GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1961, 18 December 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

PKHSS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT London, Doe. 16. John Grant Moore, described as bolonging to an Australian confidence gang, was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment at tho Old Biiley on a charge of stoaling. English Catholics protest that tho Nationalists, excepting Mr Tim Healoy, are supporting the action of the Government in rofusing to consider the House of Lords’ amendments of the Education Bill, and attribute this position lo a bargain mado in connection with Irish legislation.

Christiana, Dec. 16

Xing Haakon and (I ;con Xaud of Norway liavo arrived at Potsdam on a visit to tho Kaisor.

Durban, Dec. 16,

Mr Moore, the Premier, will represent Natal at tho Colonial Conference, Berlin, Dec. 16.

Prince Bulow, defiuing a fighting election basip, said that tho Government was determined to abandon the method of repeated concessions to the Centre party, and to be rid of them and their vote.

Massowah, Dec 16

King Menelik is making a tentative proposal for tho establishment of a railway from Khartoum to the interior of Abyssinia, with a view to obtaining a short cut to the Mediterranean Sea, Sydney, Dec. 17.

Dr Callan, of Park Asylum, was examining a revolver belonging to a patient, when it exploded and killed an attendant named Price.

A motor car containing four residents of Sydney was descending Lipstone hill, Penrith, and collided with a rock. One of the occupants named Grainger was killed, and another severely injured.

The steamer Path an has arrived at Newcastle from Japan with a Lascar member of the crew suffering from smallpox.

Melbourne, Dec. 17.

Davies and Co.’s soft goods warehouse, Flinders lane, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £20,000, and the insurances are £12,700.

The Mount Lyell Company has raisod the wages of miners sixpence per day. Several other fine nuggets have be3n unearthed at Tarnagilla.

Adelaide, Dec. 17

The wharf laborers’ strike has been settled. It is practically a victory for the men. The new agreement, with a currency of twelve months, has been signed. It upholds the principle of eight hours a day, and maintains a system of unbroken quartors. Day shiffs are allowed, also two “ smokeolis ” of ten minutes each, instead of two of twenty minutes, as previously. On night shifts two of twenty minutes each are allowed. All the other conditions remain unaltered. Work has been resumed.