GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2502, 15 May 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

IMMIGRATION

United Press Association—Copyright

LONDON, May 13

In a paper read before the Colonial Institute Dr Arthur, of Sydney, suggested that the Imperial Government should invite the colonies to send representatives to a special conference to discuss the whole subject of immigration. THE NAVY LEAGUE. LONDON, May 13. The Navy League has been reorganised. Lieutenant Bellairs recommended that its simplest formula was to demand that Britain should lay down two keels to one by Germany.. THE LONDON LOAN. There aro immense applications for the London loan. It- is estimated that there will be a temporary lock-up of cash amounting to from £4,000,000 to RAIN FALLING IN VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, May 14. Useful rain is falling over a great part of tho State. THE CONDEMNED MEAT. It transpires that the shipment of sheep recently condemned in London came from New South Wales, being shipped at Melbourne. COMPULSORY TRAINING. SYDNEY, May 14. Tho Peace Society has resolved that compulsory training is inimical to the best interests of the country. ANOTHER PLAGUE CASE. Another plague case has occurred in Sussex Street. WEST AUSTRALIAN' POLITICS. PERTH, May 14. Mr Keenan has resigned tho Attor-ney-Generalship. Reconstruction of the Cabinet is pending. It is reported that the Premier succeeds Mr Ra&on in the -Agent-Generalship. THE NATIONALIST PARTY REFUSE TO ENROL MEMBER FOR CORK. . . The Nationalist Party in the House of Commons refused to enrol as a member of the party Mr Maurice Healy, the recently elected melnber for Cork. GERMAN ARMY’S STAPLE DRINK. BERLIN, May 13. Tea will henceforth be the German army’s staple drink, supplanting beer and coffee. LIEUTENANT SHACKLETON PROf CEEDS HOME. ADELAIDE, May 14. Lieutenant Shackleton. has sailed for London. He hopes to return to Australia shortly for further exploration, work, remarking that other parts of, the world besides the Antarctic would stand a little filling in. CHURCH PROCEEDED AGAINST. BRISBANE, May 14.

The High Court has decided that the Presbyterian Church authorities had not proceeded iu accordance with the terms of contract between the Rev. Mr Fraekleton and the church, and the issue of a writ against the church is not a-breach of Fmekleton’s ordination vows.

A FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MEAT BILL.

LONDON, May 14

A.. Foreign and Colonial Meat . Bull, introduced by Mr. Rowland ilyhtj

Unionist member for South Shropshire, has been read a first time in tho House of Commons. It provides that all persons selling foreign or colonial meat must affix a notice to that effect plainly in the shops and vohicles used for tho supply ol the goods. TWO MINERS. KILLED. Two miners, named Shearer and Kerr, were killed in a blasting accident at Mount Cutlibert mine. RACECOURSE FATALITY. Three horses fell at tho Taroom races. A jockey named Webster was killed, and two severely injured. LOPUKHIN FOUND GUILTY. (Received May 14, 10.57 p.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, May 14. Lpoukhin was found guilty of belonging to a criminal association, and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. The sentence requires the Czar’s confirmation. THE ITALIAN NAVAL PROGRAMME. —' ROME, May 14. Tho “Giornal d’ Italia” states that four Italian Dreadnoughts, instead of two, aro to bo completed in three years. The naval estimates are to be increased by six millions sterling at tho rate of a million annually. THE REEFTON OUTRAGE. The man arrested -for the Recfton outrage (the murderous attack on Finnegan) is named Patrick Martin. He had slight wounds on the left arm.