GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2107, 15 June 1907, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

United Press Association—Copyright LONDON, June 13.

■Router's St. Petersburg correspondent corrects tho Behring tunnel item, explaining that an error occurred m transmission. 'the Czar confirmed M. Stolypin’s previous relusal of confirmation of the scheme. To enforce the judgment obtained by Madame Debassteru, a Spanish lady, defrauded of £827,000 by Prank Gardner ,iu Prance, wliorc Gardner is domiciled, will require payment of £25,000 to the French Government, which lias an ad valorem scale in such matters.

Tho nowspajicr Footwear has been mulcted by tho King’s Bench in £3OOO damages for libelling Sopor, a bookseller at Pockliam, in connection with his campaign against boots partially made of cardboard, and in favor of a standard mark on those mado of soled leather. „ Tho New Zealand bowlers boat Northampton by 28 points. . ... Major-General Sir Arthur Luis, controller of the King’s Household, died suddenly in. the stalls of Co vent Garden Theatre during a gala performance of opera. The public imagined he had only fainted. The news was withhold from the King and his Danish guests until after the performance. King Edward was greatly shocked. - r Robert Simpson and William JlcDougall were sentenced to five years penal servitude at Edinburgh for conspiring to defraud Glasgow newspapers by inducing them to publish bogus telegrams' describing Sbnpson s arrest for murder, and proceetling to claim damages after publication. Joseph Ferguson and John Stewart, a tailor, were acquitted. The Standard states that the Kaiser, hearing of a scandal, dismissed Prince Frederick Henry, the late Regent Brunswick’s son, from the army, tore the decorations from his breast, and ordered him into exile. The Daily Express says Frederick Henry was hitherto considered the mostpious member in the family. The Kaiser, after degrading him, soundly boxed his ears. Frederick burst into tears, and quitted the palace without a word. He is now in a remote part of Egypt. Air. E. B. Winans, an American exhibitor, has taken three championship) and 24 first pries at the great international horse show at the Olympia. Brookes and Mrs. Hilyard won the mixed doubles championship, boating Casdagli and Airs. Horry by two sets to love. _ The International Red Cross Society’s conference in London agreed to the appointment of four delegates to visit the various institutions of the Red Cross societies and prepare a report. Tho meeting also discussed the abuse of the emblem. It was agreed it was within the society’s province to succor prisoners of war. An exhibition of ambulance and surgical appliances was held in connection .with the conference.

In the second ,innings, of Northampton against Gloucester, Dennett took seven wickets for 12. Owing to. the introduction of the premium and bonus system at the-Vickers-Alaxim works at Frith, nearly 2000 nien have struck.

■■ - BERLIN, J une 13. A volunteer fire brigade at Siebenlelin, Saxony, has beon arrested for Humorous cases of incendiarism. Tho members declared they were acting with the secret Sanction of the Municipality, who were devising to have the town rebuilt at tho expense of the insurance companies. Thero is dexiression on the Bourse owing, tcy the unfavorable economic situation. Tho Tageblatt states that the prices of bank shares have fallen 12 to 20 xier cent., of_steelWorks 12 to 23, and steainshiii lines 21, per eont. compared with January quotations?

MADRID, June 13. The trial of the men charged. with having conspired to assassinate King Alfonso on his wedding day has ended. Wakens, Mata, arid Ibarra were sentenced to nine vears’ imprisonment. The others wore acquitted. NEW YORK, June 13. A steamer collided, with a launch belonging to the United States. battleship Minnesota in Hampton roads at night. Six midshipmen and; live sailors were drowned. SAN FRANOISCO, June 13.

The trial of Schmitz, Mayor of San Francisco, is proceeding, Ruo£ testified for the prosecution that he shared with Schmitz various specified bribes.

TANGIERS, June 12. Members of the diplomatic corps here unanimously disallowed a secret German contract for tho construction of public works.' .'. CALCUTTA, June 13. , Several, prominent advocates of boycott and sedition have beon arrested here.

CAPETOWN, June 13. J. R. Mackay, an Australian cricketer, was run over by a motor cvcle at Johannesburg and seriously injured.

BLOEMFONTEIN, June 13. Two Dutchmen were tried for moonlighting and blowing up tho dam of a Scottish settler named Adams. The jury disagreed, and accused were discharged. DURBAN, June 13.

The barque Hans, bound from Melbourne to the Channel with wheat, has put in here leaking. The cargo is damaged. MELBOURNE, June 10. An uneasy feeling has been created owing, to the Mint robbery and Bauer murder accentuated by the discovery of a safe containing £2OO being mysteriously • opened at the Temperance Hall, and the money removed. • At the inquest on the llev. uillett, of Sydney, a verdict of manslaughter was returned against Barker, chauffeur of the motor car which ran over him

• ' SYDNEY, June 14. A party of coal-lumpers attacked the free laborer's at the Blackwater bank. .Revolver shots-were exchanged. No olie j^as_hurt, Several- arrests have been made. Mr. Carruthcrs, speaking at the Mayoral, dinner, domed that the naval agreement was unpopular. They in New South Wales if they were free from Federation would do twice as much for continuance of the protection the present agreement conferred. A mass meeting of the Unionist coal-lumpers and others threatened to bring about a general industrial crisis if an attempt were made to crush their union. . The Methodist Conference obtained £4143 for the missionary enterprise;