GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 23 August 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

Received 22nd, 9.20 p.m. London, August 22. Barf Granard succeeded the Earl of gafton as Master of the Horse.

Sydney, August 22. Castoms officers "seized 400 tin™ [if opium secreted in chestß of tea brought by the steamer Empire for a Chinese tonsignee , The cruiser Challenger made record (teaming from Brisbane to Sydney. She did the trip in 23 hours 40 minutes. Her average speed was over 17 knots an hoar. The production of the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine for the half year ending May 31 is valued at £820.145 i lie net profits were over £308,000. ,*.-, _ Madrid. Aiuru-I '2l. Kng Alfonso has secured the services of Inspector Arrow, the T/>ndon detective, to reform the Barcelona police. Socialists and local police are thwarting Inspector Arrow. Indignation meetinjare being held. Inspector Arrow's life it in danger.

Buenos Ayres, August 21. Several prominent importers of British tattle have been arrested here on a charge of conspiracy. They are .!l!cg, ■', to have inoculated' the tuWcub.-i-in-fected cattle with Pa-tcnr tiilwrcnl.n -.•- rum daring .|iiar.inline. thus fli-f. itini' the official tests made later, and en iMir^' tattle, which had 1 n IhiiizM eb-.i.iiv becanw of the infection, to pas- the inapwtiOß.