GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 70, 14 July 1914, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

; []3 V Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press (Association.] London, July 10. Captain , Cook’s letters and diary wore sold at 'auction to-day, realising £IO7O. New York, July 11. Field, editor of the San Francisco | Magazine, and Fowler, an aviator, j and two others have been arrested on a charge of disclosing military sec-; rets. Fowler aeroplaned over the Panama Canal forts, and wrote an article pointing out the inadequacy of the defences .against air attack. | Field published the article, and the; Department of War ordered* the arrests. This is the first prosecution of the kind ever heard. Ottawa, July 31. In the Manitoban elections the Rob]in Government.was returned to power, with a reduced majority, the chief issue being the abolition of the bar, the Liberal Opposition undertaking their abolition if returned to power. The Liberals have now a largely increased representation. Now York, July 12. During a lire which destroyed a logging camp at Comly mill, Tacoma, seventeen inch aboard a locomotive were attempting to save a number ol loaded lumber cars, when the locomotive- left the undermined track and plunged headlong into the flames. Fourteen escaped badly burned, hut three were burnt to ashes. A boy caught his foot under the over-turn-ed engine, and was slowly roasted to death, his companions being too badly injured to assist him. Washington, July 12. Congress is considering a plan for granting a larger share of autonomous government to the Phillipinos, establishing a popularly-elected Senate to replaceifhe Phillipinos Commission, which will bo thereby abolished. London, July 13. Sir 'A. Conan Doyle, interviewed after, his visit to Canada, declared that Canada needs farmers and farm hands, and a hundred thousand women.

Co-operatibiV ' between the existing committees in Canada and Britain might lead to the establishment of an enormous matrimonial agency, greatly benefiting both. If the superfluous women were sent to Canada, the/ Motherland might keep the farm hands for herself. , > Capetown, July Id. ■ Newspapers irrespective of- party eulogise Lord Gladstone’s sagacity!, courage and tact throughout bis Go-vernor-Generalship. under circumstances unique iri 1 difficulty. ,|' Victim!, duly Id., /.file Austro-H ungiirian Governmentlias restored the CaUliditui-Pacitic Company’s emigration 1 concession v which was withdrawn in *1913. London, July 13. The pmes’. preliminary , report vssys the British wheat crop will be 95.1 as compared with the decade average of 91.38, and oafs wijl he slightly below the average, and, beans 9-L----as compared with 91.31. A poor hay crop is predicted.: . jj, Berlin,;-i July 13. ! S

The sudden departure of Colonel! Basaroffe, the Russian attache, is regarded in some quarter's as beiiig ; connected with Fold’s and Bltlementlial’s arrests. There are rumors connecting him with the disappearance of plans of fortifications at Conigsberg. Although it is semiofficially denier! that he is implicated, it is widely believed that he has boon recalled. Berlin, July 13. Half a million - Berlin residents started for their holidays within a week, a hundred thousand more than in the same week in 1913. Three hundred special trains wore run. Madrid, July 13. A bullfighter was about to kill a bull in the ring when the animal suddenly rose and knocked the sword high in the air. The sword’s point ! descending, gashed a spectator’s throat, killing him. I Later, T.uir Frog, a prominent bull;fighter, was fatally gored in the ! ehest. New York, July 13, I Beckman and other anarchists ad!dressed a gathering of ten thousand | people. They declared that “dynamite equalises all men.” Banners jvmm disnlayed, bearing the words: | ‘‘Capitalists are an evil ; anarchism is jibe remedy.” I By EIKCTHIO fEDKGUAI’H—-Ct’f YHlGii'l Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, July 13. A Select Committee of the House of Lords endorsed the Bill passed In ithe House of Commons making motor i’buses specifically contribute to the cost of road maintenance. London, July 13. At the enquiry ■ into the loss of the Hull trawler, Angus gave evidence. that a bottle was picked up on the Norwegian coast, containing a message in the < handwriting of the second engineer, which read: “All [hands. Collision with foreign bargee. •Sinking.— Barrett.” Ottawa, July 12. For the first time in the history of Canada, emigration has exceeded ; immigration,, hundreds of European laborers returning to their Domes. I The Covernment has ceased advertising, and has issued a warning that only settlers with money intending to go on the land will he welcomed. Condon, July 12. j in the House of Commons, Mr Asquith, in reply to a question, said an Imperial Conference would ho held iu 1913. Ucuhtless opportunities would arise for the consideration of any suggestion* made, j Paris, July 12, In order to r»La fr*ih revenue,, the Chamber of Daputie* is consider-

jing the feasibility of creating alcohol jmd petroleum State monopolies. Berne, July 11. The Haunstein tunnel, five miles in length, commenced in January, 1.912, Iras been completed. | Capetown, July 12. , i The Natal Bank is coalescing with fhe National Bank of Africa. Pekin, July 11. 'Morphia and cocaine smuggling has increased to an alarming extent. The smuggling of Persian opium along the Siberian railway has also become a regular trade.