Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9, 8 May 1912, Page 6

Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

(Received 8, 10.50 a.m.) •London, May 7. Mr Davies, President of the National Conference of Friendly Societies, says that if the doctors insisted on all cardinal points in connection with the Insurance Bill, including the 40s income limit, the friendly societies would light the question on a 'commercial basis. It is semi-offi-cially stated that Mr Lloyd-Georgc is •now willing to allow doctors nearly 8s 6d per head annually. This would add a million and a half yearly to the cost of insurance. London transporters' have been summoned to consider the calling out of dock hands to support the seamen and firemen. It is understood that the latter’s demands extend to all companies similarly circumstanced as to the P. and 0. Co. (Received 8, 10.0 a.m.) Paris, May 7. An alleged Britisher arrested at Marseilles admitted stealing the Maharajah of Alwar’s jewellery. Berlin, May 7. Experts have exploded the story of Missionary Liebe’s faboulous wealth, the gems discovered in his cabinet being mostly imitations and valueless. Stockholm, May 7‘. A deputation presented King Gustaf with twelve million kroner publicly subscibed in a hundred days to build battleships. Bangkok, May 7. Ninety-one persons were found guilty of participating in the revolutionary conspiracy. Three jy&xe ,tsontenoed to death and twenty to 20 years’ imprisonment.. The death sen/- . tences were, however, commuted arid ' the remainder only, received short terms, which the King-, suspended. (Received 8, 12.40 p.m.) New York, May 7. The Japanese invasion of the United States was typified by the arrival at /San Francisco of seventy-five Japanese women selected through Japanese matrimonial agencies for Japanese living in California. The women were married immediately on arrival. The immigration officials state that Japanese hre coming to California at the rats of 4000 yearly. The Presidential primaries for Maryland resulted in favour of Roosoveh by a .single vote. The Democrats voted for Champ Clark. Ottawa, May 7. Investigations conducted by the Dominion Entomologist establish no connection between wood ticks and spinal / meningitis. It was previously believed that wood ticks, which arc common in many parts of Canada, conduced to if they did not cause the disease. The Entomologist, however, has established that Rocky Mountain fever is due te wood tick bites. The disease is of a spotted variety and frequently fatal in Montana and. Idaho.