GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2560, 22 July 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

VIEWING THE FLEET.

United Puesb Ashooi\tion —Copyright.

LONDON, July 20. ( The Lord Mayor, members of. the corporation, Lo'rds of the Admiralty, and the Turkish delegates visited the fleet at Southend.

FIGHT BETWEEN MOORS AND SPANIARDS. LONDON, July 20. Five thousand Moors attacked Stalayou. They were repulsed with a loss of 300. The Spanish casualties totalled 28; NORFOLK. ISLAND. NORFOLK ISLAND, July 21. A Bill has been introduced which provides that the Island is to be a territory. The Executive continues its existence, but may be altered or abolished by ordinance. Customs duties are not chargeable on the products or manufactures of the Island shipped direct to Australia.

TOTALISATOR BILL NEGATIVED. MELBOURNE, July 21. ■ The Assembly negatived by 21 to 15 a motion in favor of introducing a totalisator Bill. TAXI-CABS IN ADELAIDE. t ADELAIDE, July 21. A number of taxi-cabs have been imported into- the city;

COLONIAL NEWSPAPERS IN

BRITAIN

(Received July 21, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 21

Mr. S. C. Buxton, Postmaster-Gen-eral, in reply to Mr. Henniker Heaton,, said that he regretted his inability, under existing circumstances to introduce a Bill to assimilate.colonial newspapers with those published in Britain, in the matter of registration, so as to enable them to be re-posted at a moderate postage rate to persons in the United Kingdom.

IMPERIAL CRICKET INFERENCE

The Imperial Cricket Conference has adopted a scheme for a triangular contest, and will submit it to the colonies with a recommendation that it appears to be workable. A PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN lIOLFORD. (Reccievd Julv 22. 1.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 21. Tho Royal Shipwreck Relief Society and the Humane Society have decided to present Captain Holford, of the s.s. Tofua, with a pair of binoculars and the societies’ certificates in recognition of his conduct in connection with the Errol wreck.

SOUTH AFRICAN CONFERENCE. (Received Julv 21, 11.20 p.m.) LONDON, July 2L Earl Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, opened the South. African Conference at the Foreign Office. The whole Bill was read, clause by clause, the Government delegates suggesting minor amendments, which were accepted. The discussion on the native protectorates schedule was adjourned.