Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 37, 5 June 1914, Page 6

Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

[Bt Elbotbio Telegraph—Copyright! JJJnitbd Pbxbi Amooiation.] (Received 8.55 a.in.) Beilin, June 4. The newspaper Luebknht published a series of letters from Seciemans Scbuckert to Hermann Gist, in which the former alleges, that almost the whole of the Japanese Ministry of Marine were bribed, and thus enabled the firm to cet hiprlier prices than its rival from the Japanese Government. (Received 9.40 a.m.) London, June 4. The Shamrock has begun her trials. She appeared to be an excellent sailer, and fast. (Received 11.0 a.m.) Paris, June Jacques Seligmaun purchased the Murray-Scott art collection for seven 1 million francs. (Received 11,55 a.m.) New York, June 4. Madam Schumann-Heinck, the celebrated American singer, is suing for divorce from her third husband, William Rapp, junr, on statutory grounds. (Received 1 p.m.) New York, June 4. Resolute won the third trial. The Yanitie, on losing two men overboard, abandoned the race. The men were rescued. London, June 4. It is understood that three Japanese shipping companies—the NipponYusen, Osaka-Hosen, and Toyo-Yesen —have agreed to amalgamate. Mr Justice Chapman, in an address to the National Service League at Wimbledon, detailed the military scheme in New Zealand, the success of the cadet corps, and the popularity of' the volunteer forces . The Times, in a leader, while disclaiming any desire to cause disquiet concerning the situation in the Near East, declares that fresh dangers are gathering. The Balkan States are arming and intriguing against their neighbors. The Albanian problem threatens the good relations bej. tween Austria and Italy. If the present rivalry of the Balkan States continues, it must almost certainly end in war or bankruptcy, or both; St. Petersburg, June 4. Russian industry is at a standstill. Twenty-five millions of foreign capital is withheld because of the vexatious commercial restriction tipqn Jews. An early adjustment •is expected! * New York, June 4. At a cycle meeting at Pittsburg the motor cycle of , a competitor Armstrong, became unmanageable, and crashed into the crowd. Armstrong was killed, and a score of spectators were injured, some - lyPort Darwin, June 4. The skeletons of two prospectors, Temple and Cockburn, who have been missing since October, were found on the Victoria Down. They had apparently died' oF starvation.