GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2422, 10 February 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

FATAL FIRE AT MANCHESTER. United Press Association. Copyrighi LONDON, Feb. 8. A fire at a lodging-house at Manchester caused tho deaths .of nine persons, who were suffocated, Many others wore injured. , THE RAILWAY SERVANTS’ AWARD. Mr. R. Bell, M.P., general secretary ol : the Amalgamated Railway Servants’ Society, is disappointed with IBir Edward Fry’s award. He urges that railway men should organise their finances in order to present insistent demands. AN AMERICAN POLYGAMIST. NEW YORK, Feb. 8., Harry Bauman has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for the Chicago frauds. He swindled American women of £IOO,OOO sterling. Detective,s stated that he had filty wives in Europe and America. GERMAN CHANCELLOR AT SANTIAGO MURDERED. . SANTIAGO, Feb. 8. The German Chancellor, Baron Bodman, at Santiago, Chili, was murdered in his office after receiving threatening letters. The Chancellory was set on fire. A BRITISH ANNEXATION. FRENCH RESIDENTS DISPLEASED. SYDNEY, Feb. 9. Advices from the Islands state that the French residents of New Caledonia and elsewhere are displeased at the action of Britain in annexing Ocno Island, Low Archipelago, which hitherto has been considered within the French sphere. THE PORT OF .LONjduN. (Received Fob: Ik 10.15 p.m.) ~LONDON, Fob. 9. It is understood that tho Board oi Trade intends to include special representatives of the Frozen Meat Trade Association in the Port of London Managing Board. The Association suggests Sir Thomas Borthwick. DISSOLUTION OF ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. (Received Feb. 9, 10.15 p.m.) ROME. Feb. 9. The Italian Chamber has dissolved. The elections are fixed for 7th March. SALVATION ARMY—A DONATION FROM THE KING. (Received Feb. 9,10.45 p.m.) LONDON, Fob. 9. King Edward has given one hundred guineas to the Salvationist work amongst the poor. THE TERRITORIAL ARMY. Another thousand men have joined the London Territorials. . LENDING OFFICIALS TO “COLONIES. Lord Milner, interviewed, suggested the wisdom of the Motherland lending officials to any dominion desiring advisers. An ultimate system of 'interchange, lie said, would doubtless prove popular. THE SOMALILAND MULLAH. The “Standard” declares that the Somaliland Mullah, with three columns of 10,000 men each, one-half riflemen, is apparently anxious to force a campaign upon the British. THE INDIAN LOAN. (Received Feb. 9, 10.45 p.m.) ~LONDON, Feb. 9. The Indian loan has been over-sub-scribed. A FATAL RESULT. (Received Feb. 10, 11.25 a.m.) | . - SYDNEY,, Feb. 9. Mrs/ Hagan, the victim of the Glen Innes tragedy, has succumbed to her injuries; •; t A 1 WAREHOUSE FIRE. Campbell and Co.’s large warehouse at Scone has-been, destroyed by fire. The ’■ damage lis in the ' vicinity of £25,000. The work of fighting the -fire was rendered dangerous owing to the cartridges stored in ~ the warehouse discharging in ..all directions .