GENERAL CABLES,

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2060, 11 December 1907, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES,

United Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY, Dec. 10.

A cable from Noumea announces that the Anglo-French New Hebrides Convention was proclaimed at Vila on December 2nd in the presence of the Governors of Fiji and New Caledonia,

John Brown, an inmate of Liverpool Asylum, lias died. Ho was aged 109. He arrived in the State 87 years ago. He liad served in the navy. The special Court to deal with the coal trade troubles held a contractors’ meeting at Newcastle", and adjourned it till Thursday. • The owners of tlio barque Ingeborg have commenced an action against the owners of the s.s. Arawatta, claiming compensation for tlio loss of the Ingeborg on August 14. LONDON, Dec. 9.

A kite, invented by Alexander Graham Bell, -lifted Lieutenant -Sellridge, at Halifax, 100 feet in the air. Owing to the Bill to Germanise Posen many AVafsaw firms are boycotting German goods. AIEbBOURNE, Dec. 9.

The House of Representatives negatived Sir AVm. Lyne’s proposed duty of 10 per cent mi paper for printing newspapers, and 6d per lb on magazines containing advertisements equal to more than one-fifth of the printed matter. Both were placed on the free list. Air Thomas Stanford, brother of I,eland Stanford, founder of the‘ Belaud Stanford University, m California, who has been residing in Melbourne for 47 years, lias formulated a scheme of endowment to enable

Australian students to attend Stanford University, lie will set aside in bis will £50,000, which will yield •sufficient to permit six or eight students attending the university 'annually. Dotuils will be left in the hands of the university trustees. LISBON, Dec. 9. An Italian electrician employed at San Carlos Theatre, Lisbon, was arrested and committed suicide after the discovery under the floor of the Royal box of two bombs, connected by wires reaching behind the stage. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 9. Ono of Abbott’s kidnappers at Sailouica lias been sentenced to 15 years’ servitude, another to 12 years, and 8 to ten years.