GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2720, 27 January 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

THE NEW COMET. United Pkkbb Association— Coptuight. LONDON, Jan. 25. The new comet’s brightness is diminishing with great rapidity. JAPAN COPIES GERMANY. BERLIN, Jan. 25. The “Frankfurter Zeitung” states that Japan is establishing an arms factory on the German model of construction. A school of instruction in the work will be carried on in connection with the factory with a German engineer and officers as instructors. GOOD MONEY WASTED. ST. -PETERSBURG, Jan. 25. A Russian warship recently carried to Vladivostock a number of new and costly fortress guns, and discharged them without giving Vladivostock notice. They were discovered a month afterwards lying on the seashore, their condition being such that they were •worthless. A WISE PRINCESS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 5. Princess Nazimli, daughter of the exSultan Abdul Aziz, has offered her palace for the Turkish Parliamentary House, in .place of the building recently destroyed by fire. The Chamber accepted the offer. THE KHEDIVE’S PILGRIMAGE. CAIRO, Jan. 25. After undergoing quarantine the Khedive of Egypt has arrived at Cairo, on his return from his pilgrimage to Mecca. EARTHQUAKES IN JAMAICA. KINGSTON, Jan. 25. Two sharp shocks of earthquake have been experienced at Kingston and St. Vincent. The inhabitants were panicstricken. No damage was done. TROUBLE^IN PERSIA. TEHERAN, Jan. 25. Sunnis and the Shah’s troops now at Bokhara fought for two days. One hundred were killed. Russian troops have been sent at the Shah’s instance. HUNGARIAN POLITICS. (Received January 26, 10.15 p.m.) VIENNA, Jan. 26. Count' Hedervary has formed a Hungarian Cabinet, and intends to appeal to the country if the Chamber does not support him: The majority of the Chamber received Count Hedervary with noisy hostility, and denounced his Cabinet as Imperial lackeys. A MILLIONAIRE’S WILL. LONDON, Jan. 26. The late Geo. Salting’s personalty amounts to £1,287,906. His will, made in 1889, bequeaths £IO,OOO to the London Hospital, £2OOO to the Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, and £30,000 to various relatives and friends. The residuary estate is left to the deceased.’s brother, and devolves on Katheiine Lady Binning. The death duties amount to £280,000. SNOW-BOUND VOTERS. Through snowstorms in Scotland, many East Lothian voters were unable to poll. A party of vehicles stuck in a drift.