GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3129, 27 January 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

A CLERICAL APPOINTMENT. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION — COPTBIGHT.J LONDON, Jan. 25. _ Dr. H. Jewett, minister of Carr's Lane Congregational Church, Birmingham. has accented the pastorate of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York. ADMIRAL FISHER RETIRES. Admiral Fisher, on his seventieth birthday retires. A HARDSHIP ON EMIGRANTS. Emigration agents complain of the refusal of the Victorian Government to accent agricultural laborers under the land settlement scheme unless possessed of £IOO sterling, which they claim inflicts a hardship, particularly on those who are promised loans which are now refused. HELP FOR CAMBRIAN MINERS The national conference of miners resolved that the Miners’ Federation contribute £3OO veeklv to the Cambrian miners. - ROUGH HANDLING OF OFFICIALS. Spasmodic violent attacks are oceurvino- at Llanelly, including the rough handling of officials and the stoning of residences. KING GEORGE’S WISH. (Received Jan. 26. 9.25 p.m) LON DON, Jan. 26. The King, writing to Mr. Allwyn E. Fellowes. ex-President of the Board of Agriculture, calls attention to the invitation to overseas Ministers of Agriculture to attend the Royal Show’ at Norwich, and expresses a hope that manv mav be able to accept.

feeding poor school CHILDREN.

The London County Council is supplying 9,500.000 meals to school children. The cost has increased from 1 3d to 2d each.

THE REMAINS OF AN OLD-TIME

EXPLORER

The remains of Major Gordon Lai tig, who was murdered by natives in 1526, have been discovered near Timbuetoo. [Major Inline went to Timbuetoo from Tripoli, and was murdered on bis return journey.]