GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 18 June 1907, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

London, Juno IS. 1 King Edward unveiled in front of tho new War OUiee an equestrian statuo ot the Duke of Cambridge, by Adrien Junes. King Edward referred to his deep appreciation of the honor the Kaiser li.ul conferred by sending Field Marshall von liahukc and a deputation from tl\e Van (Joeben Regiment to take part. New York, June 10. News from Trinidad states that tho Chamber of Commerce and Agricultural Society there have protested against the withdrawal ot the Sugar Conven tion, declaring it will extinguish local industries.

BILLIARDS MATCH. ', London, June 16. In a billiard match between Reeoe and Chapman, half a million up, Recce made an uncompleted break ot 150,105, including 75,002 "cradle" cannons. LAWN TENNIS IN ENGLAND. London, June 16. ' At lawn tenuis. Wilding beat Gore in the final for the championship, of Kent. Gore and Roper l&irrett defeated lirookes ami Wilding in the doubles, WllAllF STRIKES AT NEW YORK. ' New York, June 16. The longshoreman's strike lias collapsed. Strikers fiercely attacked nonunionists heretofore employed in their places. " 'n;' elubs and knives. Twenty -■ -c.. • '' seriously wounded*

THE TIAiBiSR TRADE STRIKE. Perth, June 17. In connection with the strike in the ' timber trade, the manager of Millar's * Kauri Company his received orders to ■ : withdraw a.i oilers to the men, whCl 'l'i'e 1'" 'ii notified that they must !*■ ui,,. to work under tlio I Court award or leave the company's 'B* I ground. :,M | NEW HEBRIDES AnMICTCTRATTrtW^I ; _ Adelaide. June Br Fitchett, interviewed regarding# meetings of the Anglo-French New Heh-f rides Committee, rviid the machinery... was put in satisfactory working order. ' The meetings were merely to arrange ' salaries and tenure of office of judges of the Joint Court, and generally the conduit of its business. He added: ' . "No little importance attaches to tha step taken by the Mother Country In connection with the nomination of the committee. It is the first time on'record that the Home Government has re-' cognised the right of a self-governing dependency to have n say in the proceedings by the nomination of a British re- r presentalive."

RAIN IN N.S. WALES. • Sydney, June 17. Rain 19 general. Three and a-half ' inches was registered in Sydney. FEMALE FRANCHISE IN NORWAY. Christiana, Juno 16. The. women of Norway hove been granted the Parliamentary franchise, CHURCH UNION. • V Ottawa, June 18. The Presbyterian Assembly of Canada decided by 137 to 11 to support tho projected union of Presbyterians, Methodists and Congregntionalists, under the name of tho "United Protestant Church." ";i|

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