GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 16 October 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

LATE SIR JOHN" SEE'S ESTATE. Received Oct. 15, 9.10 ajn. Sydney, October 15. fib John See's estate paid £17,852 in probate. HEW SOUTH WALES LOCAL OPTION. Sydney, October 15. .i The final returns of the local option poQi taken in connection with the recent general elections are now available. Sixty-fire electorates voted for redaction of the number of licenses •nd tweny-fiTe for continuance. A JUDGE'S RESIGNATION. Melbourne, October 15. Cabinet has accepted the resignation of Mr Justice Hood from the position of President of the Industrial Appeal Court. THE FISCAL PROLEM. Loudon, October 14. Mr Philip Snowden. M.P., spoking at Blackburn, declared that the increiße in the price of coal was partly due to the action of Mr H. H. Asquith, Chancellor ol the Exchequer, in repealing the toal export tax. He knew that tariff reformers would seize this remark as against free trade, but let the tnth be told even though tariff reform ■braid preraH. VICTORIA CHARITY TAX. Melbourne, October 15. The Premier's (Mr T. Bent's) Charity BUI, besides providing a tax on sports and amusements, propose* to place a 5 per eent impost on the profits of newspapers and banking institution 0 . THREATENED MINERS' STRIKE. Sidney, October 15. The Western District Miner* l ' Union has given notice that its members will cease work next Saturday unless the dc* mand for increased wages is conceded. PHTROLEUM DISCOVERS. Brisbane, October 15. VahuWe petroleum discoveries are reported from Boonah WRECK OF THE ARGOT. Adelaide. October The ship Argot, which went nshnri at Warding Tslan.l, fins broken up. Th disaster is attributed to the vessel be big taken out of her course bv ..the « of the enrrent. UNITED STATE*' NAVAL <-t?rT=:E. New YoTk. Oe<fi'iT ii. The Naw Department bis onlcro from American collieries Of) 0 f r>r of steam enal for the Pie'tV cruts 'AH the tenders for the snppTv of Wels |MI wne refused.