GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 49, 22 October 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) New York, October 21. A police strike has occurred at Lethbridge, Alberta, with the exception of the Chief of Police, because a Toronto constable was made inspector over local officers. Eleven temporary patrolmen have been secured. Rome, October 21. A disquieting bulletin says that Marconi is at a high temperature and has increasing pain. His injured eye has been removed, and there is a notable weakness in the other. Berlin, October 21. Banehu, a keeper of military carrier pigeons, has been sentenced to eight years’ penal servitude for supplying France with information regarding Metz. Johann Berger, his brother-in-law, a fortification cierk, and Thiebaut, a stone mason, were sentenced to six years’ imprisonment each. All were employed in the Metz fortress works. New York, October 21. By the explosion of a tank in a burning automobile twenty-five spectators at Pataiuma, California, were injured, two probably fatally. (Received 9.55 a.m.) London, October 21. Mjr H. Raphael, Liberal member' for South Derbyshire, speaking at Breadsall, said the reform of land taxation should not be attempted for Party advantage. He advocated a Royal Commission on the subject, and condemned Mr Lloyd George’s committee, which, he said, did not fulfil the requirements of Imperial investigations. Professor Licht states that the production of beet sugar has increased 6900 tons, and estimates the campaign will show an increase of 2,590,000. The New Zealand display of hops is attracting attention at the Brewers’ Exhibition. In the final of the covered-in-courts doubles, Ritchie and Mavrogordate beat Doust and Bert 6—4, 3—6, B—6, B—G. (Received 9.35 a.m.) The Victoria, the initial ship of a new type of larger Dreadnought laid down at Portsmouth, is expected to be launched in the record time of four months.