GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 79, 10 April 1913, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

ELECTION OF SENATORS. [J3y Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association*.j Washington, April 9. The Legislature ratified the proposal for the direct election of Federal Senators. WINDING UP A COMPANY. London, April [). The liquidator of the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company reports that the whole of the assets have ueen realised. He was unable to •dose tiie liquidation; pending an appeal against the Australian land-tax J assessment. He proposes meanwhile to pay 50 per cent to preference stock holders, leaving £5353 undisturbed. THE PUTAMAYO ENQUIRY. (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, April ;>. The Chairman of Committee remarked that Senor Arana's allegation that Sir Roger Casement's statements were exaggerated had broken down. Senor j Arana said that Sir Roger Casement had relied on the statements of barbarians, who would lend themselves I to any sort of story. The committee was obviously dissatisfied with Senor | Arana's evasive replies-, and with his > professing ignorance of the details! of the cases mentioned.

BLACKMAILER SENTENCED. London, April 9. Reginald Treloar, alias Nicholson, was sentenced to three years' penal servitude for sending threatening letters to Cyril Maude, the actor. His brother George was acquitted.