIUSS3 ASSOCIATION COI’YUItiIIT Ottawa, Sept. 25. Mr F Oliver, Dominion Ministor of the L torior, ufir< {visiting England, ar njuncol 6br»; Iho Canadian Government iutondod to lodoublo its efforts to si euro Biitish immigrants in prifranco io those of Central Euiepe. Ttie Canadian press approve of tho dioision. Madrid, S-'pt. 25. Spain and tho Vatican havo reached an egret meet relative to tho Association’s law. Berlin, Sept 25. Tho lato Regent of Brunswick bequeathed to his ton Albrecht threequarters of a million pounds sterling, instead of doublo that amount, booauso he shortly marries Matie Salv, r, ail actrcse, Capetown, September 25.

Huey and Smith, two Englishmen at Port Mcdloth, wore flood £3O eaob, in tho alternative four mouths’ imprisonment ut Capetown, for supplying oartiidgos to tho Hereroe natives in German territory. AmUordam, Sept. 25, Hoaly won tho hundred metros obam. pionship of Holland.

Sydnoy, Srpt. 26. An enrtbquako nt tho island of Aceityum, New Hebrides, on August 24, was tho soverert experienced there yet. It la-tod 40 second’-, travelling east and west. Littlo dstnvgo was done. H.M S. Pyrarnus, after repairp, made a successful tiial trip. Tho police have discovered tools iodioating that the bank robbers woro employed in tho cycle tracio. Owing to trouble at East Greta the minors of several Maitland cullierios after signing the new agreement withdraw their caviis.

Melbourne, Srpt. 26, Tho National Counoil of tbo Young Men’s Christian Association bavo decided that tho first national convention for Aus • tralia and New Z=alund ba held at Melbourne in June next. Aq examination of the Albert Pork remains disclosed a numbor of long white hairs, presumably a woman’s. The Auditor-Generads reports disolosed shortages in oouueotiou with the Customs irregularities at Port Adelaide, in tho Customs aooou.ds, amounting to £26.000, expending over nine years, commencing in 1898. Thera is no means of traoirrg tho deficiencies.

Prior to tho Prefererca Bill passing in Commitfoa its remaining stages, Mr Reid condemned it as not offering gsnuino pro fercnco. There was a significant eilecoe on tho part of tho leaders of the movement in tho Mother Country. Under the guise of preference a feature had been introduced that might imperil the supremacy of Britain on the ocean. A recount showed a Government mvjni.y of only cna on Mr Fraser’s etrmdmsnt. There was soma excitement and crits of " R 9 s'gn.” Mr Reid voted with tho Government and Libor solidly against. Mr Rrid advised Mr Deabin not to submit to bo monstrous a condition. MrDeaLin stated that although ho regretted the amend ment, ho did not think it a sufficient departuro from the principles that had always been upheld by Ministers and that was embodied in the Bril, to oauso tbe Government to drop the B 11. Hobart, Sept. 26. Butler, cx-manßger of tho Ste,ta Bank, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for forging a notice of withdrawal for £IOO. Sentence was suspended under tho First Offenders Act, The Judgo commented on Butler’s miserably small salary. Adelaide, Sept. 26. A conference of the two Houses over tbo hitch in the Franchise Bill wss adjourned until to-day without reaching an agreement. Thoie aro rumors that an early dissolution is likely. A bill for £15,000 has been presented to James Martin and Company, representing duty alleged to havo been short-paid by their Customs agent.