GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1794, 27 June 1906, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

By telograpli. Press Ass’n, Copyright Piotormaritzburg, Juie 25. Fiftoen hundred of Bambaatas' followers surrendered during a fortnight. Now York, Juno 25. The House of Eopres'mtatives, by 100 votes to 17, passorl Mr HopburiTs Food Bill instoad of tho Senate’s Pare Pood Bill. Those engaged m the preparation of food will plot bo compelled to use standard weights and measures. Molbourne, Juno 29.

Mr Doakin will probably mako an announcement in a day or two in reference to representation of the Commonwealth at the New Zealand Exhibition.

Mr Doakin is still making a mystery over the English mail contract. \arious efforts to draw- him failed. The trustees of the Melbourne cricket ground have granted dates to the Y'ictorian Association for certain intor-State matches, made tentative to a promise as regards dates of tho Eng. lish team. All this was done without consulting tho Melbourne Cricket will . Some of tho trustees, however,

;e they were not consulted. The er will introduce a new and conng element into the cricket dis-

Sydney, June 26. r Stretch was enthroned Bishop of ■castle, at an impressive cereial. he strike of boys in the Newcastle n-ies is spreading. The Hutton i is idle, while notice has been lat the Lambton and Newcastle

The Premier statos that the Government havn been empowered to select eight or ten engineer surveyors for a large engineering work in the East, the salaries ranging to £IOOO a year. The name of the country has not been disclosed. The Premier has also announced that an order is likely to be placed for at least half a million pounds’ worth of material for the East, to be manufactured in the State. Probably it will be one of the most important orders we have ever received, and tend to greatly improve trade. The cold snap of winter is over tho land. Snow has fallen in the highlands,

Hobart, Juno 26. Reports of Hoods come from all over the island, but no disasters. An extensive landslip, extending three miles, has blocked the Mount Lyell railway.