GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8136, 19 June 1906, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

MILLIONAIRES AND OHABI. TIES. Nbw Yobk, June 17. The, New York "World' says thai the millionaires have given one hun. dred and fifty-seven million pounds sterling towards American charity and education purposes during the last thirteen yoars. This does not include any sum below two hundred. Mr Andrew Carnegie has given three million nine hundred thousand, and Mr Rockefeller two million three hundred and twenty-four thousand during 1905

THE PANAMA CANAL. ■ Nbw ions, Jane 17. Router's Washington correspondent reports that the House of Rcpresenta* tiyos by one hundred and ten votes to tlurty.su decided in favour of constructing the Panama Canal on the lock principle and not as a sea level canal.

PLAGUE CASE. Sydney, June 18. The Waterloo plague case terminated fatally. CLOSER SETTLEMENT. Sydney, .Tune 18. Tlio btate is purchasing Gobbagum. bolin estate, Wagga, 62,000 teres, for eloaor settlement. MILITARY APPOINTMENT. Tl . Sydnky, June 18. U is practically certain that Colonel Hoad succeeds Major-General Finn as Jnspector-General of tie niilita-v forces, J

UNEMPLOYED DISTURB A CHURCH, Melbocbnb, .Tune 18. Two hundred unemployed attended the Scots Church and owing to their continuous interruptions during the sermon Dr Marshal abruptly closed the service, and declared that he would | not ullo v tho liouso of God to be transformed into • debating club,