GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
GAINSBOROUGH MASTERPIECE. LONDON, Oct. 5. The newspapers report that the Duke of Westminster lias sold Gainsborough’s masterpiece “The Blue Boy” to an American purchaser, for eighty thousand sterling.—Reuter. VOYAGE OF THIT QUEST: ' LISBON, Oct. 4. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s vessel, the Quest, has arrived in the Tagus river. She undergoes repairs after severe handling in a Bay of Biscay storm. MURDER OF TISEA. LONDON, Oct. 5. Paul Keri was condemned to death for instigating the murder of exPremier Count Tisda during the revolution of 1918. Marcel' Gaertur was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for complicity. RAIN SPOILS RICE CROP. ' TOKIO, Oct, 5. Continuous rain is seriously affecting the rice crop. Widespread damage is unavoidable. Prices have advanced 50 per cent, in a month. HEAT WAVE IN LONDON. LONDON, Oct. 5. To-day’s shade temperature in London was S3 —the hottest October day since records have been kept. LONDON, October 6. The West Houghton by-election resulted: Davies (Labor) 14,876; Tonga (Coalition) 10,867COLLIERIES REOPENING. (Received October 6, 7.15 p.m.) LONDON, October 6. The North Wales coal owners are reopening to-day the collieries which were closed down on Monday.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LV, Issue 6203, 7 October 1921, Page 5
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