GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 55, 10 July 1913, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

uxiqu'e picture film

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] ■[Sydney Sun Special Cable.]

London, July 9. The film of the battle of Waterloo, privately exhibited at the Palladium, was a splendid success. It lasts for an hour.

CANADA’S POPULATION

Ottawa, July 9.

' The-census shows that the British element continues to dominate the population of. Canada. The returns areßritish 3,896,985, French 2,054,890. There is no increase of the European races likely to overwhelm the English-French elements.

THE INDIAN TEA CROP

Calcutta, July 9

It is, reported that as a result of the serious floods the prospects of.the tea crop yvill be adversely affected.

SHOT IN THE STREET.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.]

Havana, July 9

Genera! Riva, chief of the National Police, was shot by General Ashbert, the Governor, in the street, before Ashbert’s Club, upon which Riva had made a gambling raid.

BANK IRREGULARITIES

New York, July 9

The Attorney-General, Mr McCrynolds, will be asked to investigate the alleged irregularities > in connection with the National Bank at Pittsburg.

A GOOD CUSTOMER

Ottawa, July 9

Canada continues to, be a comparatively large importer of New Zealand products. Up to May 31, 50,545 boxes of,butter, 10,775 quarters of beef, 1554 carcases of veal, and 1291 carcases 6f mutton have been imported.

OLD MURDER CASE REVIVED

(Received 9.20 a.m.) London, July 9

A petition has been signed by 45,000 asking for the release of Stinie Morrison. This man was condemned to death in April, 1911, for the murder of Leon Beron, a French Jew, at Clapham, Common but the sentence was afterwards commuted to imprisonment for life.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

(Received 12.20 p.m.)

Mr Samuel, Postmaster-General, in reply to a question, said the Government was making immediate inquiries into the recent experiments of the Goldschmidt system.