GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 10 May 1907, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

COUNTESS MARRIES A GIPSY. Budapest, May 8. Countess Fcstica's father disinherited her for marrying a gipsy violinist named Nyark. lie also revoked the gilt of a house at Pudapest worth £IO,OOO, leaving the Countess penniless. NEW V ORK DOCKERS STRIKE. New York, May 8. Ten thousand dockers in New Yo'k have struck for a rise in wages. The strike is seriously affecting the Atlantic liners. A SHOCKING TRAGEDY. Capetown, .May 8. Eleven thousand out of liVflOO llereros, natives of German Southwest Africa. who were trekking towards Nganii, perished of starvation. STRIKE IN RAND MINES. Pretoria, Slay S. The miners in several of the Rand mines have struck against the attempt to compel the men to work three machines instead of two. The strike is | developing serious proportions. RECRUITS FOR MERCHANT SERVICE. London, May 8. The Marine Society Is receiving many application* from bovs from the training ship Port Jackson. Many have been engaged for merchant setamers, ENGLISH" RIFLE TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. Sydney, May 0. The National Rifle Association lias been advised that the English team \viff arrive in Australia in time to participate in the Sydney meeting in October.

XFAV SOUTH WALES' TAXATION:. S.Tdncy, May ». Spcakina' at a builders' dinner, the Minister for Works foreshadowed a reduction in the income tax and amend.nient of the Arbitration ]Sil|. COAL OAKRIKKS' STISIKK. , . Sydney, May !>. U is stated that over 40D free laborers arc engaged 111 coaling ships. I'dvlTAlX'S TRADH. „. . . ! '' M-:v S. i Ici'l' "(I " ■ '" rU ' l T "' : ' '■ ' l »»is slc,«Mj;t the imports ,1, ,\r.'ii increased l.v h- " " , " 1 lil! ' - i'l: -d b'v I W,.!8.UM:1. I, ,1, , ~l vvious April. |ho increased r\;:;,rts are due to (he l.ijr increase In ;nii, |.s v/hollv or mainly mauufactur. ■!. The imports of raw material totall;"! v:>!.:e six and «i nnlt millions alwvu tlt- previous April, mcbidiii;;' tour millions for textiles.

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I mi , ... f'y.Jii?y. sr<iv fl. II"' Uthgow ironworks have received so\ei;i| orders, mill a number of Now I .I,'' »'.i"ries. Tl, ■ prospects of the new indiistrv are hi i'lit

KJ'X'OVEIiY OF STIII.KX TKHAKniIi

. l.olHloll. May 8, -v large port ions Ol' Mr. Werl lieimer's treasures. ]m| .. gaiy were recovered in ~ llmisl> '«•. (laplian, II lli;l in ,| ui|( . ( , m.ssmg (. :11!ls . [0I , 11I „ ll R . r Jns , inii n. >Holds picture;*, An Italian -ivin K the name of Xn;i?h v;.s . ul^ '-»»• snnir-hoxes were ' found in IIH jxis^ossiun.

VFDICUAL t'AI'ITAI. SITJ*

ATeHxnn-iie. May !l Sir John Forrest (Aefing-Foderal Premier). replying to Mr. Carruthers, claimcd that delay in regard to the Federal site was. the outc&ne of the interference o the New South Wales fJovernment NO one thought. the New South Wales (.overnment might disapprove of the site selected by the Federal Parliament, and

it was never suggested or intended that New South Wales should dictate, where the site should bo. As to Mr. Carrntliers throat, he did not think the people had any desire to look' backward. The •urn and desire was to be the dominant power in the southern seas. That would never be realised other than by unity. Having takou a step forward" in tlio (liioction of mitiou-liood, wo unist not i ■dop hack." I

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