GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2645, 29 October 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

QUEEN RETURNS FROM NORWAY. United Press Ahh^iation— Copyright. LONDON, October 27. The Queen and Fjriaicess Victoria have returned to London from Norway, being accompanied by the Queen of Norway. , .. . ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE. The Royal Colonial Institute has agreed to the now constitution, including the admission of ladies as associates and the establishment of local centres throughout the Empire. NEW DANISH CABINET. COPENHAGEN, October 27. M. Zoble has formed a Cabinet for Denmark. BOMB IN A CHAPEL. LISBON, October 27. A large dynamite bomb was found in the chapel of the Irish Dominican monies at Lisbon. AMERICAN SOCIETY DIVORCE. NEW YORK, October 2 '7. Mr. J. J. Astor, social leader of New York, is seeking divorce from Colonel Astor. PRICE OF COAL. SYDNEY, October 28. The colliery proprietors have decided to retain 11s as tlie selling price. of coal. ADVANCES TO !SETTLERS. The Government Savings Bank report shows that the amount granted under the Advances to Settlers Act last year was £273,292. SUICIDE OF A BUSINESS MAN. MELBOURNE, October 28. Lee Archer, managing director of the Victoria Insurance Company, lias committed suicide with a revolver. Ho was recently granted leave owing to ill health. INSURANCE COMPANY’S LIBEL CASE. In the insurance companies’ libel case several witnesses deposed that the agents of the National Mutual Life had utilised the articles published in the “Clarion” prejudicing them against the Citizen’s Company. CLOSING THE CANTEEN The Licensed Victuallers’ Conference discusSed tlie question of prohibiting the sale of liquor at canteens and agreed that Parliament was making a serious national mistake in forbidding the sale. DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRE. BRISBANE, October 28. A bush fire at Silsoe destroyed 7000 acres of grass. the WHAKATANE SALVAGE CLAIMS. (Received October 28, 10.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 28. Eight sets of plaintiffs sued the New Zealand Shipping Company in connection with the salvage of the s.s. Whakatane, after July 4th. The total value of the claims was £140,000 sterling. Justice Bigham awarded £9OOO. REPORTED LOSS OF PLANS OF CRUISER INVINCIBLE. There are many rumors in London that confidential drawings relating to the cruiser-battleship Invincible, which tlie Admiralty sent to Elswick works, are missing. Mr. G. Ren wick questions Mr. McKenna in the House of Commons to-day on the subject. TARIFF AVARS—A FRENCH PROPOSAL. PARIS, October 28. In the French Chamber, M. James urged that Franco should take the initiative in proposing an entente m the general tariff Avar now raging throughout the world.