GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 13 August 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

STEEL CORPORATION'S NEW WORKS. New York, August 11. The United States Steel Corporation Ivelievcs C.iiry. in Indiana, to be a great steel centre. The corporation has voted Ctmwm sterling for the constnictioii -if steel work- there, making a total investment of 1:21.000,000. Rir ■: TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. London, August 11. The British Ride Association team has sailed for Australia.

CRICKET. Sydney, August 12. The Cricket Board of Control has decided to negotiate for visits with the South African cricketers. MB BENTS MISSION. •- Brisbane, August 12. Mr Bent, interviewed on his arrival here, said there k:i< a general impression prevailing in England that Australians were a Socialistic people, and .sjfive doubts were entertained whether [capitalists could get money invested in Australia. Mr Bent claims that he has siieuceeded in dispelling mueuh ignorance on the matter.

THE OPICM TKADE Peking, August 11. All the opium dens in Canton have been closed. There i.-; general rejoicing. FORESTERS' PENSIONS SCHEME. London, August 11. The High Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters almost unanimously decided to instrucut its executive to submit, in connection with the. 1!>0S scaies of rate-, a se : ,le of contributions for ei.mpul-ory old age pen-inns, to form the basis on which new member-, will be enrolled in societies of this Order. It is proposed to give pensions of :,- a week instead of sick pay to members who have reached the age of seventy.

APPEAL ON BEHALF OF NEW THEOLOGISTS. London. August 11. The Rev. P.. -J. Campbell, author of "The New Theology.' has appealed for help on behalf of .-ever.il young ministers who have been expelled from their pulpits for accepting the New TheoANTVYEi:i> Dot K STRIKE. Antwerp. August 11.

rive liiiuilred striker* stoned seven hundred KnglMi .strike breakers. The police drew their ,words to disperse the l'.i'ili ami protect the English workers. ANT) RAILWAY CO. l-oiidon. August 11. The T.reat WV-teiii l!ai!way Company h.i- refuse.! to recognise the Aniah'.i- ---■ mated Society ,f I;..ilv ; iy Employees? Paris. August 11. The mas-acre of t\vr> olliter- and nine Kti'-opean and twenty-two native soldier- i- reported from Tomori ili-tric i. In ilie Island of Celebes'. Xatives surprised the parly.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

Per l/nitcd Press Association.—By Telegraph—Copyright