GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2742, 22 February 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

THE LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE

United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, Feb. 20.

Dr Wallace, in an article in “Harper’s Magazine,” gives further interesting details of Shakespeare’s life from documents in the record office, throwing valuable sidelights on the works produced between 1598 and 1604.

.RECOMMISSIONING ENCOUNTER. The cruiser Hawke will convey the new crew for the recommissioning of H.M.S. Encounter.

£60,000 WANTED

The executors of a man named [Hill, who died at the age of 88, are suing E. T. Hooloy and Albert Frederick Caivert to recover 1 £60,000 as a part share in monetary transactions. The judge fixed flic trial for next week.

DR. COOK IN SANTIAGO. Reuter’s correspondent reports that Dr. Cook has been traced to Santiago, Chili. He is living in retirement, but is 'writing a narrative of the journey to the Pole.

OUTRAGING GRAVES. Sir William Lewis’ mausoleum at Coin, Merthyr, has been found to have been battered; in. A coffin containing Lady Lewis’ remains had been removed from the shelf to the floor, and the lid had been broken open, as if the desecrator hoped to find jewellery, and had lost his nerve before completing 'the search. Nothing was taken from the body. A similar outrage at the late Colonel D. Lewis’s grave at Cefn occurred in the previous week.

THE LATE PETE CURRAN. Thousands of mourners attended the late Mr. Pete Curran’s funeral at 'Leyton stone, those present including Labor and other members of the House of Commons, and a thousand members of trades’ unions. Many wreaths were sent.

THE PARIS FLOODS. PARIS, Feb. 20. The flood in the Seine river is now falling.

MAD WITH JEALOUSY

Parat. a chemist in Paris, actuated by insane jealousy, imprisoned his wite in his business premises for two months. The police found her seated on a chair, wearing an iron collar, with the chain padlocked to a bed. and another chain padlocked to a wardrobe. Parat has been arrested. He declared that he adored his wife, and wished to keep her to himself.

F R ENGH FAR LI AMENTAR lANS HONORED. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20. The Czar gave a cordial audience to French members of the inter-Parlia-mentarj Union.

ROBBERS “HOLD UP” RUSSIAN

TRAIN

Fifteen men, who had gone as passengers on an Ekatrinoslav train, threw bombs at and exchanged shots with two detectives guarding a bank cashier. The latter was robbed of £llOO. One robber and one of the defectives were killed. The assailants stopped the train and escaped.

CASTRO STILL HAS FRIENDS. CARACAS, Feb. 20. A pro-Castro plot has been discovered in Venezuela, and many arrests have been made.

LYNCHING IN ILLINOIS

NEW YORK, Feb. 20. A big fight occurred between the sheriffs and a mob seeking to lynch a negro thief at Cairo, Illinois. One white was killed and several were injured.

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. (Received February 21, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 21. Mr Joseph Chamberlain is at Cannes EXPORT OF MANCHURIAN WHEAT.

TOKIO, Feb. 21

Japan is supporting Russia’s protest to Pekin against the indirect export of Manchurian wheat.