GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2498, 11 May 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

SIR ROBERT HAIIT

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. , LONDON, May 9. Sir Robert Hart has been invited to return to China.

KING .EDWARD ARRIVES HOME

•King Edward lias arrived, in London. His Majesty , is in splendid, health.

RAILWAY AMALGAMATION

Mr Chi'!rchill is appointing a departmental committee to investigate the, question of railway amalgamation, and to report what legislation is advisable. , THE ALDERSHOT REVIEW. There will be 70,000 troops at the review at Aldershot on the 12th June, which the delegates to the Imperial Press Conference will be invited to attend. ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED GUNNERY. LONDON, May. 9. Sir Percy Scott’s invention of electrically direct control of gunnery has been tested ,at Portsmouth. It is intended for training a group of guns in any direction without gun-1 aycis. THE AMEER IMPORTS MOTOR CARS. i kabul; May 9.;, The' Ameer has imported motor Cars, and has engaged a London chauffeur. ROYAL VISIT TO GREECE. (Received May 10, 10.25 pan.) ATHENS, May TO. 6 Queen Alexandra and the Dovyager Empress Marie, of Russia, are at Athens, on a visit to the King of Greece, tlieir brother. A BAD BARGAIN. ■' LONDON; May 'lO. : i The cruiser Gladiator, which was sunk by a collision, cost £65,000 to refloat, and lias been sold for £15,025. . AN ESTATE SOLD. •Lord Pifrio has purchased Lea. Park, Whittaker Wright’s Surrey estate, for £200,000. 1 ‘ ■ i if, • _______ 1 KRUPP’S SAVINGS\BUREAU• ' BERLIN, May iO. Krupp’s savings bureau credit balance has increased in ten years froin £6500 to £236,616. Thirty-spven per cent, .of the workmen . and fifty-nine per cent, of the clerks have accounts bearing interest at five per cent., ’ : THE WILLIS CASE. ; "SYDNEY, May 10. An order has been made calling upon Willis, 'who was recently wounded by ail.unknown assailant, to appear within three days and; give evidence* in the Dalev extortion ease. w I