GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 263, 15 November 1901, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyrig Washington, Nov. 10. America holds Bulgaria responsible f the safety of Miss Stone. London, Nov. IS. The London County Council have d ;.,ided to adopt shallow underground trar ways in the main streets. Melbourne, Nov. 14. Bendigo is en fete on the opening i the Gold Jubilee Exhibition. The tow is gaily decorated and crowded. Lot Hopetoun performed the opening cer< mony, and made an interesting speech, i which he traced the history of the go)' industry. Messrs Hart on and Pcacoc made speeches. The exhibition is spien didjy organised. Every feature of min ing, from the old-fashioned cradle use< at the time of the discovery to the mos modern machinery, is illustrated. Severa other sections are devoted to art, science general industries, naval and military exhibits. Sydney, Nov. 14. Preliminary reports as to the prospect: of the wheat crops received by the Go vernment Statistician indicate a bountiiu. harvest. The Daily Telegraph ventures to estimate thirteen and a half bushels, and that the harvest will yield twenty million bushels. The potato fly is causing considerable damage in the Kichmond river district. The Council read the Industrial Arbitration Dill a third time. Dr Chalmers suddenly collapsed from heart disease. He died before the doctor could arrive.