GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2135, 18 July 1907, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, July IC. Mr. H. C. Lea, M.P., in a letter M the Times, declares that lionorß are bought and sold, til© proceeds going principally to the war chest of die party in office. Wli.en the House of Commons met Lord liobert Cecil moved that Mr. Lea’s letter amount-

ed to Or breach, of. privilegej aud urged the appointment of a select committee to enquire into the allegations. Ho welcomed enquiry. Sir' H. C. Bannerman declared the House would best consult its dignity by avoiding undue notice of Mr Lea’s impropriety, and moved that it proceed to the next business. Sir H. G.

JBamiernian’s motion was carried '‘by 235 to 120. *■ The Admiralty have decided to station three cruisers perma'neu'tly in West Indian waters. .At Bisley, _ Shaw, of Queensland, tied in the prize for allcomers aggregate with 109 out of a possible 175. Motton, Queensland, won the prize offered bv the proprietor af the Daily Telegraph. Tarrant, an ex-Australian cricketlias scored 1000 runs and taken 100 wickets. He \vas the first to accomplish the feat this season. At a tennis contest for the Davis cup Wright and Behr defeated Brookes and Wilding, 3—6, 12—11, ‘Ouida” is dying. She receives nobody, and refuses medical aid.

Received July 17. 11.12 p.m. LONDON, July 17. A 1 arliamentary Committee recommended what the machinery made .die at Woolwich Arsenals ownin' t’o the lessening of hands be employed in producing army stores, saddlerv camp equipments and railwav stores’ affording work to the extent of £726,000 annually . ’ . NEW YORK, July 10. it is suspected that a spark from tlie Georgia s funnel ignited some ‘ powder. Concussion and fire injured ail who were in the turret. Details of the Georgia explosion allow that while a charge of 2001bs "as being lifted from the hoist two seamen noticed the covering smoulcieiing. lliey shouted a warning and Jirew themselves to the floor. A ternhc burst of (lame followed. The turret was filled with smoke and noxious gases. A number tried to escape through the hatchway. Some gamed the deck and jumped into the ' sea. Iho chaplain was the first to enter the turret. Two more deaths of injured persons are reported. Six are in a precarious state.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July ic A bomb exploded outside the United States embassy at Stamboul, and injured three persons. CAPETOWN, July 10. the Assembly read a second time the Agriculture Credit Bank _d Ui eased on tlie Australian principle. It provides for co-operative banking’ associations raised with a State guarantee on mortgage security.. The Bill was referred to a select committee SYDNEY. July 17 - . Improved weather conditions since Friday have given the scullers a ehanco of putting in better work V ebb working alone does one spin a day. Evidently the visiter is pick nig steering marks. His methods ■a training differ from thoso of tlie meal scullers but his present form indicates that he knows what amount of work is required to keep in good nick. Report . credits him with , fairly fast trial on Sunday Town's rows twice daily. ‘ ls it ti iMELBOURNE, July 17. At tlie I‘ederal Government House ex-railway fireman Peace was presented with the Albert, medal, firstclass for conspicuous bravery in crawling through boiling water and steam ahd rescuing the driver of a dorailed engine at Newcastle in December, 1905. i

' ADELAIDE, July 17. _ Burg!ars removed a safe weighing 000 pounds from D.avis’s flour mills. I bey blew it open and secured £3.