GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3356, 24 October 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

“BY THE GRACE OF COD.”

MISSING FROM CANADIAN COINS

(United Press Association —Copyright.) OTTAWA, Oct. 22.

The words “Dei Gratia” (by the Grace of God) disappeared from the Canadian coins owing to a mistake at the British Mint. The mistake was not noticed until a large number of coins had been issued. K.C.M.G. LONDON, Oct. 22. It is officially stated that Sir Francis Hopwood and'Sir Charles Lucas have resigned the secretaryship and registrarsliip of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. The King has directed that these offices shall hereafter be held ex officio by the permanent Undersecretary for the Colonies, and the senior Assistant-Secretary for the Colonies. CHIEF INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER. It is officially announced that Mr. Askwith has been appointed Chief Industrial Commissioner. Mr. George S. Barnes succeeds Mr. Askwith as comptroller of the labor statistical department of the Board of Trade. Mr. Robert S. Maxwell succeeds Mr. Barnes as comptroller of the companies department of the Board of Trade. TRAFALGAR DAY.

Trafalgar Day was widely celebrated. Three hundred wreaths were laid on Nelson’s monument. EMPIRE PRIZE-WINNERS.

Among the Empire prize-winners are Peacock (Auckland), Ella Maher (Piako), Muriel Mountier (Katikati), Mary O’Carroll (Ashburton), Rosa Innes (Marlborough), Edwards (Lismore), Myrtle Lee (Ballarat), and Elsie Underhill (Rockhampton). HOME RULE.

Air. J. B. Lonsdale, Unionist member for Armagh, speaking at Bolton, asserted that Home Rule would produce the greatest struggle since the Civil AA 7 ar. The men of the North of Ireland were equal to any army England could put in the field, and were determined not to sell their rights and liberties without a struggle. CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES. AIADRID, Oct. 22. A decree has been signed restoring constitutional guarantees. GUN ACCIDENT .

LONDON, OeL 21. During gun practice on H.AI.S. Colossus a six-pounder shot richochetted and struck the deck of the battleship Hindustan, whereon Prince Edward of Wales is a midshipman. Nobody was injured. The Prince of A) ales was below at the time. MARCONI EXTENSION. LONDON, Oct. 21. The Alarconi Company lias taken over the Lodge-Muirhead wireless patents. Sir Oliver Lodge acts as one of the Alarconi Company’s scientific advisers. The company have issued a writ in Britain against Siemens Bros, for alleged infringing of patents by using the Tolefn,liken patents. A TIIAAIAVAY SAYINDLE. OTTAWA, Oct. 22.

The arrest of Charles Warren, a car conductor at AVinnipeg, exposed a gigantic plot to swindle the tram company by means of bogus tickets printed in London, ostensibly for the purpose of toy excursion railways. Scotland Yard detectives unearthed the swindle. The company lias not yet ascertained its losses. NOT WANTED. OTTAWA, Oct. 22. An order has been issued that the United States flags will have to be removed from the moving picture films in all theatres in Ontario. Consignments of pictures Canada wards will be censored in future, in order to remove the foreign emblem. COMPULSORY INSURANCE. BERLIN, Oct. 21.

The Reichstag read a first time a Bill extending, without State aid, the advantage of compulsory insurance against invalidity and old age, to two million employees with incomes up to £250 1 per annum, who have hitherto been outside compulsory insurance. A JPREMATURE STATEAIENT.

(United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received October 23, 11.35 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 23.

Air AVriglit Director of tbe Manchester Unity Society, presiding at a conference of Friendly Societies at Chester said that tho Government’s statement as to their agreement of the Insurance Bill was a little premature. No arrangement had been reached.