GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 61, 2 March 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

EXHIBITION MUSIC. London, February 28. The Agents-General suggest that since the cost would be £I4OO to engage The King's Colonial Band for the Franco* British Exhibition, It would be better for the Australian Governments to subsidise the Boulder Band to that extent, trusting the public to provide the addition cost of their visiting London.

GERMANISING POLAND. Berlin, February 28. The Upper House of the Prussian Diet, by 143 to 111, rejected the restrictions introduced by its committee on the Polish Expropriation Bill, which finally passed with a few unessential changes emanating from the Lower House; Prince von Buelow urged that the only alternatives were the abandonment of Bismarck's Palish Policy or to adopt the Bill which vjs consistent with that policy and less cruel than half measures.

ALIENS ON BRITISH SHIPS. I London, February 28. The engagement of 38 Chinese hremen on a steamship in the West India dockled to a meoting under the auspices of the_ National Seamen's and Firemens Union vigorously protesting and urging the Government to prevent the wholesale importation of Chinese into British ships at reduced wages.

KING EDWARD. London, February 28. _ King Edward on Monday starts on a visit to Paris and Biarritz lastin" five weeks. LABOR FOR THE RAND. T , . Pan's, February 28. It is scmi-oflicially announced at Paris that Auguaiicur, Governor of Madagascar, is absolutely opposed to the engagement of Malagasy natives foiv the Rand.

THE EGYPTIAN SURPLUS. Cairo, February 28. The Egyptian 1007 surplus totalled two millions.

f THE QUEBEC BRIDGE. Ottawa, February 28 A Royal Commission at Otta™ finds that tlie collapse of tile Queiliec bridge was due to a defect in its design ■ namely, a lack of proper provision for a maximum strain on the central span which was too great for supporting members. " B

THE WAR OFFICE AND AUSTRALIA. Ti -m \„ London. February 28. to. an Agricultural Department's samq otat.ons for 250 tons. The Admira Hn?C C °/ Mi,<l " rn ? is!nS * a »'l are asking for a larger supply.

mr. chamberlain. ■vr ™ , London, February 28. Cannes ' llml ' pvl,,i " ,ms started for SPANISH AFFATRK. Madrid, February 2R. Isiiig Alfonso and the Premier visit Barcelona shortly in order to demon*Y" ~p, ^ mt l ' lol ' l> '* no political danger. Tlie visit i\ regarded in many quarters as highly imprudent.

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