GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 28 March 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRALASIAN DEFENCE MATTERS. Received 2Slh. 12.4(1 a.m. Sydney, March 27. Colonel Robin, who is representing New Zealand at the encampments, in the course of an interview, said he hoped Commonwealth ollieers would visit New Zealand next year, lie was in favor of exchange visits, and hoped to see the selection extended to non-commissioned offieets as well. It was necessary that there should be community of interest between the defences of the Commonwealth and New Zealand, because of their joint strategical value, a position which would be emphasised with the opening of the Panama Canal. AUSTRALIAN LEATHER DUTIES. Received 27th, 11.23 p.m. London, March 27. The Customs informed the AgentsGeneral that in future they would not detain Australian leather for sampling, nor charge duty on the sugar, where ithe loading 'v?:d not exceed 10 per cent. MR CIIAMBERLAIYS HEALTH. London, March 20. Mr Chamberlain is staying at St. Raphael. He looks better and possesses more power. He walks every afternoon with the assistance of the arm of ins wife or a relative.

RACEHORSES INCINERATED. New York, March 20. Eleven racehorses were burnt at Sheepshed Bay, America, including Sysonby's brother, Fine-Cloth. BRITAIN'S LIOAOR CONSUMPTION.

I»inlon, March 20. The consumption of beer in lilOj : n Hit' Vnited Kingdom was twenty-seven and three-quarter gallons per head of the population. compared with thirty-two md a half gallons in \m>. There have, :!■'«) been considerable reductions in the use of wines and spirits. THE JEXA DISASTER. London. March 21!. Owing to the Jena disaster, an Adie; aU Committee investigates the conmt.oii of the explosives on all British sli'P».