GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 18, 4 January 1912, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

FOLKESTONE TIDAL WAVE. | 'Ey Electric Telegraph.—Copyright ) (United Press Association.) London, January 2. One hundred thousand tons of chalk fell at Dover, forming a causeway extending 100 yards out to sea 200 yards wide. FRAUDS OnTTmMIOKANTS. London, January 2. The Canadian Immigration Olticc and the imperial Emigrants’ Information Ollice have issued a joint circular, i warning emigrants of fraudulent agencies. The circular states that Canada had recently secured two sentences of three years and eighteen months’ imprisonment respectively against fraudulent agents. BIG NAVAL GUNS. London, January 2. 1 The Orion, the first vessel with J 0.5 | inch guns, was commissioned at Fortsinoutii to-day. JAPANESE GENERAL HONOURED London, January 2. The Honorary Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George has I teen conferred on General Nogi, of the Japanese Army. G ÜBERNATORIAL RECEPTION. Ottawa, January 2. One thousand of the most representative people iu Canada attended the Duke ana Duchess of Connaught’s New Year reception. MR. BORDEN, P.C. Ottawa, January 2. Mr. Borden’s decision to accept a Privy Councillorship rather than a kniglithood has given great satisfaction iu Canada, which lias only iivd Privy Councillors. A MILD WINTER. Ottawa, January 2. Navigation is.opened on the St Lawrence, the earliest for forty years. FIVE RESIDENCES DESTROYED. Ottawa, January 2. A spectacular fire destroyed live residences on Bishop’s Terrace. Scores of occupants had hairbreadth escapes. Four firemen were injured seriously hy falling bricks. A DOCTOR MURDERED. New York, January 2. Because of his refusal to issue a prescription ordering a pint of whisky, a man named Hatfield shot dead Dr. Thornton, a well-known physician at Charleston, West Virginia. The latter was attending an injured person when killed. Hatfield fled, but was captuied. Fearing that he may be lynched, a force of sheriffs are guarding the prison.

THE DELHI SALVAGE. Tangier, January 2. The Delhi’s bullion, specie ami parcel post have been entirely recovered. , LOCAL OPTION TN CANADA. Ottawa, January 2. As a result of the local option vote throughout Ontario a few villages went dry. In seventy municipalities the polls were taken, and thirty-live rejected, fifteen carried, and twenty failed to give the requisite majority. A FUTILE SCHEME. New York, January 2. At St. Louis Mrs. C.allagahan, armed with a revolver, stood guard outside the Post Office while two Undo accomplices robbed the building. The robbers secured only non-negotiahio bonds to the value of £2OOO. All were arrested later. ABOR EXPEDITION ENDS. Calcutta, January 2. The Abor villages have submitted. Fines have been imposed upon the tribes concerned in tile murder. COMBATING INDIAN RAIDERS. London, .January 2. A . supply of bloodhounds is being despatched to India to assist the north-west frontier police to track border raiders.