GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 21 October 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

NEW ORDER FOR BRAVERY. Received Oct. 20, 3.22 pan. London, October 19. The King has created an Edward medal for bravery in mines and quarries. . , AN AMALGAMATION , Reeived Oct. 20, 4.18 pjll. New York, October 10. The Union Picifie American Smelting Company has amalgamated with the Copper Company of Chicago. Kbl.lC OF KUUCOt'S RULE. i-oiidc::. October IS. The Lite I're-ideut Krugcr's (jreat Seal of the South Afri.au Republic, which \va> taken by a British soldier Iroui a Uoer who wa- about to imry it, "■ a - to have U'en olieivd at auction hero to-day. The Colonial Olii-e has, howewr, taken it Crown property as ike re=uit of the annexation ol" the Republic. SOCIALIST CAUI'AIOX iX EXOLAXD London, October IS. The Independent Labor l'arty is promoting the candidature of 12UU hoeiai-i-t? at the municipal elections in England. /•:. UN Tin-: Mjurnsii COAST. London. (Mob-r IS. The Di\»Uh steamer Ali'vcderlandse,!. from Liban. was hvi with twenty luinds . Abb's Head, Berwickshire. house of lords' reform. London. October 18. Lord Carrnjrton. speaking at (ire.it Yarmouth, sai<f the Tories proposed to ereaU 1 life peers from Colonial Governors non-eoui'ormiit divine-. Privy Coim- ; cillor?, and liteiary, arti*li<', and Hcienti-' tie meu. They would convert the L";ij»er Housn into a sort ol* menagerie ol celebrities, or a glorified athenaeum club.

KOREA AM) IAI'AX. Seoul, October IS. The Korean Crown Prince is going to Japan as a student. ANTI MIUTAUISM IN* FRANCE. I'ari-, October IS. At Lyon- a trial is proceeding >f twenty-oil.: j- i.-<m- uho .-ij-iied an anti n.ilitari-t pi.icard.

CANADA'S NEED. j Ottawa. Oi.iolxT IS. | Mr fludyar.l KmUi*;.', >pi , akm<: al Tar- j <>rto, drduvd tliL- lu'i'd of the Canadian j West was L'lior. lie advocated tin; "dumping in*' of emigrants from the Motherland.

WELL MERITED PUXJSHMEXT. ] Melbourne. Oetol.cr If. j Or, bald 11.l- lie. .1 -i-lt.'l'ced to three ( ve.ir-" iiiijoi-onnien. tor throwing a box . ~1 -elim.i.e do. 1 , u I lie Cr.-ut Extended 1111-t !. r-" il.i'le .MI A.l'Ol-t r.ltll. [DrJia.d. a ynu.ig man, who was refused work, thre.v a ca-c oi gelignito down the Extended Hustlers' mine shaft. There was no explosion, but the cag 1 wa> wrecked.

DEVELOPMENTS IV THE I'ACIFIC. < \ Svdney, (K-toluT 10. ' The Sydney Morning Herald, ojiii- j <>n the rumors regarding the l„,-=ilile snle or transfer of Xew C'ale- j ,lonia and Tahiti to Cmminy, says it is I -pi-emlly .1 ■-iiiil'l.' th.it Australia shouM I \svi>rt her chHT'is it) he eonsiiHed Oil I <|UCsiinns «:th the problem of > the South I'a''lii i' 1 iV - when ihere is s^i much talk of -sbsitl'lM"r I 1"' inteniiUioii- > •tl rank" 'ii this p.i,t r the world. <

Dliilt'OllT I s Al. ST'UALIA. Svdney. Oetohcr Ifl. The drv weather is liavii"' :t disastious I'lTeft on the a«iieulttiral implctrade. Seven hundred employees l.een .liseharjit-d froj.) the implol:ret UH'i". It- 'shaue, October Ift. lumens.' l.n-li Ities are sweeping the '.niifiv in Hi,. Charleiillo and Karcal- • li.ie di-ni-L-. " Tin-: riiAn cciArniXE. " (Muber 111. T)if iniiii:iL r -iuj.nif.ii in the north fa iisMimii!'.' it thr<M.t<'!Min» j A- \v:i- r.'-'-n 11 y nnimnti'vd. tin-Vi-nd tn iMi-i 1 t!n- pii-e of po:*l II- per t»n. ;ifh 1 to in- iva-f lb- }\r\\ in-: J nf.» f-T i..iTior- by M p itny. Th<> miner- d'-nnnid ;iii iii'-r< of ;-f«1 in^lrad M.

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