GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 713, 8 January 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

HOTEL LICENSES

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, Dec. 6. Brewers have voluntarily surrendered hotel licenses held by them at Blackburn, valued at one hundred thousand pounds. A THIEF. LONDON, Dee. G. Joseph Frizsard, a dealer, has been remanded at Richmond on a charge of stealing and rcciving £IBOO, tlie part of £4OOO, the proceeds of a recent- burglary. JOINS RADICALS. LONDON, Dec. G. Sir Michael Foster .joins the Radicals.

LONDON UNIVERSITY. LONDON, Dec. 0

If the London University sanctions it, a movement will be initiated to induce a wealthy Scotsman to purchase Abbotsford for the nation. ABOLISHING BARMAIDS.. LONDON, Dec. G. Manchester proposes to follow Glasgow in abolishing barmaids.

PUBLIC MEETING. SYDNEY, Jan. 7. The public meeting appointed a committee to enquire into the Rev. Dunstan’s case. HEAT AND SNOW. SYDNEY, Jan. 7. While many places are still suffering from great- heat, snow fell yesterday at Kiandra.

FRENCH LINERS. SYDNEY, Jan. 7

It is understood that dulness of trade and the P'ederal enactments in regard to oversea shipping are the chief causes of the proposed change of route of the French line. The agents state they have no official information on the matter, and the change -is unlikely to be made for some time. FOUNDRY DESTROYED. BRISBANE, Jan. 7.

Shillito’s foundry at Ipswich - was partially destroyed by fire. It was insured for two thousand pounds in the National and New, Zealand offices MARINE ENQU(RY. MELBOURNE, Jan. 7. At the enquiry into the wreck “of ?he luverlochy, the mate attributed the wreck to the current carrying the vessel too close in. She then missed stays. He contended that the white light was visible up to two miles, beyond the distance fixed in the sailing directions. A well-known shipping master supported this statement, and declared iie had seen a white light a mile and a half outside the Sector limit of three miles.;