GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1916, 27 October 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

I'KHS.S ASSOCIATION —001‘YUIGHT London, Oct. 25. Tiio London Tribune roports that tiro Xoma visited Diamond .inland boforo arriving at Capetown. Nothing vaiuublo was discovered.

Tlio Standard, in criticising the Plural Voting Bill, says that if the Government introduced a bold, comprehensive mcasuro of political cqualification, redressing the present gross oloctoral injustices, it need not anticipate resistance from the (’oasorvativo Commoners or Lords, but the Plural Voting Bill, tho Standard declares to be only' a shabby' electioneering dodge, designed to disfranchise tho Government's public adversaries, and get up a case against tho Lords, Tho soap combino began by reducing tho pound bar to filtoon ounces, causing a great outcry. An indignation mooting was hold. Lovor Eros, announce that tho ounce will bo restored. Half tho manufacturers are outside tho combino.

Since January, 1900, tho Admiralty have placod fifty-throe battleships and cruisers on the non effective list. New York, Oct. 25.

The action of President Roosevelt in appointing Mr Oscar Solomon Straus, Secretary of Commerce and Labor, has greatly pleased tho Jews, since Mr Straus is the first J ew to hold Cabinet rank in tho United States. Mr Straus previously acted as United States Minister to St. Petersburg, and is a member of the permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague. Mr L. Cortolyou, Postmaster-General, shortly succeeds Mr L. M. Shaw as Treasurer and M. G, Meyer, Ambassador at St Petersburg, succeeds Mr Cortelj'ou Mr N. N. Kolfo, Secretary for Commerce and Labor, becomes Secretary of the Navy, aud Mr C. J. Bonaparte leaves the Navy Department to become Attorney-General. Japanese school children at San Francisco have been segregated, partly owing to the prevalenceo of tracheitis, and partly to the action of labor unions. Paris, Oct. 25.

M, Sartraux, Chief Engineer of Northern Franco, explained to a party of British merchants visiting France, his Channel tunnel scheme. It provided for two tunnob through chalk, fifty foot apart. The distauce to be traversed is thirty-four miles, owing to bends in the chalk bed. It is considered tho scheme is tenable.

M. Santos Dumont’s new aeroplane flew seventy yards at Longchamps at a height of six feet. St. Petersburg, Oct 25.

BolenUoff, organiser of the robbery reported by cable on September loth, escaped from custody, jumping from a traiD, He has now been identified an ong the suspects arrested at Moscow. Sydney, Oct. 20.

The officers of H.M.S. Pegasus declare that the prohibition of liquor is essential to tho pacification of the New Hebrides, the natives being demoralised by adulterated gin. Large numbers of British settlors are swearing allegiance to France and hoisting the tricolor on their schooners. The Pegasus met a French cruiser at Tanna. Steps were taken to bring about friendly relations with the different tribes. About six hundred armed natives, called from different villages, were brought before a landing party, headed by tho captains of the two warships, and informed that they must cease fighting, and that failing this they would be severely punished. Tho action appeared to have a good effect, and the trouble expected in connection with the landing of natives deported from Queensland will, it ia hoped, be averted.

Some children at Bourke suffered ptomaine poisoning after eating sand* wiches. All have recovered.

Melbourne, Oct. 26. The Assembly passed the clauses of tho Gaming Bill making it illegal to publish iu any way any information relating to lotteries or to handle or receive lottery tickets, Brisbane, Oct. 26.

In the Assembly a motion prohibit*, ing the sale of intoxicants within the precincts of the House was negatived on the casting vote of the Speaker.