GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2735, 14 February 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

THE BROWN DOG STATUE

United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, Feb. 11.

The Battersea- Council has decided to return to the donors the brown dog antivivisection statue after it has been watched night and day for several years. [The brown dog statue is specially obnoxious to medical students, who have made several attempts to destroy it.]

THE EMPIRE FESTIVAL. Canada and South Africa are arranging to send pictures by local artists to the Empire Festival. The Council is awaiting authorisation by Australia.

RIFLES FOR AUSTRALIAN CADETS

The Birmingham Small Arms Company has an order for a large consignment of rifles for Australian cadets. The “Morning Post” says: “The news has caused great satisfaction to the work-people who have been slack lately. The fact of the arming of the cadets not being postponed until the completion of the Australian small arms factory is an earnest of the Commonwealth’s desire to push forward universal training.

THE DE BEERS’ MONOPOLY

UPSET.

In connection with De Beers’ claim Mr. Justice Swinfen Eady, in the Chancery Division, gave judgment declaring the agreements giving De Beers exclusive license to work diamondiferous ground in Rhodesia was void. A verdict was given for the Chartered Company, without costs.

CANADIAN DEFENCE

OTTAWA, Feb. 11

Mr Frederick Borden, in* the navy debate, argued that Canada was doing more for naval defence than Australia or New 7 Zealand. Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s policy represented a. permanent charge of ss. per capita.

SUGAR COMPANY’S REFUNDS

NEW YORK, Feb. 11

The National Sugar Refining Company lias paid £120,800, making a total of £700,000 in settlement of the New York duties on ! unweighed imports.

JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11

The immigration committee of the House of Representatives unanimously favors Mr Hayes’ Californian Members’ Bill excluding Japanese ffrom the United States.

NOT THE WARATAH

(Received February 13, 5 p.m.) DURBAN, Feb. 2

The whaling schooner Ulva has reported at Durban having sighted, on 23rd November, during a snowstorm-, a large- tw'o-funnelled steamer, under sail, south of Marion Island. The Waratah had only one funnel, and no two-funnelled steamer is missing.

THE BRITISH NEW GUINEA

COMPANY

LONDON, Feb. 12

The British New, Guinea Development Company’s prospectus has been issiied.