GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 58, 4 March 1912, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, March 3. The War Office is inviting 'tenders, returnable on June sth, for 373,003 12-ounce and 60,500 24-ounce tins of preserved meat, for delivery early in October. (Received 4, 8.30 a.m.) London, March 3. In the House of Commons Mr Harold Baker’s Bill abolishing plural voting was read a second time by 223 to 142. The Government declined to say at present whether it would adopt the Bill. Ottawa, March 2. The Postmaster-General announced in the House of Commons that the British authorities refused to co-oper-ate in a State-owned cable to Canada. The Dominion was unable itself to embark on the construction of a Stateowned cable, owing to the excessive cost and to the fact that large demands were being made on the Treasury at present for home development. Mr Pelletier hoped that a new company, British-owned, would be established to control the Atlantic cable service. Washington, March 2. The Democratic caucus has ratified the Sugar Bill and 'lncome Tax Bill. New York, March 3. At St. Louis Captain Berry leaped from his aeroplane and reached the ground safely by means of a parachute. A passenger controlled the aeroplane while Berry cut himself loose. This feat is the first of its kind in the history of aeroplaning. (Received 4, 8.30 a.m.) Rangoon, March 3. Fine destroyed eight sawmills and forty-five timber depots. The damage amounts to £66,000.