GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2525, 11 June 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

GENEROUS GIFTS FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES. United Press 'Association— Copyright. LONDON,, June 9. The gifts made for the purposes of education and for the benefit of the poor by the widow of the late Air Russell Sage have averaged £3OOO daily for the past three years. AIOUNTAINEERING PARTY PERISH. Blood-stained packages indicate that a mountaineering party, consisting of four men and two women, perished at Briga Alaritima, near Turin. A BEQUEST TO M. LOUBET. PARIS, June 9. The late AI. Chauchard bequeathed ex-President Loubet £200,000. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION’S DELEGATES. CAPETOWN, June 9. The Cape Assembly approved of Mr. Hofmeyer and the Premier (Air. Alerriman) as the Union delegates to proceed to England. LITHGOW FURNACES RESTARTED SYDNEY, June. 10. After three months’ suspension for TCipairs, the Lithgow bluou ■ furnaces have been restarted. FREEMASONRY". ” Deputy Grand Master ' Montgomerie Hamilton has been elected Grand -Master of the Masons, receiving 509 votes to Nesbitt’s 191. TASMANIAN POLITICS. HOBART, June 10. ' The anti-socialist caucus elected Sir Elliott Lewis as leader, and gave him a free hand in the selection of a Ministry.' The present Government resigns in a few days, as soon as the business is cleared up. MARRIAGE OF~~LORD CARRINGTON’S DAUGHTER. (Received June 10, 11.50 p.m.) LONDON;‘June 10. "Viscount Bury, son of Earl Albemarle, married Lady Alyee Carrington, daughter of Lord Carrington, formerly Governor of New South Wales, at St. Margaret's, .Westminster. King Edward and Queen, Alexandra were present. ■ t ■, PROPOSED EXPORT DUTY ON AVORKS OF ART. Air. Austen Chamberiain proposes a ten to twenty per cent, export duty bn works of art, the proceeds to bo applied to tho enrichment of tho national collections.

THE ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY

SYDNEY, June 10

Archdeacon Wright has accepted the Archbishopric of Sydney, and will be consecrated -in St. Paul s.