GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 13, 14 January 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

“GOD BLESS CAPTAIN COOK.”

(By Electric Telegraph,—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)

(Received 11.30 a.m.) London, January 13

Broochs’ statue of Captain Cook will be completed shortly, and will he placed in the Mall. KEEPING A GAMING HOUSE. Roy Mackay and William Prose, for keeping a gaming house in Belgrade Square, were fined £SOO and fifteen guineas costs.

FIRE ABOARD SHIP

(Received 9.40 a.m.)

London, January 13

A cargo of 1500 bales of cotton on board the Alexandria is on fire. The damage is estimated at £IO,OOO.

THE BENGAL ELECTION

Calcutta, January 12

At the Bengal Council elections, a crushing defeat was inflicted on the Nationalists, only Surendranatu Bannerjee being elected. The Moderates were previously almost unknown in public life.

BATTLESHIP ARM A M ENT

(Received 11.5 a.m.)

London, January 12

It is reported that four battleships in the current programme will carry eight 16.25 guns instead of ten 13.5.

In the case of the National Telephone Company v. the Post Office, the judges ascertained the cost of construction and the plant, and then deducted an amount for depreciation. The Telephone Company's stock fell to £lO9, a drop of £3O. WIRELESS. The Marconi Commit! jo has invited Mr. Samuel’s opinion of the draft interim report recommending the imme diate purchase of sites for wireless stations for an Imperial chain and suggesting that the Government Department should execute the work also recommending the immediate appointment of a highly qualified technical committee to advise as to the merits jf various systems, and any changes necessary in future.

Mr. Samuel replied that 1 e would gladly act. On the first recommendation an agreement was contemplated in which the contracting companies would bear the whole risk. No payment would be made unless the stations were in full working order. The Technical Committee proposed ought to report within a limited timto prevent delays. (Received 12.35 p.m.) Mr. Samuel added that he had con suited the High Commissioner in re gard to co-operating with the Admiralty to select an Egyptian site within two months, and thence they would go to East Africa. Enquiries w’culc also be necessary in India and Singapore. He suggested, however, that the scheme should not be deferred til more distant sites were selected.