GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 41, 7 February 1908, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

A WRECKED STEAMER'S INSURANCES. Received 6th 11.12 p.m. London, .February 0. The steamer Windsor, wrecked on the , Abrolhos R«ef, is insured for £20,000. A SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF CATTLE DISEASE, Received 6th, 11.12 p.m. London, February 0. A serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease has occurred at Gorgie, in Midlothian- Eighty-one cows out of 111 are affected. CROWN JEWELS CUSTODIAN. London. February 5. Sir Arthur Vicars refused to relinquish the office of Ulster King-of-Arms, claiming that he was not notilied in accordance with law. Yesterday his dismissal was regularly formulated. He yields under protect. U'g.il developments are expected. McARTIIIR AND COMPANY. Ijondon. February .">. At a meeting in London of W. and A. McArthur anil Company's creditors, the reconstruction scheme was unanimously accepted. Mr. Whitney, the liquidator. j in a revised statement <jf aceomit!.. estimated the assets at £23j,1)00, and the liabilities at £221,424, leaving a surplus of £14,22; (sic), exclusive of goodwill, which is valued in the balance-sheet of the new company at £t>4,.>B7. Mr. Whitney states that he has issued a call on four of the directors of the old company for £90,000 of capital, but does not believe the call will realise any sulwtantial sum. He has arranged an influential directorate for the new company, none of whom is connected with the old concern, except Mr. C. Colvill. NAVAL STANDARDS. London. February j. Lord Braasey. speaking at Cambridge said Britain's navy was falb'ng below the two-Power standard, but he hoped in time the rivalry between Britain and Germany would be relaxed. If not, it was Parliament's duty to maintain Britain's supremacy at any coat. Battles, h<- adiled. were now won by men. not ships. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. London. February -i. ; Eighty il<,ith~ from inUm-nzji have oc- • urri-d in London since December, I Twenty-two occurred last week. j COM',I) FREE STATE. i Ilrus-eK February .1. M. N-holl lert. the Belgian Premier, asked the Congo Government to open fresh negotiations regarding the annexation of Congo State to Belgium. Ho considered there was an indication that it would be iui|Kissible to carry the present treaty. i•( E A V-GOlXi; SIMM ARIXE. ! New York. February .">. I TV v.lmirattv Department of the ! United States is building a submarine ' ] r.l lie- Lake- type, capald.. of learning ' a ili-tanee of three thousand miles at ,ja s, 1 <.f Hi miles an hour.