GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1905, 15 October 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

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London, Oct. 12. Tho (iuoonaland Agent-General spout his vacation unofficially investigating tho habits of tho agricultural classos in Germany, Denmark, and Finland, with a viow to forming an opinion as to thoir suitability as Bottlers for Queensland. Ho considers the

peasants of tho throe countrios, especially of Finland, would supply excel* lent emigrants, but they would need assistanco in tho matter of passages.

Tho Board of Agriculture estimates tho British hop crop at 215,688 cwt.

Mr Carnegie has given £IO,OOO to build an additional St Andrew’s University Library, and £II,OOO for a physical library at tho University Golloge, Dundoo.

Tho I daily Mail say's that owing to tho perpendicular pressure tho second Simplon tunnel has commenced to collapse. Reuter reports a violent eruption at Mont Pelqe. A shower of ashes fell ovor south-east Gaudeloupe. Ben Cunningham, a Plaistow landgrabber, has apologised for his contempt of Court, and boon released.

Tho personalty of the late George Waterhouse, ex~Premier of Now Zealand, has been valued at £Ol,lOl. New York, Oct. 12.

The National Association of Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements at a meeting at Onicago recommended a remission of tho general tariff laws and the establishment of improved reciprocal arrangements with foreign countries, particularly with Britain and Canada.

J. M. Coballos and Company, bankers, of New York, have failed with liabilities of £SO,OOO. They blame Manuel Silveria, their Cuban agent, who they alleged had gone to Venezuela aboard a catilejjboat with £200,000. Two ships with detectives are pursuing him. Capetown, Oct. 12. Tho Native Labor Association at Witwatorsrand have notified the Robinson group of mines that the latter must withdraw from the Association or abandon their independent concession for recruitiog in Portuguese territory.