GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2087, 23 May 1907, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, May 21

After leading Indian engineers had reported favorably on Mr Brennan’s new type of mono railway, t]ie Indian Council voted him £SOOC> to continue experiments. The Indian Government is willing to construct 20 miles of lines directly Britain it ready. The Indian Office has already voted £2OOO, besides giving Mr. Brennan the use of the Brennan torpedo factory and all stores required for gyroscopic experiments. The system has been patented throughout the world. The Times states that the Pope lias entrusted tlie whole of the revision of the Vulgate t\> the Benedictine order,

A fire destroyed the hoys’ home at Sideup, Kent. Six hundred boys, displaying splendid discipline, were marched safely out of tlie building amid cheers from the spectators. Sir W. Lyne denies the Daily Chronicle’s cablegram that tho mail syndicate have received an- extension of time to increase the hhiuß If a fresh bull'd is ''deposited tho syndicate will be at liberty to proceed with contracts, hut its terms will bo enforced.

A fire is raging over four miles oil the side of Slicye Afinearun mountain. Ireland. Its object is to destroy all young game. The tenants threatened not to allow landlords to.' shoo,] on the mountain because they refused to sell various estates. Several members of the Imperial Conference consider it undesirable to again attend as guests of the nation. They prefer complete liberty. iflii R. 0. Tomlinson, in a letter to the Daily Mail, states thousands of unemployed are walking the streets of Perth, Westralia. Ho warns intending emigrants,

Shanghai advices state that the French cruiser Chanzy is badly ashoro at the Saddle Islands.

Forty-seven bishops wore present at tho baptising of the Prince of the Asturias, heir to the .Spanish throne, and afterwards gave a solemn adhesion to tho dynasty.

NEAV YORK, May 21

Tho Government report on tho Standard Oil Trust shows that less than a dozen men reaped enormous profits from the Trust. Owing to convictions in April for accepting bribes tho Trust is liable to fivo and three-quarter million pounds in fines. The annual dividends in a capital of thirteen million sterling wore 33 to 48 per centum.

SYDNEY, May 21

Tho South Australian Commissioners have reported adversely on Dr. Danysz’s virus experiments, and state that it would be a waste of time and money for Dr Dansyz to 1 proceed further.

George Towns has received a cable from Tom Sullivan, advising that he

has matched him to row Barry for tho Sportsman’s Cup in September. Towns x-eplicd: “Bow next year; cannot possibly this year.” The Full Court granted the Speaker and Sergoant-nt-Arms of the Legislative Assembly leave to appeal to tlio Privy Council against the Court’s decision, cabled on March 15th. The action arose out of Crick’s expulsion from the Assembly. J Mr. Trickott, president of tho Cricket Association, has called a special meeting to move resolutions aiming at the removal of the suspension of players from holding office. He also suggests that the players be

written to and asked to state specifically if they will play for New South A\ T ales and Australia in the event of tho Marylebonc team coming.

PER'TH, May 22.

The Court has decided that a boat owmer named Hancock who boarded the steamer Mildura after the wreck has established his claim to tlic vessel as a derelict.

MELBOURNE, May 21. Graco, who fatally struck another

man on May sili, waj; ffjund guilty of manslaughter, with a strong recommendation to mercy. He A was let off with a fine of £5;

'tlic jil ague case which occurred on Saturday terminated fatally.

MELBOURNE, May 22.

The State Government have arranged with the Currie Company to run a five-weekly steam service between Melbourne and Singapore,

jjaying a subsidy of £2OOOJ ,’pe C •, annum,

A deputation, of fruitgrowers have ' asked for the total prohibition of ' the importation of fruit likely to be infected with the fruit fly. The Minister of Agriculture promised to 1 submit a scheme to Mr., Deakin on the. subject at the forthcoming Premiers’ Conference. MR. DEAKIN. DEPARTURE FROM ENGLAND. Press Association—Copyright. EON DON, May 21. ' Mr. Dcakiu’s farewell message expresses grateful thanks to Sir H. Campbell fSamierman, Lord Elgin, and other Ministers at the Conn once.for their constant courtesies; to the Parliament and people of the Motherland for their unbounded hospitality. and to the press of all shades of opinion for tlioir generous assi.v ance. He says: Any difference ol personal opinion disappears when the greatness of the occasion and the value of such meetings are recalled, My own unaffected gratitude must not be taken as any qualification of my lccent suggestions that the Conference in future should not assemble while Parliament is in session, nor- when social - obligations are., numerous, » lul that npne of those attending should be official guests. Wo hope to see within the next four years an independent Imperial secretariat, acting with and for independent representatives of the Government of the Motherland and of the self-governing dominions in providing their practical co-operation towards Imperial unity of aim and action. Mr. Deakin’s departure has been the subject of many complimentary notices in the newspapers, including the Daily Chronicle, which pays a tribute to his forceful presentation of colonial views, unfailing frankness, and tact, Mr, Doaldn, interviewed previous to his departure, stated-that the official resolutions unanimously passed at the Conference were insufficient to call for congratulations. In several most important subjects the delegates had not only failed to induce acceptance of their proposals, hut- had failed even to receive a definite approach toward them. Though something had been done in nearly every case that could liaye been accomplished by correspondence, but the general, indirect; and unexpressed results justified a very different tone. They constituted a total afFect tyhich he would not attempt af present to estimate.. \t \valj impossible at present to say what effect the Conference would produce upon Australia. Every such interchange of views tended to closer relations between the. Motherland and the. colonies. Whatever friction might have occurred during his visit was merely individual and transitory. Tbf delegates se* parated cherishing a hope that the great ideas which ensured their gathering would yet be crystallised, and that future Conferences would be placed on a more permanent basis, and better equipped for their- \yidy. responsibilitiesIn connection with the meeting on" the 16th between Mr. Deakin and industrial companies representing a party with a million of capital who asked reassurance upon a number of points respecting the economic and political conditions of Australia, the chairman of the meeting, in a letter to the jness, stated that Mr. Deakin merely replied to questions. After dealing with the resources and development of Australia, "Mr. Deakin was asked respecting the possibility of the 1 Labor party obtaining majorities in i the State Legislatures. He discriminated between the Australian Lab.o.v, party and similar parties in the Old ' World, distinguishing between the 1 moderate and extreme wings and re--1 cognising investors’ apprehension lest ? labor should obtain a majority in 1 every State and legislate accordingly. ' Mr. Deakin examined the position of each State, explaining that if Labor 1 stood alone it would be unable to • secure a majority in any State, .cw- •’ tainlv not in both branches of the Lo- - gislature. Mr. Deakin assured invesl tors there was not the faintest rca- - son for apprehension that- they would bo treated with any injustice in Aus--1 tralia. The meeting was a private e one, and was reported in one news- - paper, only, as cabled.