GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 80, 4 December 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE NAVAL HOLIDAY.

t BY Electric Telegraph—Copyright! [United Press Association.] Washington, December 3.

A majority of the members of the House of Representatives are favorable to Congressman Hensley’s motion supporting Mr Churchill’s ‘naval holiday” proposal. President Wilson is favorable and the motion will probably pass unanimously.

HINDUS IN CANADA. Ottawa, December 3. Smuggling plots to secure the entrance of 'large .numbers of Hindus into Canada' Have liebn discovered 'at Vancouver. Four in doming Hindus who were arrested perjured themselves, stating they had been in Vancouver before and were now returning from India. * . A Hindu priest is alleged to have supplied the men With maps showing sufficient local detail to enable, them to pass the immigration investigation. It is understood that hundreds of others were ready to follow if the first four had not been discovered. DEAR FOOD. Washington, December 2. Congressman ’ McKellar has introduced to Congress a Bill aiming at preventing the manipulation of foodstuffs as it was alleged the Cold Storage Trust lias been doing. Fines and imprisonment are provided for those wno “corner” foodstuffs.

The Bill prohibits the storage bf food longer than a certain time, with the object of compelling the Trust to unload hoarded supplies, and thus reducing the cost.

THE TANGO DANCE.

Berlin, December 2. The imemdiate cause of the Kaiser’s decree against tango dancing was the discovery that the Crown Princess was taking lessons in ultra modern dances, and that the Crown Prince was also interested in the tango. London, December 2. The publication World states that their Majesties strongly disapprove of the tango dance at balls.