GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2712, 17 January 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

A NEW R.A. MEMBER

Onitkd Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, Jan. 14. Mr. Stanhope Forbes, a well-known artist, lias been elected a member cf the ltoyal Academy. AUSTRALIAN WOOL FREIGHTS. Mr. Lloyd-George, Chairman of the Bucknall Steamship Lines, states that the break in the Australian wool freight will certainly impose serious loss upon Australian lines, as the action is as foolish and ineffective as it i s unnecessary. THE LATE SULTAN OF MOROCCO'S JEWELS. (Received January 16, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 15. The late Sultan Abdul Aziz’s jewels have been redeemed from pawn for £60,000 by the present Sultan of Morocco, with part of the latest loan. DR. MOND’S FORTUNE. The fortune of the late Dr. Ludwig Mond lias been sworn at one million sterling. [The late Dr. Ludwig Mond, a distinguished German chemist, who resided for 40 years in England, left bequests amounting to £160,. 000 for scientific and charitable purposes, and also bequeathed a valuable collection of pictures to the National Gallery, London.] AN ILLUSTRATION OF RUSSIAN METHODS. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 15. Owing to a police decree forbidding speeches against the Government vodka monopoly, the Pan-Russian Anti-Alcohol Congress lias collapsed. A CANADIAN LOAN. OTTAWA, Jan. 15. Canada is issuing a four million 32 per cent, loan at 99, mostly to be used for conversion purposes.