GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2504, 18 May 1909, Page 4

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

CABLE NEWS.

SALE OF VALUABLE PICTURES.

United Press Association—Copyright.

LONDON/ May 16

The late Mr Justice Day’s collection of modem Dutch and French pictures were sold at auction for £95,000. The Felton Trust, of Victoria, secured one for 120 guineas. •• ' LORD AND LADY ROBERTS. LONDON, May 16. Lord and Lady Roberts celebrate their golden wedding on Monday. BRITISH TRADE UNIONS MEMBERSHIP. LONDON, May 16. • Eleven hundred and seventy-three British trade unions have an aggregate membership of 2,406,746, including 201,,000 women. ALLEGED FRAUD. NEW YORK, May 16. Augustus Heingo, formerly president of the Mercantile National, Bank of the United States, has been charged with applying 2,250,000 dollars to his own. use. WELCOME RAIN. May 17. There has been useful rain in all parts of the State, excepting the coastal districts, where it was light. Up to an inch fell on the Riverina. DEAKIN AND COOK PARTIES — 1 FAILURE OF NEGOTIATIONS. It is understood that negotiations for the fusion of the Deakin and Cook parties in the Commonwealth Parliament have practically failed. THE BARRIER TROUBLE.

It is reported.that there is a. growing feeling among the miners of the Barrier in favor of ending the trouble. An important decision is likely to be made on Tuesday.

TO INVESTIGATE LABOR PROB-

LEMS.

Professor Manes, of Berlin University, has arrived with a commission to investigate the labor problems and industrial legislation of Australia and New Zealand.

PROHIBITION OF POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS.

HOBART, May 17

A long of list of persons to whom postal articles are not to be delivered has been published. It includes the trustees under George Adams’ will and .a Commercial Travellers’ Club. The latter, however, does not apply o a members. THE IMPERIAL PRESS DELEGATES. (Received May 17, 11.55 p.mr) OTTAWA, May 17. The Canadian authorities, press and public, are everywhere ovationmg and feting the Australasian press delegates, who are now in Toronto. COLD WEATHER IN SYDNEY, Sydney, May n. The weather is stormy and bitterly cold. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN’S V AGES AND HOURS, A conference *oTcoastal steamship owners and the Seamen’s Union is proaressin". The questions involved include a demand for increased overtime pay and preference to unionists. It* understood that there are good prospects of an amicable arrangement.

AFGH ANISTAN— ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS ACQUITTED.

A correspondent at Lucknow states it is reported et Peshawar that the V nicer of Afghanstan has acquitted all the Iwhoas S accused. conspiracy against him. .