GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2567, 30 July 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

BOOMING A NOVEL. United Press Association —Copyrtgiu LONDON, July 28. Peter Ganter, of Munich, has been sentenced to 12 months’, imprisonment for hoaxing people by booming a novel entitled “Double Faced Morality.” ( VATICAN AUTHORITIES ANNOYED The “Chronicle” states that the authorities of the Vatican are greatly annoyed at Father Best and other eminent English Catholics and clergy and laity being present at Father Tyrell’s funeral! All names have been entered on the “black list.” . TURKISH DELEGATES RETURN. Tho Turkish delegates are not visiting Berlin as they find it necessary to return directly from England to Constantinople. A PENSION FOR LADY WYLLIE. The Master of Elibank announced that a life pension of 1 £SOO would be paid to Lady Wyllie. THE ALL-RED ROUTE. In tho House of Commons, Mr Asquith, replying to Mr Pike Pease, .said the Committee’s investigation into the All-Red route had not removed the many difficulties attending the scheme, hut there was no reason to assume these were insuperable. CRUISERS TO BE RECOAIMISSIONED. SYDNEY, July 29. The cruisers Flora and Cambrian have reaclie'd Fiji from the west coast of South America, on route to Colombo to be recommissioned.

EARTH TREMORS. (Received July 29, 5.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 29. Two severe earth tremors were felt at Gundagai last night. A CARRIER PIGEON SERVICE. The Colonial Sugar Company is purchasing pigeons for Fiji, where they are to bo trained and used as a medium of communication between the company’s various island plantations. SNOW IN NEW SOUTH WALES. (Received July 30, 1 a.m.) The weather is bitterly cold. There was a heavy fall of snow at Kiandra, where it was up to the eaves of the houses. AMERICAN VISITORS. The Government has been advised that a largo party of wealthy American tourists will reach Sydney iat tho end of November, and will subsequently visit New Zealand. Tho Intelligence Department is making special arrangements for the visitors.