GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 15 February 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

MURDER AND SUICIDE. Sydney, February 14. A man named Leith, a New Zoo. lander, living apart from Ilia wif:», entered her mothers residence at Petersham List night, and after a quarrel with an did man named Medhurst, drew a revolver and shot Med;hurst dead; -then, placing the revolver to iiis own teuipuje, he killed hmiself. PARIS' NEW CAll DRIVERS. Paris February 13. Tlie Prefect of Police in Pans lias decided that women obtaining drivers' licenses must wear male attire, including a hard shiny "topper," which is intended to protect the head in the event of a fall in the street. AN HISTORIC EVENT. Key York, February 13. The lung lias accepted from the Hon. J. Caruthers, Premier of New South Wale?, a picture of Cook's landing place at Kumell, Botany Bay. VALUABLE PICTURES STOLEN. London, February 13. Tlie liouse of Mr Charles Wertlieim, er, in Park Lane, was entered by burglars and pictures and articles of vertu. valued at .£50,000, stolen, including, Oaiiisborouglr's picture '"Nancy Parsons,'' and Sir .foshna Reynold's per (rait of Sirs Charles Yorke, valued at €'20.000. and which were unskilfully cut from their frames with a carviir: knife.

A DANCEROUS INDIVIDUAL. London, Februarv 13. Thomas Parnham, a laborer, who is dumb and feeble-minded, was arrested at Nottingham. He confessed to recent attempts to wreck trains and tiie burning of churches. A FATAL FIRE. Londo". February 13. rhrougn a fire at a boarding house lit Steinach, on Lake Constance, Mr Watson, an Englishman, and h : s wife and five children were burned to death. A SUSPECTED HOAX. St. Petersburg, February 13. A .second infernal machine was dis covered at Count Witte's house. It is supposed to have been let down a chimney. A hoax is expected, as the explosives were weak and the clockwork deficient. 'FRISCO INSURANCE LOSSES. London, February 13. The Royal Exchange Assurance Com |n)iiy\ losses by tie" San Francisco earti:<|unke anil lire amount to COIO. 300 net. which will be paid without trenching on the -pedal re-erve. THE AMEEK IN INDIA. Calcutta, February 13. The Ameer has arrived at Bom ha v. He states thai li* visit has great lv tie. veloped tbe friendship between riu'in am! Afghanistan, which would nev i alter on his side.