GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 18 December 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

A RECENT WRECK. London, December 10. IX-uib, have been received oi the wreck of the Thomas .Law=ou at Scilly lslands, by which sixteen lives were lost. The Thomas law son was a seven

masted schooner, and tne largest schooner iu the world. Her captain declined the assistance of two lifeboats, but accepted the aid of a pilot. The pilot, however, was drowned in attempting to board the Thomas Eawsou. The vessel dragged her anchors and drilled close to the Annette rocks, and then turned turtle. The lifeboats returned. The captain was seen clinging to the rocks with his wrist broken. The pilot's son heroicaUy swam through the breakers amid the jagged rocks and rescued the captain. KEIR HARDIE IN AUSTRALIA.

Sydney, December 17. I A l.irg.' gathering at the Trades Hall "■•ho 1 Mr Keir llnrdie to Svdncv. .Mr liiirdi.e declared it had been said h'is want of tact and judgment in India had chilled the unanimous reception he would otherwise have received from Anstr.iliin people. If that were so he was very thankful that his want of tact had produced such desirable results. He had come to Australia to meet the Lalmr party. The crime he had committed in Tndia was the same as he was committing in Australia and the crime

whereof he would probably die guilty —that of mixing with the common people. Labor members entertained Mr Keir Bardie to dinner at Parliament House.

LORD KELVIN'S HEALTH. London, December 16. Lord Kelvin's condition is reported to be worse. RAID BY BURC.LARS. London. December IdBurglars visited Bailev Thorpe Hall, Lord T.on«dile's Rutlandshire seat. They carried off much bootv. including manv Jockey Club relics and roval gifts. The burglars overlooked a packet containing £2llOO worth of property. HERMAN MILITARISM. Berlin. December 111 Tli- Prince of Thnrn and Taxis has rc-i'.'wri from the Oenn in Navy League. Many resignations have also been reecived in Berlin. EXOnrS FROM AMERICA.

New York. TW-cnihcr Id. DuriiiL' five week': in Voveniber : .».l December I:>O.fWV) eteera?.. im-'Senwrs left American Atlnnf!.- iin.l-- f„v l->, r . one with c.'.noo.onn ;„ fhei,- ~0-->-;,,„. During the same period la-f year oulv .■;4.00n left.