GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1973, 8 January 1907, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

[ Press Association—Copyright. LONDON. January, 0. Mr AValter Kirby, tho Australian tenor, sang at a Royal gathering at Chatsworth House with great success. F. AVciss, the Australian, with a score of 12,000, boatl-larvcson, with 13,883, in a billiard match.

Tho AVar Oflico is issuing aluminium identity discs for wearing under the

clothing when tho men are on activo sorvice, in lieu of description cards. NEAV YORK, January 6.

Mr Andrew Carnegie gavo £150,000 ' towards tho construction at AVashington of a Central Bureau American Bopublic’s building, virtual ly a Pan- A merican peace palace. Congress formerly voted £40,000 for tho site, and the South American and Contral American Republics contributed £OOOO. *

SYDNEY, January, 7,

One of the most violent gales for years raged along the coast yesterday,. Sonic damage is reported ashore, but shipping escaped lightly, A boat’s crew at Kombla had a narrow escape of boing dashed to pieces on tho Bellambi reef, but a passing steamer rescued them, and a

lifeboat crow that went to their assist aneo.

Mr AVilmot, a Cape legislator, who recently visited Now Zealand, was greatly impressed by the success of the New Zealand advances to settlers scheme, and of the cutting up of largo estates. NEWCASTLE, January 7.

Three collieries in Newcnstlo districl are idle, owing to a disagreement with the miners.

MELBOURNE, January 7About two thousand men have resumed work in the building trade, giving employment indirectly to another thousand.