GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3372, 11 November 1911, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

WARLIKE ARTIST. (United Pretss Association—Copyright.! LONDON, Nov. 9. The man Devene, arrested last month has been sentenced to 14 years’ penal servitude tor using - .firearms against the police. [Devene, vdho was described as an artist, brandished l a revolver against the police at Holborn.] KING’S MALTA VISIT OFF. The King has cancelled his visit to Malta, owing to. the cholera. While absent the King will have daily telegraphic communication with Ministers on matters of importance. The executive functions of the Crown will be dele-; gated to Prince Arthur of Connaught, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lords Loreburn and Morley. LONDON TALLOW SALE. At the tallow sales 417 casks were offered, and 141 sold, prices being unchanged. EMIGRATION COMPLAINT. A deputation of leading emigration agents in Britain complained to Sir G. Reid of inability to find shipping accommodation for all emigrants offering. Many of those, accepted had given up farms and situations, and l were unable to. get away: The Agents-Generaf had dene, everything to secure additional space. Victoria, Queensland, and West Australia were not accepting more until these on hand were shipped. The deputation, urged that if further ships were unavailable Sir J. G. Reid.should stop advertising. He refused to do this on the ground that it was a matter which, belonged to- the department cf the Agents-General, but promised to see if anything could be dene. AROUSING GERMANY. Sir Edward Grey, in the House .of Commons, said the alleged publication o;f articles by the British Ambassador in Vienna, criticising the German policy and Mr McKenna’s speech, cabled on the 29th September had been the subjects of communications between the British and German, Governments. It was not of a nature to cause difficulties. The incidents were construed in Germany as intention at affronts, and aroused great resentment. The Ambassador and Mr. McKenna, were the victims of newspaper errors. He warned the countrv that if false news was recorded and believed, public resentment would some day be beyond the Government's control. FRENCH POWDER SCANDAL. PARIS, Nov. 8. Maissin and Louppe, president and former heads of the Pone De Bois pen<fcr factorv, have both been fbnrged to appear tetore the ConnmsMon * Enquiry into the ponder scandal » connection with the warship disastei. FRAUDULENT SPECULATION. COLOMBO; Nov. fe. Williams, manager of the Diidwel Company l»s been aiTos the Mnq" being lost 111 rubber bpocutations‘ illicit speculation. PARIS, Nov. 8. d’he Government has introduced' a Bill punishing by imprisonment two months to two years, with fines vary in o' from £4O to- £BOO merchants concerned in provisions and unerchandise by means of illicit speculation. MINE FATALITY. JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 8. V fall of rock at Primrose mine killed a European and entombed 60 natives. NOBEL PRIZE. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 8. The Nobel prize for chemistry lias been awarded to Madaee Curie, professor of physics. SCAMPED WORK. OTTAWA, Nov. 8. The Minister for Agriculture has criven orders for the investigation of the cesnus returns in leading cities. Numerous complaints are made of scamped work.