GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 220, 23 September 1901, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, Sent. 20.

Further fishermen rioting has taken place at Grimsby. The police charged the mob with batons. Subsequently the troops were summoned, the Riot Act read, and order restored. Tho Australian and New Zealand Exhibition, under the auspices of tho Australian Chamber of Commerce, projected to be held at Earl's Court in 1902, will not bo held unless all tho Commonwealth ! States are represented. A large guarantee fund is being organised. All the AgentsGeneral excepting Sir Horace Tozcr and Mr Reeves, who aro absent, approve, though they have not commut'd their Governments. Iniluential aristocrats, banks, and commercial men support the proposals. It is hoped the Australian Chambers of Commerce will co-operate. The King’s patronage is confidently anticipated. New York, Sept. 20. The Venezuelan and Columbian Lioerat forces were badly defeated by tho Columbian Government troops at Riohaehn. A Venezuelan gonoral was amongst the captured.

Sydney, Sept. 21

The adjustment of tho Horderns’ insurance claims, which approximated £300,000, and were distributed over forty-three ollices, has been completed. It took Mr Sam Hordern ten hours signing tho claims, having to append his name £7OO times. Excepting IVhitcly’s, London, Horderns’ hold a record for single fire insurance demand. Melbourne, Sept. 21.

The Board of Inquiry found the signals primarily responsible for the Julimont railway accident. Tiro driver of the down train was in a loss degree to blame.