GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 20, 16 September 1912, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

j PORTUGUESE ROYALISTS. (By Electrje Telegraph.—Copyrioht.) (United Press Association." Lisbon, September 15. An agreement has been signed between the Spanish and Portuguese Governments for the expulsion of Portuguese Royalist conspirators from Spain and a trial of the conspirators, subject to Spanish law. A LOAN REPUDIATED. (Received 9.25 a. m.) London, September 15. The Observer states that a London house of the highest standing, backed by a leading English bank, signed a contract for a £10,000,000 loan with the Chinese Minister, but'Sir J. Jordan, English Minister at Pekin, was instructed to request the Chinese Government to repudiate the transaction. Ministers represening five other Powers supported the demand and China repudiates the loan. MRS. JACK JOHNSON'S SUICIDE.

(Received 9.25 a.m.) New York, September 15

Testimony given at the inquest shows that Jack John son's wife, who is a white woman, committed suicide because other white women ostracised her. It is recalled that when visiting England, though the attitude of many women at restaurants was not openly hostile, it was contemptuous. She used to dress in bizarre fashion in colours and wore much jewellery.

ASSISTING THE FALLEN

(Received 9.25 a.m.) London, September 15

Regulations for criminals in regard to detention in prison at Campbell, Isle of Wight, allow inmates the use of newspapers and tobacco, to abolish convict garb, and to provide for a system of parole intermediate between being in custody and their discharge so as to facilitate re-entry into ordinary life. MR. KEIR HARDIE. (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, September 15. The Liberals hare decided to oppose Mr Keir Bardie at the next election. RIOT AT FOOTBALL MATCH. (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, September 15. At a riot at a football match at Belfast 60 were injured and five wounded by. revolver shots. The Catholic supporters of the players hoisted a green flag, and the Protestants under the Union Jack fiercely attacked. Stone throwing was general and the police subdued the crowd after many baton charges. OUR FROZEN MEAT TRADE. (Received 8.50 a.m.) New York, September 15. The press in San Francisco, discussing the high price of meat, advocates the lowering of duties on frozen meat. Australia and New Zealand could be laid under a contribution if Congress could be induced to lower the tariffs. PALMA SHOOTING TROPHY. (Received 8.50 a.m.) Ottawa, September 15. The Palma shooting trophy was won by the United States. Scores: United States 1720, Canada 1710, both being records. NEW P. AND O. LINERS. London, September 15. The Peninsular and Oriental Company is building four 9000-ton steamers for the Eastern trade. A STEAMER ON FIRE. Ottawa, September 15. A fire occurred on the steamer Wainui at Montreal. Two firemen, overcome by the smoke, were saved with great difficulty. The cause of the fire is unknown. The damage amounted to £3OOO.

BURSTING OF A WATER TURBIN]

Ottawa, September 15

A water turbine at the Shawinigan Falls power plant burst. One employee was killed and nine seriously injured. The building was flooded with ten feet of water. GERMAN DEFENCES. Berlin, September 15. General Von Schlatt, writing to the Tageblatt, urges the Admiralty not to wait until an embankment is built at Westerland, in Sylt. It was no secret that England intended to use Borkum as a base. Therefore this notorious leak in the North Sea defence should be promptly scaled. He recommends the building of an immediate war harbour at List, on the Westerland. [The Island of Sylt is in the North Sea, off the coast of Schlcswig-Hol-stein, and just south of Denmark. The object of its fortification is obviously to prevent its being occupied by a hostile force as a base for a land attack on Germany.]