GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 17 April 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

Received Kit!,, p.m. I. lon. April HI. Sir Waller Nugent (Nationalist) was elected unopposed for Smith Wesdneath. Xew Vork, April 1.1 General Donilla, President of Hon duras, who took refuge in the United States cruiser Chicago, surrendered at the town.of Amapala.' The war between Honduras and Nicaragua is now ended. (The brave general, after a reversal, got away as quickly an possible. The Hondurans were the aggressors, but Nicaragua, after being defeated a couple of times, got in a telling blow.) London. April 15.

At billiards Aitken"defeated Weiss In--6000 to !M55. Aitken made an imfimslied break of 7172, including .'WSO in cradle cannons. Dawson, playing f-orejoy. scored record break; of 71S-I. including 31111 iu cradle camion.-.

I'-erliu, April 13. Germane has voted a new cruiser of 10,200 tons, armed with 11-ineli guns, I and with a speed of 25 knots. Paris, April 15. The ex-Kmpress Euueuie is brim; sued for £lB-1,000 lent her husband ill 1855. A bond which was mislaid iu INTO was recently discovered. (The ex-Empress, widow of Napoleon 111., was born iu IS2O. She lias resided in England since the Franco-Prussian war. a war which proved the downfall of Napoleon.) New York. April 15. The District Court of Cliicie.'o confided the Standard Oil Company, Indiana, of receiving secret rebates from the Chicago-Alton Railroad Company, on rarious counts. This will render the company liable to maximum lines aggregating thirty million dollars. An appeal has been lodged.

(11l .Inly of last year the Cliicn.ro and Alton Railway Ci)iii|i:iny whs convicted of grnnling rcliatcs mid heavilv lined. 11l October tin- Standard Oil Cumpanv. of Ohio, was convicted on a charge of conspiracy against trade.)