GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2122, 3 July 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

United Press Association—Copyright LONDON, July 1. Unusual interest is displayed in tho South African cricketers’ first test match at Lord’s. England has selected her strongest team Owing to tho King’s intimation that ho would like to open tho Union Jack Cluh memorial tree of debt,

nearly £13,000 was subscribed in a few days. Mr. William Austin Horn formerly of South Australia, gavo £SOOO.

The British revenue for June quarter was £32,650,000 Customs contributed £8.259,000, excise £7,629.000, stamps £1,920,000. Several balloon that ascended for a race from Ranolegh to London, during a heavy thunderstorm narrowly escaped accident. An aeronaut named Tone sustained an electric shock.

The violinist. Kubelik has engaged Enin Mueller for forty-five concert's in the provinces. • , , , SYDNEY, July 2. Five hotels have been closed at Bathurst owing to non-renewal of tho licenses.

Mr. Jackson, Sydney manager of the Union Company, has been elected president of the New South Wales Steamship Ownor’s Association . The telephone wires between Sydney and Melbourne has been completed, ami will he opened next week. . Sluppmg masters are firmly resisting tho new loading regulations at Newcastle, and the harbor is crowded with vessels. MELBOURNE, July 2. Tho Federal Parliament will be opened to-morrow.

?■ ADELAIDE. July 2. The Commissioner of Lands has promiseel a Government inquiry into the alleged wheat ring, which, lie stated, kept prices one penny to threepence below Now South Wales and Victorian prices. ’ V BRISBANE, July 2. The year’s revenue was £4,808,000 an increase of £454,000, and £396, 000 in excess of the expenditure. „„ ’ HOBART, July 2. The revenuo was £970,000, an increase of £70,000, and £79,000 above tho estimate.