GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2115, 25 June 1907, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, June 23. The steamer Evorton Grange Jeff Livepool for Australia on May 25th and- struck sunken -rocks at Dnilic’. Point, near Capetown. Her forepeak was flooded, causing extensive damage. The stern was smashed, anil the bottom set up for a length of 22ft.

The Duke of Devonshire is suffering for heart seizure. He has been ordered to keep to his bed for some days. The, latest" report is that liis comlitio.il is easier. The Duke, shows a decided though slight improvement. At a largely attended mooting of O. L. Druce, Limited Druee, the claimant to the Dukedom of Portland, presided. It was stated that a witness from America knew the filth Duke ol Portland as Druce and Portland. and would also’ be able to give details of the intcrnio.nt of a coffin containing strips of lead. The trial is expected to take place at the end of the year.

The Privy Council reserved .judgment' in the case of Lovell and Christmas versus the Commissioner of Taxes in New Zealand.

The Tribune’s New York correspondent states Sir Wilfred Laurier and Sir R. Bond discuess the fisheries problem with President Itoseveltj Mr. Root, and Mr Bryce, at Washington in the Autumn.

At the King’s garden party at , Windsor there were 8500 guests including the Agcnfis-General, Madame Melba, and tlio King of Siam. Mr Bent has engaged Mr Charles H. Merz, consulting electrical engineer, to report on the electrification of railways in Victoria. He suils for Melbourne in November The South Africans defeated Derbyshire. Yoglor took six wickets for 17 in the second innings , This makes the South African’s seventh win, rain robbing tlieni of assured victory in their drawn games. Wilding won the London tennis championship at the Queens Club, defeating Ritchie by three sets to love. Wilding and Brooks heat R. Doherty and Eaves by three sets to love. Brooks and Mrs Chambers heat R. Doherty and Miss Eastlake Smith. German papers announce that the Kaiser and Kaisorin have accepted King Edward’s invitation to . visit England In the autumn. LISBON, .June 23. Two hundred demonstrators have been imprisoned in Caxias fortress (since Wednesday last. • ST. PETERSBURG, June 22. The Standard’s Kicff correspondent reports that 48 sappers concerned in this week’s mutiny have been shot. OTTAWA. June 22. The Board of Trade at Montreal presented a memorial to Earl Gray in favor of Empire-owned cables encircling the globe, to supplement the. projected Imperial steamship lino, and requested him to bring the subject before the Imperial authorities. SYDNEY, June 24. The bad weather with almost continuous rain which has been experienced during the past fortnight si owed signs of abatement yesterday, but i a heavy southerly gale set in again J this morning, with more rain. I The final for the amateur " chainj pionsliips resulted: Wrestling: Heavyweight, Shepherd; lightweight, R::-h; middleweight, Schneider. Boxing: Lightweight, White; welter, Burns; featherweight, Champion; bantam-weight. Form : middle-weight, Midwood (Tasmania); heavyweight, Fitzpatrick. j MELBOURNE, June 24. ! A 250 dz nugget has been unearthed at the Poseidon Rush.