GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1876, 4 October 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

I’KIiSS ASSOCIATION—COI’YItIGUT London, C'ct. 2. Tho Govornmont intond to dismantlo all tho forts defending London. Tho Daily Tolograph’s Borlin correspondent announces that Germany ; s increasing lier sappers aud also increasing tho number of skilled men ongagod iu telegraph, tolophono, (iold, aud automobilo sorvieos. It is likewise stated that she is asking for an increaso iu heavy hold artillery. Four Lausanne students refusing guides asconded Mont do Morales, roped together. They slipped lifty yards and then foil 80l) foot, being precipitated into a glazior beneath, iheir bodies woro fearfully mutilated. Tlie balloon Britannia, piloted by tho Hon. 0. B Kolia and Colonel Copper, was soon at Norfolk on Monday night, and is still missing. Bantos Dumont’s motor machinery mutilated his arm, compelling his descent at

Brogiio. The Powers, iu a collective note, embodying acceptance of a three per cent increase iu Turkish Customs, presented to the Porto a note stipulating that throe-fourths of the additional revenue shall be applied to Macedonia. Mr Haldane, iu a speech at Haddington, stated that thanks to the Anglo-French entente, Britain’s relations with Russia wore brighter and much better. India’s defonco was no longer the nightmaro it recently was. Government has advised the King to issue letters of business to the convocations of Canterbury and Y’oik in accordance with the recommendation of tho Royal Commission on church discipline. The Archbishop of Canterbury states that Nir 11. 0. Bannerman wishes it to understood that the issue of letters of business is in (compliance with the request of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, but the Government retains complete freedom of judgment after the reply of the Convocation to the letters of business is received.

Thursday Islaod, Oet. 3

Tho a p. Qieen Alexandra, bound from Java to Auckland, went sgrourd on a reef r oar Bear Idand. Sb floated off and prooceded south.

Sydney, October 3

In the Presbyterian Federal Assembly a determined attempt was made to abandon tho steps taken toward tho organic union ol Protestant Chinches, A report was submitted showing tho advances made, and od tho motion for adoption an amor dment was moved tbar.kiug too cemmittee for ila efforts, but relieving them of further terrier. Tho reasons for the amendment wero that a great maby did not want a charge, and tho diflicult or wore intuper* able. A long and hot discussion folio wr G. Tho amendment was neg>tivcd by 67 to 27. Tbe amount cf imports into Australia frem South Africa iu 1905 was £3017, qocl the exports from Auslrolia to South Afr'ca in the same year amounted to £2.088,000.

Melbourne, Oct 3.

Tho Senate rejec:ed a Bill proposing a rifereudum on a question of amending ibe constitution in order to give the Commonwea’th power to raise special Customs duties for its solo use. Tho ostensible reason was to provide money for old nge pensions, The Government, however, declined to bo bound to this putpose, and the Labor members therefore oambinsd with tha Opposition to throw the Bill c.ut.

P. rib, October 3,

Tbe Municipal Goucci! passed a resolution supporting tbe secession resolution of tho Assembly.