GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 52, 1 November 1913, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

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London, October 31. The King has pardoned Caudle, the driver in the Aisgill collision. (Received 11.30 a.m.) <■::

The committee which is seeking to secure reconsideration of the Government’s decision regarding the Panama Exhibition represents two hundred million capital.

The crisis in the Loudon branch of the All-India League, resulting; in the resignation of Ameer AH, president, was precipitated by, the arrival of two delegates on a political mission. When the Cawnpore agitation was. proceeding, one of the delegates promoted a movement to repeal the Press Act, which is designed to check seditious writing. Ameer Ali refused to give a public dinner to enable the delegates to air their views. Paris, October 31. A German aviator named Stoeffler, and a passenger, while attempting the longest flight in a straight line, overturned at Versailles while at a height of 450 feet and landed among trees. Stoeffler had a remarkable escape, and the passenger was slightly injured.

A Genoese firm at Marseilles while engaged iu demolishing the remains of the wrecked battleship Jena found a hold of unburned coal worth £640, several guns in perfect condition, and a quantity of shells.

The Government, is inaugurating an aerial post, Paris-to-Nico, i covering .525 miles in 510 minutes. Biplanes will he used, fitted with automatic stabilisators.

St. Petersburg, October 81

The Government has introduced a Bill whereby captains failing to help persons on ships at sea are liable to two to sixteen months’ gaol.

London, October 31

Lambert, the fatal victim of a motor accident,. promised his fiancee last night that whether successful or not this would be his last attempt at a record. , ®ameron, of Lochiel, who is willing to sell his deer forest,' declines the responsibility of recommending deer and forest land as a good investment for insurance funds. With a view ,to advertising Australian flour, the High Commissioner’s office is arranging a challenge trophy at the Bakers’ Exhibition in London in 1914, for the best bread made by si British l or Irish baker and containing .ah least fifty per cent of Australian flour. > rl ' ' :: ’ v * [ . 1 b... 5 ; Vienna, October 31. i The l Budget sub-cohmlittee adopted ia motion 'approving' of ihe' Govern--mefatV policy in 'making ’ shipping in Austria more ihdbpcndeht of Ihe'North Atlantic Shipping Trust, ' especially freeing emigration traffic' from the Trust’s exploitation, < Berlin, October 31.

'( Professor Charles Ricliie, president of the Society of International Arbitration, was awarded the Nobel prize for science.

jt ! '* v 'London, ‘ October 3v- • Tlio organised ’ opposition of 1 Ijiarikin’a 1 supporters 'pl-dyetfted Air ’ Sydney Buxton, President of th.e Bogrd of Trade; addressing his constituents at Poplar; Mr 'Buxton’s appeal for free speech met with the retort: “Why should we give you free speech while Mr Larkin is in prison?” Cries followed: “Why don’t you arrest Carson ? You bludgeoned women. Give Carson a taste of forcible feeding!” (Received 10.30 a.m.)

Dimock, the insurnce panel doctor at Washbeach, who was recently remanded on a charge of criminal libel on the information of the local chairman of the Medical Association, was found dead in bed. Two thousand sympathisers held a demonstration and smashed the windows of the chairman’s and another doctor’s house. The disturbances continued and police reinforcements were summoned. Vienna, October 31. It is understood that the investigation committees’ report exonerates the Canadian-Pacific Railway Coy’s, agents on the major charge and points out that the increase of emigrants originated in distress in Galicia and other provinces. Berlin, October 31. Von Metzon gave evidence. that Eccius and other directors were aware of Brandt’s dealings with subordinate officials from 1909. He warned the directors that they were sitting on a powder barrel which would blow, the whole of Krupps’ .business skywards. The Bavarian Diet has passed a Bill amending the Constitution to enable the Regent fo ascend the throne. (Received 11.40 a.m.) New York, October 31. Hennossy, a friend of Sulzer, has instigated proceedings against the Tammany “boss” Murphy with the object of bringing to light the corrupt methods which Tammany utilized against those who are in disfavour, Hennessy has given to the District Attorney a list of fifty names. The Attorney promises an investigation.