GENERAL CABLES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5733, 31 October 1905, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND . TRADES UNIONS. (Received October 30, 11.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 30. The annual report of tho Registrar of Friendly Societies and Trades Unions shows that at tho end of last year there wore 153 societies in existence with a membership of 79,815, and having assets amounting to over £69,00(1. ■wreck: of a cruiser. MADRID, October 29. Tho Spanish armoured cruiser Cardinal Cisneros (6889 tons) struck a. rock during a fog off the Meseldo headland. near Corunna, and sank. The crew wore saved. (Received October 30, 9.40 p.m.) MADRID, October 30. Tho Cardinal Cisneros struck an uncharted rock, which tore an enormous hole in her bows. She sank in forty minutes. SUEZ CANAL. SUEZ, October 29. Night traffic on the Suez Canal, which had been suspended since the blowing up of the wrecked steamer Chatham early this month, has now been, resumed. ORANGE RIVER COLONY. CAPETOWN, October 29. The newspaper “Bloemfontein Post” announces that immediate representative government will bo granted tho Orange River Colony on the linos of the late Free State Constitution. DALGETY AND CO. LONDON, October 29. The annual report of Dalgety and Co, shows the net profits for tho year to bo £85,892. A dividend of 6 per cent, has been declared, £25,000 added to tho reserve, and £56,400 canned forward. PROPOSED NAVAL BASE. LONDON, October 29. The Natal Agent-General is urging the Imperial Government to convert Durban into a naval base for the Capo station. DEALING WITH THE “TOTE” SHOP. MELBOURNE. October 30. A regulation is being issued authorising the cutting off of telephones from “tote” shops and disorderly houses. CHINESE TRESPASSER KILLED BY A WOMAN. BRISBANE, October 30. A woman found a Chinaman trespassing in a house, and struck him with an iron bar, killing him.