GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2103, 11 June 1907, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES

United I’ross Association —Copyright j LONDON .June 9.

The King and Queen of Denmark, aboard tho Victoria and Albert, escorted by four cruisers from Flushing, wore welcomed by tho Channel Fleet at Portsmouth, where the Princo of Wales received them. King Edward and Queen Alexandra met

them at Victoria station. A State banquet and reception were held in the evening. Madame Melba sang. There was a magnificent spectacle

at the Olympia Horse Show. There jworel 2000 oiitries, the pick of the wojrld. Horses of all classes from Amorica, the Contiuont and England wore shown. Mr. Vanderbilt, Mr. AVinans, and other rich Americans have already taken many prizes. Mr Armour’s groy draught horses wero present, hut did not compete. There were 17,000 spectators present on the opening day.

Mr. AVilliam AValdorf Astor has given four London charities £IO,OOO. The Spectator states that the Imperial Conference Blue Book shows tho Premiers wore unable to realise the Freetraders’ objections to preference wore not out of love to foreigners, but because they did not wish to make holes in our taxes, which taxes arc not for juggling States into wealth or putting money into private pockets without benefiting the poor. The Blue Book also shows how unjust were tho allegations of discourtesy against the Premiers. Brookes, a A 7 ictorian, won the sin-

gles northern championship at Manchester. Ho lost three games during tho entire competition. Casdagli and Charlton defeated Brookes and Rendall for the doubles. Lowe and Bentley defeated Sharp and Doust \(Sydneyites) in the final of the East 'Surrey doubles. Mr. AA r . L. J. Burnyeat, member of the House of Commons for AA’hitehaven, was summoned at a London police court for drunkenness. Fie pleaded the effects of chlorodyne, taken to relieve griping pains, ancl was acquitted, . Mr, Augustine Birrell, in reply to Mr. John Rutherford, said twelve persons had been committed to trial for raiding three farms at ThomasJtown. Several local traders had refused to supply the police with goods. NEAV YORK, June 9.

Orchard’s confessions arising out of f)he Stuenenberg trial extends to 18 murders.

The American Customs regulation embodied in the agreement with Ger-

many declares that valuations made by Chambers of Commerce officially connected with tho Government shall bo accopted as evidence of price. J he stipulation benefits France not Britain, where the Qliambors qve not official. It is hoped the British Government will arrange to appoint agents to superintend valuations. PARIS, June 9.

M. Piclion, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, says France should examine the proposed limitation of armaments without illusions pending a unanimous decision, MELBOURNE, June 10.

Tho High 'Court declined leave of appeal to tho Privy Council in tho income tax cases. As tho result of the decision Sir .John Forrest states, a Federal Bill will bo introduced to provide for tho collection of State income tax from Commonwealth officers. In the iutor-TJniversity boat WCO Sydney beat Victoria by three lengtthsl Adelaide was a bad third. Another batch of 670 repatriated Australians have arrived from South Africa.

The Rev. J. Gilllet, rector of St. Mathias, Peddington, Sydney, who was on a visit Ikm.*o, was run over and hilled by a motor car at St. Kildu yesterday.

NORFOLK ISLAND, June 10. Heavy rains flooded the low-lying larts of the town.