LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3413, 3 January 1912, Page 5

LATE CABLES.

RAILWAY UNIONS’ AMALGAMATION.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT] (Received Jan. 2, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 2. Four Railway Workers’ Unions have prepared a scheme of amalgamation with a new organisation with a membership of 180,000. r JJie present executives will be retained for two years. OPPOSITION TO WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE. Lords Cromer, Curzoii and Loreburn and also Mr Harcourt, address a mass meeting in Albert Hall in opposition to "Women’s suffrage on February 28th. NEW YEAR HONORS. (Received Jan. 3, 1.15 a.nr.) LONDON. Jan. 2. The Honorary Grand Cross has been presented to General Nogi of the Japanese Army Council. 13.5 GUNS. The Orion, the first vessel with 13.5 guns, was commissioned at Portsmouth to-day. AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. The second effort at Columbus, Ohio, to secure an endorsement to Mr La toilette for tbe presidency failed. The Republican Conference, however, agreed to the endorsement to form a personal expression. WINTER DISPELLED. OTTAWA, Jan. 2. Navigation was opened on the St. Lawrence, this being the earliest period for forty years. MAIZE CROPS HELPED. (Received Jan. 3, 12.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 2. Thunder storms over the greater part of the State have greatly improved the prospects of the maize crops, which in many districts were regarded as a failure. INCREASED TRAIN TRAFFIC. Monday’s train traffic was a hundred and ninety-one thousand more than the same day of the previous year. ’ ACTORS’ WAGES. (Received Jan. 3, 1.35 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 2. The Actors’ Union is claiming a minimum of. £5 weekly, the management to provide for all wardrobes and pay for rehearsals. GIRL’S FOOLHARDY ACTION. MELB,OURNE, Jan. 2. A. little girl sprang from a train travelling at full speed at Richmond Station. She alighted uninjured. QUEENSLAND IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. BRISBANE. Jan. 2. lire Queensland oversea imports for tbe year amounted to £4,465,064, compared with £3,857,740 for the previous year. The exports were £4,933,912, compared with £4,843,056. OBITUARY. (Received Jan. 2, 10.15 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 2. Air Lincoln has succumbed.