GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 39, 5 February 1908, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

BttSTRICIION OF IMMIGRATION. .Vancouver, February 3. The Government's Bill for the restriction of immigration has been read a second time in the British Columbia Assembly. AX EXCITING JOURNEY. London, February 3. Mrs. Ashton Harbord, accompanied by C. Pollock as pilot, had an exciting balloon journey from London. The balloon travelled fifty miles an hour, and descended in Verdun forest during the night after many rapid ascents and descents. It alighted safely, though the car was overturned and the balloon ripped. KEEPING AHEAD OF GERMANY. London, February 3. Owing to Germany's naval progress, Cabinet has decided to substantially increase the naval estimates for 1908. A still larger increase is expected in 1909.

S LOCK-OUT THREATENED. London, February 3. The masters of the shipyards in tli# North-East Counties of England have notified that they will lock out 30,000 «mploye«> on the 15th inst. unless the shipwrights' and joiners' dispute is setfled.

the impersonator of a COUNTESS. London, February 3. Rose Bobinson, who impersonated the Oonntess of Cottenham, on promising not to repeat the annoyaaco. was bound over to come up for sentence if called on. . . [Hose Robinson lived in Victoria for some time, masquerading as the Countess of Cottenham. When she left there, her friends who went to Knpflnnd naturally called on her at the Countess of Cottenham'* residence—to the great annorance of the real Connie^.]