GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8174, 6 August 1906, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

OFF FOE THE HOLIDAYS. - '*

London, August 3. There has been an exodus of a million from London since Monday for the summer holidays. CAPETOWN UNEMPLOYED. Capetown, August 3. A procession of 2000 unemployed was hold at Capetown.

BIG FIRE AT MILAN.

London, August 3. A lire is raging at Milan. The exhibition palace of decorative arts is iblaze, and the Italian and Hungarian wctions are burned. Tho damage is aalf a million sterling.

.A VAST FORTUNE. New Yoek, August 3. The New York newspapers assert chat the late Mr Russell Sage's executors have discovered £10,000,000 worth jf auarantecd bonds, which ho was*, hitherto unsuspected of possessing-

SUCCESS OF SUBMARINES. [ PARIS, August 3. Admiral Fournier staies that the submarines were & marvellous success it tho French manoeuvres. They torpedoed a flagship eight times. FARES TQ NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION. Synney, August 3. In connection with the Now Zealand Exhibition, the following reduced fares ire arranged with the Union Company *nd Huddart Parker Co Saloon, re. turn, Melbourne to Lyfctelton £ll 5s j Sydney to Lyttelton £lO j round ticket, Melbourne to Sydney, yia Cook Straits and vice versa, £11; steerage £u 10s, £5 lOs, and £7 respectively.

KICH GOLD FIND.

Meluopene, August 4.

Wash dirt yielding throo-penny. weights to the dish was struok at Oatli» ■jart mine, Ararat. The find is regarded ■is of great importance, and u app&rentiy a continuation of the rich Heatherlale load at Charters Towers.

A PECULIAR SUICIDE.

Melboubne, August 4

A youth named Aitkcn loft a noto saying he intended to commit suicide His oharred remains with a bullet in the head wore found near a heap of ashes. He evidently lit a big fire, and stood close bv and shot himself