GENERAL CABLES
A COMMONWEALTH CRUISER. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 30, 10.15 p.m. London, June 30. Mr. l'earce has asked the Admiralty to place the orders for the hull armor in the Commonwealth for a cruiser named the Brisbane. A DOUBTFUL PICTURE. Received 30, 9.15 p.m. London, June 30. W. A. Horman, now owner of the alleged '-Duchess of Gainsborough" portrait, has arranged an exhibition in a West End gallery, to enable experts to compare it with Mr. Pierpont Morgan's. A £'200,000 GIFT. Received 30, 10.20 p.m. London, June 30. Lady Wantage and Mr. George William Palmer (of biscuit manufacturing fame), Ms wife, and Alfred Palmer, have given £50,000 each to endow a university at Reading, with a view to the application for a charter as an independent university. Mr. G. Palmer gave a previous donation of £.50,000 in 1905.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 6, 1 July 1911, Page 5
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139GENERAL CABLES Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 6, 1 July 1911, Page 5
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