Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 73, 31 July 1913, Page 6

Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

THEFT FROM AN EXHIBITION

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright [United Press Association.] Brussels, July 29. ■ An ‘ingot of gold worth £IOOO ha: been stolen from the! Ghent Exhibi tion.

WEST OF ENGLAND TRADE

London, July 30

Mr Mcßride, visiting Swansea, stat ed that Victoria was prepared to sub sidise a line of steamers so as to establish Swansea, Bristol, and the Chanh«l ports as distributing centres for Australian foodstuffs.

IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS ENGINES

London, July 30. A congress of mechanical engineers at Cambridge discussed Professor Hopkinson’a system for cooling gas engines, which involves supplanting the external by the internal application of water by means of a sprinkler projecting on the combustion chamber. The deleterious ‘effects of corrosion are avoided by keeping the whole engine above 100 degrees centigrade. Thus all the water is boiled before it ■ roaches the wall cylinder. The system dheapons construction and promises to e make ’large gas engines possible. i

N.S.W. LOAN

(Received 9.30 a.m.) London, July 30

New South Wales is underwriting a million’ and a-half 4 per cent, loan at £97 10s, repayable in ’1942-62, with accrued interest about 13s 6d. ' N.Z. 'OILFIELDS CO. Justici Neville has ordered the compulsory winding up of the New Zealand Oilfields Co.

H.M.S, NEW ZEALAND

(Received 10.10 a.m.) Vancouver, July 31

■ At a banquet Captain Halsey thankj«d British Columbians for their ; splendid reception. • The Minora 'Racing Club entertain--1 W thVbflfcefc 'of the New Zealand at ■luncheon on the racecourse. Captain edged the courtsey. Sailors toured the city and suburbs in automobiles. ;- ■ ;-. r-: 1 ‘ ■ .■ .. : ■ 1 ■ • London, July 30. A gang'of hooligans at Hull docks were maltreating a man, when a docker named Hutchenson intervenin broad daylight.

OVK^SEA^; DOMINION BITILDING

The.'London County Council has adopted a recommendation for the purchase ,oi .the Aldwych site for the Orerwaadt Dominion Building.

v SYMPATHY FOE WIDOWS

(deceived 12.10 p.m.) London, July 30. A sympathiser has offered to advajice'bho fares, where necessary, ito carry out the New South Wales Iraini-,-jjfration Department’s scheme for v. widows. . The first contingent will •ail in October. MOUNT MORGAN MINE. (Received 10.10 a.m.) Brisbane, July 31. The Mount Morgan returns for -twenty-eight days ended ’ 27th July are; 766 tons of blister copper were produced, containing 758 tons of copper) and'‘93Bl ounces of gold, of a total value, of £84,068.