GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2671, 29 November 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

INTERNATIONAL MEMORIALS TO ACTORS.

United Press Absooiation —Copyright LONDON, Nov. 26. Italian players have erected an Irving memorial in the vestibule of Drury Lane Theatre. English actors have erected a memorial to Coquelin in the Comedie Franchise. THE STORRS MURDER. The Coroner’s jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Howard on a charge of killing Storrs. [Tlie murdered man was the owner of Grose Hall, Stalbridge, Dorset, and was stabbed by a burglar. Howard is bis cousin.] ROLLER SKATING CRAZE. A million lias been invested in the revised craze of roller skating in Britain. This has afforded employment for 17,000 clerks, attendants, and mechanics. AN EPISCOPAL APPOINTMENT. PERTH, Nov. 27. Doctor Trower, Bishop of Nyassaland, has accepted charge of the NorthWest See of West Australia, subject to the consent of the Archbishop of Canterbury. QUEENSLAND ELECTORAL •STATISTICS. BRISBANE, Nov. 27. A return shows that at the last election there were 185,841 males and 106,913 females oii tlie rolls; 89,609 males and 66,809 females recorded their votes. VICTORIAN STAMP FRAUDS. i ■ MELBOURNE,' Nov. 27. The Auditor-General’s report disclosed a widespread series of stamp frauds extending for many years, and which resulted in £4OOO worth of stamps being removed, from documents. MT. LYELL MINING AND RAILWAY COMPANY. At the half-yearly meeting of the Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Company the report showed that the development work was of a gratifying character, including a valuable discovery in the North Lyell mine, where a new body of good ore has been struck. It was decided to appoint committees of the board to dea.l with the superphosphate : business of the company, the remuneration for the committees not to exceed £2500 per annum. Including the one to be.paid on the loth of nexti month altogether £2,436,574 has been paid in dividends.