GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 22 April 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

AX iXTEUIvSTIXU KJjKCTION. Received 22nd>..L4(J a.in, hyUney, April 21. There was much intere-t in the election to lill Die vacancy on tile Cniveriity JSenate owin«j; to a, 'determined movement to >ceui'e a lady representative. Mr Leverrier elected, the lady candidate Ijcing a bad third. MOTOR ROAT RACE. Received 20th, 7.50 p.m. Sydney. April id. In the elinnjtii'n luoior boat race, Fairbanks* l.j-horse power boat covered the eleven miles' course in ijlmin. 22see.. defeating the Invincible 00-horse power by Imiii. NAVIGATION COXI'KKEXCK. London. April 10. The newspaper Fair Play advises the Diitish shipping representatives to withdraw from tile Navigation Conference. THE NOIIT.II GUN TERRITORY. London. Anri! 10. ?>iv '.lo>i..ih Svnioii, m tin untk'rview, iirgcj Jie ln-ecssily for peopling the Northern Territory. ot.hci\vi>e there \va< a chance of Australia not retaining it. It wouM be a pity it' the smalt Motherland should become engaged ill a life and death struggle. THE HEX!CAN EARTIIiJI'AKIS. London, Appril 21*. ll is reported that there have Ihhmi noil deaths front the earthquake ii] Mexico. lARCK LOAN*. The London County Council has is.-ue. a five million .'I I /, per cent loan at 07 leading financial houses touk iiali, am ihe public subscribed the remainder twenty fold. The list was only open : day and a halt'. llerlin April 20. Germany is issuing a twonly millioj sterling 4 per cent loan at 08.