GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1792, 25 June 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

Gy telegraph. Press Ana'll, Copyrigh London, Juuo 22

The Commission appointed to ecquiro into Ritualistic prnot'cos has presented a unanimous report. A tribo attacked and seriously wounded Major Sharpe, British 11 sidont at Kitagorot, South-West Kano. Messrs Lovoll and Christmas, butter imporlcs, of London, havo agreed lo amalgamation with Wall and Co, of Liverpool and Manchester. The capital of tho combined companies is ono million pounds. Taoy will issue 3140,000 worth of new ordinary shares, and £7OOO worth of 6 por centum proforence shares. Ottawa, Juno-22.

Tbo Oatbolio Oathodral at Oioolet, Canada, with St. Joseph’s Retreat and Convent, was burned, Tho damage amounts to £BO,OOO.

Madrid, June 22,

A coining don has been discovered at Barcelona. Tho ennual' 'output was twonty-six thousand pounds sterling, taking tho ooins at tbeir face value. Nino arrests have been made.

Moroooo, June 22,

I The Sultan of Moroooo has signed the Algeoiras Oonvent : on. The FreDoh olaim in oonneotion with tho murder of M. Oharbonnier has been settled for £4OOO. Pietermaritzburg, June 22. Zulu rebels again threaten Mopumnlo. Colonel White is laagering. Christiana, Juno 22. King Haakon and Qreen Maud were orowntd 10-day atTrodbeim, The Prince and Printess of Wales, Prinoo Henry of Prussia, the Grand Duke Michael, and many other Royalties were present. Tbo function was maiksd with much enthusiasm.

Sydney, June 23. The tug Waruog was alongside the Guthrie, assisting in berthing. The steamer’s anohor was boing hoisted, when its liuko oaugbt under tbo sponson of the Waruog, and overturned the tug.

Melbourne, June 23.

Mr Bamford has given notico of motion in the Federal Parliament in favor of nationalisation of the sugar industry. The Federal Government are negotiate iDg for tho eervioes of Sir Wm. McGregor, tho present Governor of Newfoundland, as Lieutenant Governor of New Guinea.

Perth, Juno 23. A jockey Darned Perry, fouDd guilty of the manslaughter of another jockey named Windsor, at Bulong races, was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment. The indiotmeDt alleged that Perry deliberately bored Windsor’s horse, and caused him to fatally fall. The Labor Party censured Mr A. Wilson, Labor member, for accepting £SO from a timber combine in oonneotion with his visit to the Eastern States to enquire into the timber trade.