GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1950, 5 December 1906, Page 4

G ENERAL CABLES.

punas association —UOI'YUIOIIT London, l)ac. 3 Tho construe! ion of the now and larger Dreadnoughts was bogun at Portsmouth to day. As tho result of the success which at ton dot! tho South Wales minors, tho North Wales Minora’ Federation liavo decided to strike against tho employment of non-unionists. A division in tho first Montenegrin Parliament resulted in tho dofaat of the Government, which consisted of an Italian party. IMnoo Nicholas in entrusting tho Prussian party with the formation of a Government. A stalwart body of Irishmen frustrated an oll'ort of tho Fulham uuotnployed to iuvailo tho Catholic Church. The defenders charged aud drovo them off Tho Powora do not object to 1< ranco and Spain intervening in Morocco. Tho French Admiral, TouGiurd, commands the joint forces.

Berlin, Doe. 3. Dynamito cartridges wore found in tbo Witten factory similar to those used in adjoiuing collierios. It is supposed tlioy wore cfolon end hidden in tho factory. Public sympathy :s expressed with yeight, author of the Kopcniolc incident whom tho polico drovo from his last ’ situation, though lie showed excellent conduct. Ho has recoivcd many oilers of employment vvhon ho leaves prison. It is hoped the Kaisor will pardon him.

Vienna, Doc 3,

Two beggars obtained twelvo hundred lcrouon from tho Emperor of Austria on tho pica that tlioy worn warrior veterans. Tho fraud was discovered hoforo tlioy left tho Royal peril. Tlioy were arrested and their boards and wigs removed. Teheran, Doo. 3. The Fhnli of Persia is ill- He has ruado tho heir-apparent Regent. Paris, Dec. 3

Thieves drovo off a mail van at Toulouse while the driver was inside the post office. They looted twenty thousand francs from registered letteis, but failed to observe a package containing several hunched thousand francs.

Melbourne, Deo. 1

The Full Couit decided that the sale of Tattorsall’s sweep tickots in Victoria ii a contravention of the Act of George IV. Sir S. Gillott has announced his intention of resigning his seat in the Assembly. His action follows on tho attacks made upon him in his private capacity by tbo Bev. W. H. Judkins, who ruado allegations that Sir S. Gillott was a registered mortgagee of one of tho most notorious houses in Mel,bourne. Sir S. Gillott declares he had to knowledge of the character of the house. He had no desire to bring his colleagues into the matter, and there** foro decided to retire from public life altogether. Arrived : s.e. Everton Grange, from Liverpool the brings 2-15 immigrants for New Zealand.

P delaide, Dec -i

Mr Guinn, Government horticultural inspector, is visiting New Zealand with tho object of inquiring into the prospect of increasing tho fruit trade therewith.