GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 12, 15 January 1916, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

WCASTLE COAL EXPORTS.

SYDNEY, January 14. 1 exports from Newcastle during aecr.eased 737,328 tons, valued at ,392, compared with 1914. Exto New Zealand were 487,755 •a decrease of 89,044 tons.

A BIG FIRE.

LONDON, January 14. reat fire at the Tyne Dock, South Is, started on board a Norwegian e. It spread to creosoted timber e quay 'and involved another barA huge grain warehouse was in lent danger.

W ZEALANDERS IN EGYPT.

New Zealand War Correspond-

[r. Ross) reports: — . • CAIRO, January 11. e Seventh and Eighth Reinforceare joining the Main Body in

7 hundred Maoris are aped at Cairo, in splendid fettle. r precaution i s being taken to sethe Canal against a threatened

FOUL PARASITES.

MELBOURNE, January 14

Hughes, speaking at a recruitneeting, passionately denounced aul parasites who attached thems to the vitals of the Labour Par- " There is," he said, "between icalism and Unionism 'a, gulf as as Hell. In the name of Unionind Labourism I pass them out ;he devils out of the swine." Retg to union enlistments, Mr. es stated that the waterside srs sent 4000, and the Australian :ers' Union 20,000. ALL GONE TO WAR. IW- CALEDONIA DESERTED. SYDNEY, January 14. visitor from New Caledonia states every nXsm capable of doing any- • whatever has gone to the war. women, children and old men are in the streets. Pleasures and S of all kinds have been laid . There is considerable depresowing to the falling off in corn-

s' and shipping, but the mining ticy is well maintained, the de-

l for nickel being greater than for the manufacture of munition.