GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2089, 25 May 1907, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, May 23. German agents are trying to per-., suade discharged AA r oolwich arsenal workmen to proceed to Germany. Tlie officials have warned the workmen that they must preserve arsenal secrets. The discharges continue.

A knighthood has been conferred on Mr. John Kirk, who for forty * years has filled the position of secretary of the Ragged School Union.,

The South African cricket team opened their tour of England with, a, match against Leicester, the visitors winning by 98 runs.

Reuter reports that the Senate of New York State passed the Public Utilities Bill, creating two Commissioners for the regulation of corporations, conducting public services, railroads, lighting, etc. Mr. Hughes, Governor of the State, is closely identified with the measure, the adoption of which has enhanced his chance of nomination as Republican candidate for the Presidency in the event of Mr. Roosevelt not standing again.

Sir AV. Lyne met the Hon. AY. S. Feilding and discussed tho question of a reciprocal treaty between Canada and Australia.

NEW YORK, May 23.

Mr. Picrpont Morgan purchased in Paris £200,000 worth of Hoentschel’s collection of carvings, statuary, and furniture, one of the finest in the world. He presents the Renaissance portion to the New York Metropolitan Museum.

SYDNEY, May 24,

Coal shipping facilities at Newcastle are being improved by the erection of four dumping machines to cost £70,000. • Swine fever is causing heavy losses on a portion of the south coast. George Towns declines to visit England this year, because lie desires to supervise his brother’s training for the race with Webb.. The Cricket -Association considers th.e players’ attitude on Monday. APELAIDE, May 24.

A shipment of New South Wales oranges, infected with fruit fly, has been destroyed. The Act prohibiting the importation of fruits' likely to introduce the pest has been put in force.

The action of Victoria in subsidising a steam line to Singapore is strongly resented by local exporters. Reprisals are threatened. BRISBANE, May 24.

Eastern files by the steamer Taiyuan show that the plague epidemic prevails from India to China. At Bankok large bonfires were kept burning. Patients who were expected to die were carried to the vicinity of the fire to await death, and were then burnt. Cases have occurred where patients only swooned and were thrown into the fire, when frightful shrieks- and agonising screams follow, but there is no possibility of rescue. Hideous stories are told of sick people being carried to boats and abandoned by inhuman relations afraid of infection.