GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 93, 14 December 1912, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

WIRELESS ENQUIRY

(By Electric Telegraph.-—Copyriglit.) (United Press Association.) (Received 13, 11.20 a.in.) London, .December 12. At the Marconi enquiry committee, Sir George Reid gave evidence that Australia adopted her own wireless system which was capable of communicating a distance of 2000 miles. Me was not possessed of the knowledge of the reasons whereon his Government’s attitude was based towards the Marconi Co. Australia led the way in the matter of a wireless chain, and had given Sir Edward Grey an undertaking to erect a station capable of working with the Imperial chain.

ROBBERY OF SPECIE. (Received 13, 1.0 p.m.) London, December 12. Eight bars of silver awaiting shipment to West Africa mysteriously disappeared at Liverpool. I THE GOVERNOR OP CEYLON. Colombo, December 12. Colonel Sir Henry E. McCallum. G.C.M.G., Governor of Ceylon, has resigned owing to ill-health. AMERICAN SENATOR UNSEATED. Washington, December 13. The House of Representatives liar unseated Mr. Charles Bowman, on a charge of corruption in the election for Pennsylvania. CRUSADE AGAINST LANDOWNERS. London, December 13. The Hon. G. Wyndham presided at a meeting of Unionist members cf the House .of Commons. It was decided in view of Mr. Lloyd George’s crusade against landowners, to institute an en quiry into the administration of Min isters’ property and that of other wealthy Liberals.

THE CHINESE LOAN. Router’s rekin correspondent says that the Six-Powers Group is considering a twenty-five million loan, secured on the salt gabelle, of which ten million is to be provided in three months for China, if she agrees to.h reorganisation cf the gabelle.

THE JAPANESE CRISIS. Tokio, December 13. The crisis continues. It is really a duel between Katsaura and Yamagat the elder. The statesmen sat the whole day, without result. JACK JOHNSON. New York, December 13. Jack Johnson has been fined at Chicago for assaulting a newspapei photographer, who photographed him as ho was being led, manacled, from prison. BRITISH TRADE. London, December 13. Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at Glasgow, said that the British trade foi nine months had increased by £54,000,000, compared with 1902, but that of the United Stales had increased by ‘£130,000,000, and that of Germany l»\ £180,000,000. It was true that unemployment had lessened, but many arti sans had emigrated to places where work was plentiful. Wages in Great Britain were not keeping pace with the cost of living. The Unionists pro posed that the duties on manufactured articles should average 10 pei cent., on foreign wheat 2s a quarter, and on other foodstuffs should not exceed 5 per cent., with batement or exemption in favour of the colonies. The food duties should not he increased without coming to the people for a fresh mandate.

PANIC AT A FIRE

New York, December 12,

At Chicago 150 gins were imperilled by a fire in a factory. Panic followed the alarm, and the girls crushed into the doorways. All, however, were extricated, some being resent'd over the adjoining roofs. Many were injured.