GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81890, 17 November 1906, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

SOUTH SEA MURDERS. Sydneyti November 16. Mr Hopkins, mi-sionarv, lias af rived from Malaya. lie states that fjurteen murders were committed during the past six weeks the victims being natives. One attached to a station murdered by a returnod Kanaka.

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL RIOTS. London, November 15. Eleven of the Portsmouth stokers will be courtmartial.ed. The lieutenant s order to the men to kneel will be the subj#ct for a Court of Enquiry.

MOUNT LYELL RETURNS. Melbourne, November 16. The Mt. Lyell Company's net profit for tile half year was £239,31#. From October nth to November /th. Mr Lyell treated 31,3-5 t°ns of ore in a'dition to 306 tons oi purchased oie treated. The CI3S ton- of blister topper —containing epper Ojt tons : silver ounces, and gold 727 ounces.

ROYAL NAVAL CADETS. London, November 15The Prince of Wales' two eldest sons are entering as cadets at Osborne Naval College.

COLLAPSE OF A STRIKE. London, November ij. The strike has colap-ed. It is stated it has cost the Boiler Makers Union 28,000 and that the men have lust ,£150.000 in wages.

SENTENCED TO DEATH. London. November 15Robert Buekliam wa- sentenced to death ior murdering Wat-jn and hiwife a-. Basildon. Rubeit Bucklianj was acquitted. [The Buckliams, both young men, are -n- of a fanner. The murdered man and hi- wife had been told not 10 take water frum a certain place on he- farm. Early on the morning of the tragedy the bothers went ;ut, Kiel)aid taking a gun, osien-ibly for the purpose of -hooting rabbits. Meeting Watson and hi; wile, lie abused them, and then, in a mad frenzv, shot both at close (juarters. The brother Robert simp y looked on, and from the first stoutly pri) claimed bis innocence.J

A DIVORCE CASE. London, November 15. Mr Guy Eugene dc Maupas, born in Melbourne, was granted a divorce from his wife on the ground of her adultery with Thomas Dickson. Ihe jury awarded £lO-000 damages.

COLONIAL ASIATIC LEGISLATION. I'ictermaritzburg. Nov. 15. The Natal As-embly r-ject'd a Bill designed t.i prevent the licensing of Asiatic 'raders.