GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 911, 9 June 1903, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

LORD SALISBURY’S HEALTH.

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, June 7. Lord Salisbury is better. A MUSICAL TREAT. LONDON, June 7. Miss Crossley, Madame Albani, Miss Clara Butt, and L. Marcello assisted at a successful concert in aid of the funds of the King’s Colonials. Several royalties were present.

HOSPITAL SUNDAY. LONDON, June 7. Tim King and Queen, and the Prince of Wales, attended Hospital Sunday service at Si. Paul’s Cathedral.

BRITISH VOLUNTEER FORCE. LONDON, June 7. The strength of the British Volunteer force on January Ist was 251)yihs, showing a shortage of olliccrs of 1895.

THE GREAT NILE DAM. CAIRO, June 7

Owing to the opening of the Assouan reservoir, the summer supply of llie Nile water, whereon the cotton and sugar-cane crops depend, lias been doubled. CZAR AND SOCIALISTS. ROME, June 7. In the Chamber of Deputies, S. Margari, a Socialist member, referring to the Czar’s coming visit and King Edward’s recent visit, said the sovereign who recently visited Rome was received by the Socialists without hostile demonstration because he was a constitutional ruler, and lie was different, to the Czar, who had not given a constitution to his people. UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. ADELAIDE, June 7. •Tlie inter-Uiiiversity eight oar racq resulted Sydney _ „ „ _ J Melbourne „ 2 Adelaide ... ... ._ 3 Tin; Sydney crew won easily by live lengths.

LABOR CANDIDATES

HOBART, June 8. The Labor Conference has decided to run three candidates for the Federal Senate elections.