GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1940, 23 November 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

PIIKSS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT London, Nov. 21. Sir IT. 0. Bannermau intimated that the limits of timo and money alono prevented early legislation on old age pensions.

Elizabeth Miller has boon committed for trial at Leeds on charges of baby funning, administering drugs to females, and burning tho bodies of dead children. A disperser named Cray thorn, who was arrested in connection with tho caso, committod suicide with a doso of morphia.

Tho authorities at Genoa dotaiuod tho Newcastle stoamer Briardalo for twouty months ponding a law suit The authorities wiion nonsuited appealed against tho verdict. Captain Henderson, disgusted with the delays, engaged a crow and suddenly steamed out of harbor during a terrific thunderstorm, the authorities vainly following in a boat. The Briardalo is now lying in the Tyne. Brussels, Nov. 21. M. Bliaers, manager of the Dolarono glass works, has boen arrested for issuing fictitious drafts for £BO,OOO. Christiana, Nov. 21. Norway intends to ask the leading Powers to guarantee her integrity. New York, Nov. 21.

The United States Secretary of Commerce has direetod the Commissioner of Corporations (o investigate the action of fire insurance companies in connection with the sottloment of earthquake claims at San Francisco.

The United Statos Circuit Court found the Sugar Refioitig Company guilty of accepting rebates from the New York Central Railroad. Paris, Nov 21. In the French Chamber, M. Ciemenceau, replying to M. Villoneuve’s criticism of the entente with Britain, declared he did not believe it included a military agreement which would be a prologue to serious advontures. Ur Herbert, an English doctor, leut Cesbrou, a French fiiond, £360, and while visiting Ceebron’s at Boisleroy, near Fontainbleu, Cesbrou crept behind and shot Herbert in the head, again wounding him as Herbert escaped in the darkness. Oesbron fled. Ottawa, Nov. 2L.

The Hon. W. S. Fielding, Minister of Finance, speaking at Montreal, said tho new tariff would be ready for presentation in the first fortnight of the session. It was uulikely that it would satisfy extremists, bnt it would meet with tho people’s approval. It retained preference for the Motherland, and contained duties applicable to countries discriminating against Canada.

Capetown, Nov. 2L. Fx-President Steyn is arranging a conference at Bloemfontein in February between delegates from tho Afrikander Bond, Het Volk, Orange UuioD, and Hutch Churches, to discuss the erection of a rational memorial to women and children who died in the concentration camps during the war. Sydney, Nov. 22.

Of twenty-eight youths refusing to work at Hetton colliery, thus laying the pit idle, owing to non-concession of their demand for increased wages, fourteen elected to go to prison in preference to paying a fine. The report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies shows that ono hundred and fifty four trades unions were in existence in tho State at tho beginning of last year, ana only one hundred and thirty seven at the end of the year. Of one hundred and twenty-five formed in the last six years thirty-live had disappeared. Melbourne, Nov. 22.

The ceremonies in connection with the celebration of tho jubilee of responsible Government iu Victoria were not elaborate. Of about 150 living ex members, 80 attended at the Assembly. They were weloomed by the Speaker. A message was read from the King, congratulating Victoria on the event. Other messages of congratulation were also read. A. similar ceremony took place in the Council, where ex members were welcomed. The most notable figure of the proceedings was Mr Charles Read, the only living member of Victoria’s first Parliament. The jubilee celebrations included speeches by Mr Bent, Mr Deakin, Mr Ramsay Macdonald, and others.