GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2447, 11 March 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

GABLE NEWS

THE UNITED STATES TARIFF. United Press Association, Copyright. LONDON, March 9. , The “Standard” states that the whole purpose of the revision of the United States tariff iso an attempt to regain foreign trade lost through tho heavy duties of European countries. THE DOWAGER EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. The Dowager Empress of Russia, the sister of Alexandra, has arrived in London. A GERMAN DIVORCE. BERLIN, March 9. The Civil Court of Berlin has granted Baroness Ecldxardstein a divorce. GERMAN AIRSHIP EXPERIMENTS The Reichstag has voted more money for new airship experiments, which are being conducted with great energy: MELANCHOLY SUDDEN DEATH. ROME, March 9. Mr. W. E. Cornwall, registrar of Melbourne University, died suddenly at Rome, where he had gone to marry an American lady. t AN AUSTRALIAN SINGER HONORED. Walter Kirby, the Australian tenor, sang by command of Queen Margherita at Rhine. SUSPENDED ANIMATION—A STRANGE CASE. MELBOURNE, March 10. A case of suspended animation has occurred at Ararat. A man named Stock apparently died on Monday. While the body was being prepared for interment tho supposed corpse sat up, and called for two boiled eggs. A NEW ZEALAND LOAN. (Received March 10, 10.45 p.m.) LONDON, March 10. New Zealand is placing half a million three-quarters per cent Treasury bonds repayable in April, 1912. TORNADO AND FIRE. (Received March 11, 12.7 a..m) NEW YORK, March 10. A tornado and fire destroyed the town of Brinkley, Arkansas. Thirty persons perished. DESERTERS SENTENCED. PARIS, March 10. Twenty-live German deserters from the French Foreign Legion have been sentenced to terms ranging from two to twenty years’ penal servitude.