GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2049, 28 November 1907, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

LONDON, Nov. 26. A record number of steerage passengers have arrived from Now Pork ■and Canada. LONDON, Nov. 2v. Mr. S. C. Buxton, PostmasterGeneral, in declining to reduce postage on newspapers and periodicals from Britain to Newfoundland, explains that the Canadian rate of a -penny per pound was established because British publications -would otherwise be excluded owing to American competition. No similar circumstances existed in the case of Newfoundland. BERLIN, Nov. 26. Harden has been cited to appear before Holienau and Lynar at tho Court of Honor. LISBON, Nov. 2<. A decree has been issued subjecting political offenders to special procedure governing Anarchist crimes. HOBART, Nov. 27. The Mayor has declined to give an official reception to Ben Tillett, wlio is visiting Tasmania. PKEiMANTLE, Nov. 2,. Mr. Keir Hardie was welcomed by the Labor representatives. Referring to his call at Government House, Ceylon, he states that he simply called and left liis card as other people do. Reverting to India be said: “Tho peasants are at -.the last stage of poverty. For the last ten years famine and plague have been" with them nearly all the time, and in consequenco their stamina has gone, and they have no resources to fall back upon. Generally speaking, their lot is deplora'"lL’' BERLIN, Nov. 20. The police discovered iiv a house in Berlin belonging to a Social Democratic municipal councillor, a large depot of the Russian Social Democratic Union full of revolutionary literature, pistols, and dumdum bullets. gYDNEY, Nov. 27. The correspondence in connection with the application of the Lithgow ironworks for financial assistance from Government lias been published. The Government offered to advance £70,000 at 4 per cent., repayable in twenty half-yearly instalments, subject to ratification by Parliament. .