GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1431, 15 April 1905, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

,THE ROYAL TO-U-R, By, Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, April 13. .The -King and Queen aire Visiting Majorca, THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE. LONDON, April 13. The recede earthquake wreckocl| tho lawns jof S|ultam®ui’ and Maiudi. There were a iliGiisaml fatalities? altogether-. Earthquake tremors at Simla are recurring. SMALLPOX. LONDON, April 13. Some passengers by the Nile carried smallpox to several ol the pro--v.iueial towns. ■ v ” vc -/ MOTOR BOAT, RACE,., f , LONDON, April 13. Edge won che hundred iikilo-mtotro motor, boat race at Monaco. RADIUM F,OR CANCER,

LONDON,, April 13. The hospital for. diseases- of the skin, Stamford street, claims that radium has) cured an undoubted case of cancer.

AUSTRALIAN. ■ WINE. LONDO-N, April 13.Owing to Mr Austen Chamberlain’s suggestion that the decrease ini tho

import of wine’ is largely due to tho conslderaiMo sale in the United Kingdom of w-ino mamifaotii-red here from

imboifted-grape, currants, ani'd raisins, afterwards sol'd as genuine wine, Mr Taverner, iVictorian. AgentGeneral, is urging the Agents-Genc-ral to co-opcrato with a view to ‘its maai’ufacturers -being, brought under rovetiue obserlvkhiom; ankl control by, the iinpositipa of a license. CRY AGAINST SOCIALISM. LONDON, April 13. ■Mr George Fair-hairn, of Svdney, addressing a large meeting of Aus-

tralasians at the Chamber of Com-uic-rcd on.tho efTcet) of Austmlianilegislation on Australian industries, deprecated Socialistic treatment. Ho suggested that the proper solution was the greater attention to 'social surroundings- of employees. The New. South Wales’ Arbitration; Act did not promote good feeU-ng. Mr Wise, in reply to, Mr Fairbairn-’si cri-

ticisms. asserted the "Act immensely, increased the elianee of a pacific set-

tlement of trade disip,jibes: -It was never expected i't| would stop strikes completely. '

ELECTIONEERING MELBOURNE, April 14. At the annual meeting of the Farmers. Property Owners, and Producers’ Association-, Mr Irvji-ne, . the late Premier, strongly urged the various Associations throughout the country 1.0 form an alliance and- combat Socialism. -It was ultimately, ■decided to foerm an alliance fop the purpose indicated. . ROWING C HAM P 1 ON SHIP. SYDNEY, April-14.: James' Stanbury. has issued- a challenge to Geo-rgo Towns- to row him for the ch-amipronship, of the world on the parz-amatta river, for £SOO a_ side.- ' .* ;• ■■

.The match is likely, to. he arranged