GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 19 December 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

GERMAN GOODS IX CANADA. ' Ottawa, December 17. The Hon. W. Paterson, Minister of Customs, speaking in the Dominion House of representatives, announced that the Government was taking steps to prevent German goods entering Canada through England and being allowed in under British preference conditions. THE PERSIAN IXiiEST. Teheran, December 17. The Shah asked lor the dismissal of two hundred armed nationalists who are guarding Parliament. The President refused, ucelaring tuai the Shah was committing treason against the constitution, and that he should be deposed. COMMONWEALTH OFFICE IX LONDON. London, December IS. It is underetood that the London County Council has declined the Commonwealth Government's olfer for a site for the Commonwealth's agency buildings in the Strand. SI'FFKAGIST.S' MEETING DISTURBED. London, December 18. When Mrs. Despard and other militant sulfragistb were speaking at Sutton noxious chemicals and cayenne pepper were scattered about the room. Also rats were liberated and created much alarm. The meeting was abandoned. BISHOP OF CHICHESTER. London, December 18. The Very Kev. C. J. Kidgeway, Dean of Carlisle, has been appointed Bit-hop of CliicTiester.

KOBBEKY OF JEWELS. London, December 18. Burglars stole £2OOO worth of jewellery from llalfour and Sons' shop in I'all Jlall. They overlooked a tiara valued at £20,000.

BRITISH LABOR PAKTY. London, December 18. It is expected that fifteen members of the House of Commons representing tlie .Miner-' Federation will secede from the Liberal Party and vote with the Labor Party.

AXOLO-GEKJIAX IXCIDEXT. Berlin, Decemlier 17. In connection with the recent seizure of German goods by a British warship on tin" Uland of Abumusa, Herr Moenckhaus, senior partner of the German firm involved, declares the action of the gunboat Lapwing in making the seizures was unjustifiable, sinee there was no coal or firearms on Abumusa. The firm only worked the oxide mines under a legal contract let to Moenckhaiis. It is believed the incident will -non lie settled amicably.

DRI'CK CASE. London, December IS. The Scotland Yard authorities are applying for an extradition warrant for the arrest of Robert Caldwell, the absconding witness In the Druec ease, on his arrival at Xew York.