GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 53, 27 February 1912, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Pmss Association.) London, February 24. j The Court found that the .Delhi was j not supplied with proper and suflici- ! cut charts or sailing directions. Captain Faber, in an address, stated that the references in his Andover speech in November came from a highly placed personage, who said the reason that Mr McKenna was dismissed from the Admiralty was that when Cabinet asked him what his plans were in the event of war lie replied that lie had none. (Received 26, 10.6 a.m.) London, February 26. The Electric Lighting Company at Southwark stored thousands of tons of coal in view of a possible strike. This caused a wall to collapse and the coal fell into an alley where children were playing, two being killed. The High Court is hearing the Prudential Assuranct Company’s application that Bottomloy be imprisoned for contempt of Court, alleging that he published a slanderous article in the newspaper “John Bull” because the Prudential refused to participate in his bankruptcy scheme. Dr. Wollaston, leader of the British Museum expedition sent to Dutch New Guinea in 1906, is organising a new expedition to Dutch New Guinea. He expects to leave England in May. Berlin, February 21. Prince Hatzfeldt, the German representative at Cairo, has suddenly returned. The newspapers allege frauds in connection with the management of his Rhineland estates. A member of the staff, of noble rank, absconded with £25,000 sterling. (Received 26, 10.6 a.m.) Berlin, February 26. One hundred and eighty non-com-, missioned officers at the training school at Potsdam have been seized -with gastric intestinal catarrh. Lieutenant Ducournoau, whilst flying at Pan, fell a distance of 480 feet and was killed. (Received 26, 10.5 a.m.) j Paris, February 26. The Senate incorporated in the Finance Bill a proposal to lower the age limit for workmen’s pensions to 60 years. The Government has decided to authorise no more lotteries in France. St. Petersburg, February 26. One hundred an sixty-five persons were frozen to death during a snowstorm in the Omsk district, 51 of these. being employed on public works. New York, February 24. The mystery of the death of eight; babies in the Brooklyn Infants’ Hospital has been solved. Winifred Ankers, a kitchen woman, confessed to the police that she placed oxalic acid in the babies’ milk bottles. (Received 26, 10.5 a.m.) New York, February 26, . Another daring robbery occurred in Maiden Lane. The robbers gained entrance to the vaults of a wholesale jeweller and blew up the safe with dynamite. They secured four thousand pounds’ worth of jewellery. Hundreds of private detectives are guarding other jewellers’ premises. Salt Lake City reports that greased rails caused the wreck of a train and the loss of four lives at Bangham. The engine fell over an embankment, landing on the roofs of a bank and another building. It is believed the grease was placed on the rails by a revengefid employee. Oklahoma, February 25. All excepting nine have been rescued from the Western Coal Company’# mine. Eight bodies were recovered. The mine is being flooded to extinguish the fire. It is believed that, none are left alive. Washington, February 24. The tariff situation is beginning to arouse considerable interest in commercial circles. The tariff programme in the Senate will be framed after the conference of democrats, progressive republicans, and regular republicans early in March. The House Committee is still considering the revision of the steel tariff. Mr Taft, President, addressing a peace meeting, said the time had not arrived to be economical at the expense of the naval establishment. Ha expressed a strong desire that Congress would authorise the building of two new battleships. Such action was necessary in order that America should keep up with other nations’ plans. The Panama Canal, continued the President, would double the efficiency of the navy. When it was completed tho time would be ripe to consider economy. Ottawa, February ,24. The Hon. William Miller, tho last Canadian to be appointed by Royal Proclamation in 1867, has died of paralysis. In consequence of the failure of tho railroads to provide adequate shipping facilities, grain growers will suffer heavy loss. Steps are planned to open a now grain route via Vancouver. Tho Panama Canal is expected to influence most of the grain traffic westward. The re-election of Mr Graham, exMinistor of Railways, for South Renfrew, revives the rumour recently current in political circles that Sir Wilfrid Laurier is about to retire from the leadership of tho Opposition. Shortly after his defeat, Sir W. Laurier declared ho would not load the. Opposition, but other counsels prevailed. The ex-Premier proposes to retain his Parliamentary seat. Capetown, February 21. General Smuts, in moving the second reading of tho Defence Bill, emphasised that the force was not to be liable for service outside South Africa, and proposed a citizen force of 21,000, with a yearly levy of 1000 men to replace those going on the reserve. It is intended to establish an instruction school at Bloemfontein to train officers. The scheme operates from January, 1010. Tho annual cost will be £1,172,000, an increase of 1 £320,000 on the present outlay. j

Tho newspapers report a growing opposition on the back veldt to ti.e Defence Bill with compulsory training as tho basis. Tokio, February 21. Two Dreadnoughts, the Kango and Fuso, arc being constructed, and will carry English 11 and 16-inch gnus respectively.