GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2586, 21 August 1909, Page 5

GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

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Unitiso Punas Association— Copyright

LONDON, August 19.

Negotiations on behalf of the Natal Government are proceeding with, the Imperial Government with the view of establishing wireless stations on the Natal coast.

THE AGAMEMNON REFLOATED.

With assistance from tugs H.M.S. Agamemnon, which ran aground off' Sheerness, has been refloated, apparently little damaged.

THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY.

The Bishop of Canterbury will consecrate Archdeacon Wright as Archbishop of Sydney at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday, the Bishops of Manchester, Southwark, Gibraltar, and Rangoon assisting.

* TREASON IN IRELAND

Placards have been posted near Dublin and other parts of Ireland in largo title type, with the inscription, “ Ireland honors Dhinagri, who was proud to lay down his life for his country.”

THE POPE’S EPISCOPAL JUBILEE

The “ Daily Chronicle ” states that a movement has been started to jiresent a colossal organ to Saint Peter’s, Rome, on the occasion of the Pope’s episcopal jubilee. AN ELECTRIC LIGHT TRAGEDY. A short circuit in the electric light cables at Olginate, Lake Como, fired the installations in many houses. Ten persons were electrocuted and many seriously burned. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. In a pamphlet published by the Peace Society, Mr Andrew Carnegie suggests that the eight chief naval Powers have only to decree that disputes by civilised nations will be settled by an International Supreme Court of Arbitration, and war becomes a thing of the past. CASTRO IN SPAIN.

MADRID, Apgpst 19

Ex-President Castro, of Venezuela, whose whereabouts has been a mystery for some time, has now been found to be at Solares, Northern Spain.

BROKEN HILL COMPANY’S LOSSES

MELBOURNE, August 20

It is reported that the Broken Hill Proprietary Company shows a loss on the last half year of £59,029, caused by the late strike and stoppage of the smelting works operations, and the decrease in the price of lead.

A “ CREEP ” IN THE MOUNT A MORGAN MINE. An extensive creep has occurred in an open cutting in the Mount Morgan mine. All work in the vicinity has been stopped. LIGHTING THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST. (Received August 20, 10.5 p.m.) v LONDON, August 20. The Cape Colony Government has appointed a commission, including Commander Wills, of H.M.S. Hermes, to inquire into the question of lighting the coast as a protection to shipping. The measure lias been taken in connection with the loss of the Maori. ARREST OF SUFFRAGISTS. Mesdames Despard and Cobden Sanderson and four other members of the Women’s Freedom League, have been arrested in connection with an attempt to intercept Mr. Asquith outside his official residence. A SENSATIONAiTrEPORT MODIFIED. It is now officially stated that only detonators were found aboard H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh. [lt was at first reported that mining cartridges had been discovered among the warship’s coal.] FATAL BOILER, EXPLOSION. A boiler explosion on the destroyer Otter, at Weihaiwei, killed tyVo men and injured two others. THE CONFIDENCE TRICK—AN AUSTRALIAN VICTIM.

George Thompson, an American, has been charged at.Marylebone with stealing £IOO sterling from William Strong, an Australian merchant, by means) of a confidence trick. A confederate escaped.

OVERTIME GRANTED TO RAILWAY MEN.

Lord Garell, the arbitrator, grants the Great Eastern railway men the extra rate of overtime for which the mon have been agitating for three years, and also fixes the rates of pay for Sunday duty in certain grades.

SCHOONER CAPSIZED—ELEVEN LIVES LOST. The American fishing schooner Orinoco' capsized in a squall 20 miles from Halifax. Of a crew of 17, all Nova Scotians, 11 perished. HAILSTORM AT BROKEN HILL. \(Received August 21, 12.35 a.in.) SYDNEY, August 20: ! A violent hailstorm has occurred at Broken Hill, The. fail was three inches .in circumference, some pieces weighing half-a-pound. :