GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 4 October 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

London, October -'. A record catch of twenty million herrings has been made in the North Sea. The first hundied vessels are engaged unloading the fish at Grimsby.

New York, October 2. The United States Government is negotiating with Great Britain for an agreement to clyrge one penny pei ounce postage for letters. If this rate is agreed to and proves successful, the American Government will try the same plan with other countries which have direct steaniahip communication with the United BUtes.

Pekin, October 2. The Chinese Government, yielding to merchants' protests, has abolished the Ukin station at Kaisow. Vienna, October z.

Austria and Russia have instruct'-,! their representatives at Belgrade, Sui.a and Athens that Servia, Bulgaria and Greece are not to obtain any territon.ll advantage from the action of the bands which are in the habit of raiding Mace donia. It is intended to secure the extinction of these bands, and the Porte s co-operation in securing the reform will be asked. This step is the outcom« ol King Edward's recent visit to the i .... tinent. ,\ \lney, October 3. The counting of ' *.?ocal option vote Is still unfinished. .-. --five electorates nave voted foi reduc .on and tweutyihree for continuance.

Mr. Carruthcrs is improving in health. He declares it is his intention to retire from active politics. Dealing with the State's finances, he said, he anticipated the year would end with a surplus of over £2,500,000.

Melbourne, October 3. The bakers' strike is practically over. The bulk of the employers have conceded the unionists their demand for a •Weekly wage of 545.

In the Federal House of Representative* the Premier {Mr. Deakin) stated fbat the Commonwealth's proportion of tie Pacific Cable Company' 3 loss for 1909-7 was onlv £18.307, as compared with £30,172 in 1002-3.