GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 68, 11 July 1914, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

[ By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [Unitkd Press Association.! London, July 10. The Maori chiefs return by the Otway. Seward (Alaska), July 10. All the volcanoes in the Alaskan Peninsula are active. Mt. Katnias is throwing out lava and dust, and discoloring the sea for a hundred miles around. Mts. Sishaldin and Pavlof are venting; pumice in huge quantities. Sydney, July 10. This year's draft* of senior cadets to the militia bring the total of the latter to 50,447. In connection with the smallpox:, the Quarantine Department has decided to issue surveillance forms, similar to those in New Zealand, to passengers travelling on inter-State steamers. Mr Meek, collector at Papua for Mr (Walter Rothschilds' museum, is visiting Sydney. Amongst his prizes bo has captured the largest butterfly in the world, a Triodes Alexandra, 11} inches across the wings. It is such a high flier that it has to be shot with a gun. At the Tariff Commission, a witness, in opposing the demand for the imposition of a duty on pyrites, now admitted free, gave evidence that the manufacture of artificial manures bad greatly increased in the past five years, instancing the fact that a Meloburne firm was selling phosphates to New Zealand, successfully competing with the Japanese. Melbourne, July 10. Caldwell, an engineer, has invented a new machine-gun, which can be regulated to fire from one to 1000 shots a minute. It can be bandied by one man, and can be taken apart in fifteen seconds. It only has eighty-four pieces, as compared with the Maxim's eleven hundred. There is an epidemic of daring daylight robberies. Scarcely a day passes without at least tJiree depredations, all showing similarity of methods, which point to the fact that an organised gang is working. London, July 9. Sir George Reid, the Hon. T. Mackenzie, and Mr Perley interviewed Mr Lloyd-George in the presence of Mr Harcourt and Treasury officials. The High Commissioners clearly and firmly voiced the Dominions' objections to clause live of the Finance Bill and were satisfied with their reception. Mr Lloyd-George's replies fully encouraged them to hope that the desires of overseas people will be recognised. The matter will be further discussed to-morrow.

Ottawa, July 9. While no hint of the decision of the Admiralty investigation of the Empress of Ireland disaster lias been given, it is understood that recommendations will be made for the better navigation of river mouths during fogs, with separate courses for vessels proceeding up and down the St. Lawrence. The Court's finding is understood to be unanimous. Paris, July 10. Four Russians, whose names were found in the documents on Trojanovski, were arrested. One is said to belong to a titled Russian family. It has been suggested that the bombcarriers are agents-provocateurs. Times and Sydney Sun Services. ' London, July 10. Lord Roberts, after his insepetion iof cadets expressed gratification that General Sir lan Hamilton, as a result of his personal investigation of the Australasian defence scheme, had changed his mind, and now approved of universal training in England. New York, July 10. Forty convicts at Blackball prison mutinied. They hurled dishes and furniture at the warders, four of whom were seriously hurt before the outbreak was suppressed. There is a convulsion of feeling in America in favor of Mrs Carman. It is considered that she was intimidated by Detective Burns. The sheriff who arrested her wept as lie apologised for doing it.