GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2476, 15 April 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

SIGNOR CARUSO

United Press Association —Copyright

LONDON, April 13,

Signor Caruso, the famous singer, is suffering from atony of the vocal chords. Specialists advise two years’ rest.

IRISH PARLIAMENTARY FUNDS

Mr Redmond, in a circular inviting contributions, shows that the present subscriptions to the Irish Parliamentary funds total £1286, compared with £1826 a year ago. GERMAN ROYALTIES. BERLIN, April 13. The Kaiser, Kaiserin, and Prince Oscar have started to visit Venice. RUSSIAN HOLIDAY REFORM MOVEMENT. ST. PETERSBURG, April 13. A group of members of the Council of Empire arc endeavoring to reduce Russian public holidays by 36, urging that ir would save many million roubles thereby. The clergy are fighting the reform vigorously. A NEW SUBMARINE. AMSTERDAM, April 13. An inventor is in negotiation with the •Japanese Government for tho sale of a smaller type of submarine, the speed of which is 25 intend of 13 knots. COAL IN CANADA. OTTAWA, April 13. Recent surveys show that there are 4.-0,000,000,000 tons of marketable coal on the Canadian coalfields. DAYLIGHT SAVING. SYDNEY, April 14. The Labor Congress negatived a motion in favor of the principle of the Daylight Saving Bill. Tire chief objection was that the Bill would be used as an excuse to lengthen the hours of labor. SERVIA AND AUSTRIA. United Press Association-Copyright (Received April 14, 10.5 p.m.) VIENNA, April 14. The Servian-Austrian commercial negotiations have failed to discovei a basis of agreement. A CHARGE OF FORGERY. SYDNEY, April 14. Harold Ritchie has been committed for trial on a charge of forging the signature of John Holmes for a pound. The accused stated .that he bad occupied important .positions in New Zealand. and had been master of a High School at Dunedin. PRICE OF FLOUR ADVANCED IN SYDNEY.

The price of flour advanced 10 per ton to-day.