GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2571, 4 August 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

A HOME FOR RECOVERT.

United Piiksb Association —Copyright ' LONDON, August 2.

Ernest Schiff, a sharebroker, presented £IOO,OOO sterling to build - a home for recovery in connection with London hospitals in memory of his brother Alfred, who died of consumption.

REPAIRS TO THE OSWESTRY GRANGE. The Oswestrey Grance is discharging part of her cargo at Southampton, in order to effect repairs to the tail shaft. THE TEMERAIRE GUN ACCIDENT. One of those injured by the gun accident on H.M.S. Temeraire has died. TO BE RELEASED FROM PRISON. Richard Burge, tho boxer, sentenced in 1902 for frauds on the Bank of Liverpool, will be released on ticket-of-lefivc on the 10th inst.

BOWL TESTING. SYDNEY, August 3. The Bowling Association discussed tho question of adopting a testing machino. A motion in favor of the Warren machine was proposed, but no decision was reached. NORFOLK ISLAND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. Norfolk Island news states that the election of two members of the Executive Council resulted in the return of M. Quintal and J. Young. TOURISTS SNOWBOUND. Heavy snow is falling on the southern mountains. Some tourists are snowbound. FACTORIES IN VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, August 3. Tho number of factories in Victoria at the end of last year was 4GOB, an inicrease of 400 since 1904. The number of employes increased by 17,521 in the same period. EXCHANGE ON POSTAL NOTES. The banks’ charge of a penny for cci lecting postal notes and post orders, enforced on Monday, caused a great reduction in this class of business. In the majority of cases there was a falling off of 75 per cent.

PRICE OF BREAD AT BRISBANE. BRISBANE, August 3. The price of the 41b loaf will be raised to 71 cl from Monday next. FIRE IN A GERMAN THEATRE. (Received August 3,10.2 d p.m.) * BERLIN, August 3. The ignition of a cinematograph film set fire to a theatre at Dresden fair. Two thousand stalls and 30 roundabouts were burned. Fifty persons were injured in the panic which ensued.