GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 2, 4 January 1915, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

New Yor, January 2. .'A,parade of unemployed, demanding work, resulted in a riot. The police clubbed scores of men, and many arrests were made.. The unemployed attempted rescue, but the police reserves charged the crowd and beat off the- demonstrators. Their banners were inscribed: "All homeless men revolt," ' and "To hell with charity"! ; London, January 1. The quarter's revenue totalled £43,323,000, and stamps £17,757,000. New' York, January 1.

Arizona officially became dry on New Year's- VEve. levees were held in six hundred saloons at Phoenix, fthe capiEaL town. Coffins were placed in the middle of the room, and toasts, were drunk to them. | Adelaide, January 2. The half-yearly revenue was £l,769,839, a decrease of £394,148 compared with last • year. The expenditure was £2,715j190, an increase of £357,274. The deficit is £431,963. Pertly January 2. The revnue for the last half-year was, £2,263,227, an -increase of £96,423 ' compared with the corresponding period of last year. The expenditure was £2,715,190. Washington, January 1. Congress is discussing the Immigration Bill, with a literary test designed largely to exclude undesirable immigrants. ". Senator Reed proposed the exclusion of'all immigrants except Caucasians. Great opposition immediately develop, ed and-the amendment was finally defeated by an overwhelming majority. The exclusion of- Turks and East Indians wW also defeated. Africans were excluded by a small majority. : Melbourne, January 2.

There were 164 insolvencies in Victoria in .1914, representing liabilities of £111,298 and assets £62,147, the deficiencies amounting to £54,285 and surpluses to £61,436. ... Melbourne, January 2.A double tragedy has occurred at Toolera.' Miss Wynne, aged 17, was shot by an Italian who was camping near the girl's home. Miss Wynne and her sister were standing outside the house when the Italian approached with his gun and pointed it as the younger sistor. She fled and escaped unhurt, but the man turned his gun on the elder girl and blew off the top of her head and then committed suicide. ... .' ■' (Received 9.5 a.m.) Melbourne, .January 4. Michele, who shot,,Miss Wynne, was a French Canadian'who deserted from the Amei-ican Navy' when'it visited Australia. He attempted 'to pay attentions to the girl;.who discouraged him. They met in the street and she was shot without warning.-. ;