GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 30 October 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

Sydney, October 29. At ..he Employers' Federation dinner, the President welcomed the Wages Board proposals. He derided the antitrust legislation, declaring that there were no trusts in Australia. GERMAN FISHERIES. Berlin, October 28. Half a million pounds sterling has been promised to establish a great fishing industry at Cuxhaven, at the mouth of the Elbe, to compete with the British industry.

NEWCASTLE MUSES DISPUTE. 1 € Sydney, October 29. J The colliery proprietors express deterinitiation to resist the Newcastle miners' I fresh demands. 1 [The men are demanding an increase 1 of 8d in the hewing rate, while the pro- 1 prietora propose to give an increase of ' 4d only.] t THE DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA. i Sydney, October 2!). < Large numbers of stock from the drougiit-stricken districts of Now South i Wales are being driven to Victoria. i i 1 A FRUSTRATED PLOT. New York, October 28. A plot to kidnap Miss Helen Gould while travelling on a train, in Arkansas and hold her for ransom was discovered in time. Police precautions prevented the conspirators carrying out their scheme. INDIAN UXHEST. Calcutta, October 28. Pandu Upadhva, editor of the newspaper Sandhya, arrested on a charge of sedition, died in hospital after an operation. There was a great demonstration at his funeral. His ashes were eagerly lollected. AN ABORTIVE DUEL. Berlin. October 28. A bitter fend footworn the representatives of two Smith American republics ■ at The Hague Conference led to a duel I with pistols lieing fought at Cologne. ; The duel was resultless. ) CONGO ATROCITIES. London, October 28. Mr Murdoch, a Baptist missionary, traversed the Congo Crown Domain, gives a harrowing description of the slavery and tyranny under King Le> " pold's special staff.

A MURDERER HAWED. Sydney, October 29. Baxter, who was convicted of murdering Mrs Macnamara. was executed today. Death was instantaneous. [Mrs Macnamara lived next door to a factory m which Baxter was employed as night watchman. Baxter confessed the crime. He stated that he committed the crime to get money to go to New Zealand. He secured £2O. He had not intended to kill Mrs Macnamara, but site would not keep quiet.]