GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1930, 12 November 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

I'KICSS ASSOCIATION—UOI'YIUGHT London, Nov. 0 Tho Tin.o3 says tho Princess Royal has not yot recovered from u severe operation that she undorwont two months ago. She still requires very considerable care. Sho is returning fo London.

Tho Daily Ohronielo foreshadows a Government scliomo of gruluated inoomo tax, differentiating botwoon tr.idos, professions, and proporty and invt ntmonts.

jho OiTicial Rocoivor estimates that Macfadyouu and Company’s deficiency in England amounts to £150,000, and ho is informed that its Inditn debts are £1,000,000, but has no official information. Tho namo of the vessel ashore at Dalhouso is now given as Sovinto. Three more pooplo have been rescued. Sir Mortimer Durend, British Ambassador at Washington, has retired from public life.

Paris, Nov. 9

M. Yivani, in the French Chamber of Deputies, declared that he intended to administer the Labor Department as a Socialist. He meant to extend trades unionism, and tho working classos must recognise that their emancipation would be the result of constant effort and not a sudden cataclysm. It was intended to demand ton hours a day. Ho declared that collective rights did not supersede individual rights. The speech was loudly applauded, aud was ordered to be plac arded in all the communes. Credits to the new department were voted by 512 to 20.

Pekin, Nov. 9.

Imperial edicts decree the reorganisation of the Chinese Government and administration, and order the Viceroys and provincial Governors to report on the steps required to fit tho people for local solf government. By a fire at Canton 500 houses were destroyed, tho damago amounting to 5,000,000 dollars.

Berlin, Nov. 9.

Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia, whoso projected marriage with the actress Marie Sulger has been widely reported, lies been ordered to join the field force in German South-West Africa.

A modified scheme has been presented which widens tho Kiel Canal at a cost of one and a quarter million, and adds a side canal into Eckenforder Bay and tho river Scheldt. The alteration will prove of great advantage in defence if Kiel is blockaded.

Herr Podbiehki, Prussian Minister of Agriculture, has resigned, ostensibly on tho ground of health. Ho was associated with the colonial contract scandal.

Sydney, Nov. 10.

Thoro is a possibility of tho cricket dispute being re-opened. Noble, writing on behalf of the players suspended by the Cricket Association, who woro subsequently reinstated with certain conditions, demands that the reinstatement be unconditional. He is understood to mean that if the request is not acceded to the players will refuse to play for New South Wales this season

The Bowling Association, in response to an invitation from players to form a team to visit New Zealand, have received sufficient encouragement to make it certain a visit will be paid to New Zealand in January.

Adelaide, Nov. 10.

Tucker has been committed for trial?

It is reported an action for fraud has been taken against a leading firm. Two Customs officials, reinstated aftu inquiry, have again been suspended.