GENERAL GABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2260, 4 August 1908, Page 3

GENERAL GABLES.

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LONDON, August 2. Mr. William Weddell has been appointed -a member of the Meat Committee, which is to enquire how far and in wlvat manner the general suplily, distribution, and price of meat m the United Kingdom are controlled or affected by combination of firms or companies. The Queen paid tho expenses of Lady Dudley’s first conducted party of 50 East End children to the Fran-co-British Exhibition.

Tho “Daily Mail’s” Maritzburg correspondent states that sixteen detectives are tracking a conspiracy to rob the Rand Confederated mines, the method being to hand tho gold to women, who carry it to the coast, the gangs operating in Durban and Capetown. Gold to the value of £20,000 was stolen in 1908. King Edward and Queen Alexandra have arrived at Cowes. (Received August 3, 9.50 ip.m.) The cruiser Gibraltar has left Plymouth with relief crows for the Australian station. ■(Received August 3, 11.40 p.m.) TEHERAN, A. gust 3. The 'revolutionaries at Tabriz recommenced fighting owing to the discovery that the Royalists’ proposals were only intended to save time until tho Government’s reinforcements arrived.

MELBOURNE, August 3. Tho State Government issued a writ against the Federal Government to test tho constitutionality of the Surplus Revenue Act. A similar writ has been issued by West Australia. PERTH, August 3. The bakers have struck, owing to the refusal of the masters to introduce day work. The operatives have started a co-operative bakery.