GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 64, 5 March 1908, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

111 DEATHS IN A WEEK, Received 4th, II p.m. London, March 4. There were 141 deaths from influenza in London last week.

VENGEANCE j New York, March 3 j Irritated by the efforts of the police to discover the anarchist who murdered a priest at Denver, another anarchist gained admittance to the residence of Mr Snippy, Chief of the Chicago Police. He wounded Shippy'a son and coachman and then shot and stabbed Shippy himself. The latter defended himself and finally sbot the anarchist dead. CHURCH ROBBERS SENTENCED. Paris, March ">. Antuine Thomas was sentenced to six years' penal servitude, and tin re others, Francois Thomas, Fnire. and Dirfay to two years' for Church robberies.

"JOSS" ROBINSON ON TRIAL. London, March 3. At her trial "Miss" Kobinson stated that Mr. Kimber, her eonusel, demanded from the shipping company compensation for the loss of her letters during the voyage from New Zealand. These proceedings were futile. The letters had never been lost. Kimber gave her (Robinson) a clique to pay the company's legal expenses, aid "he (Robinson) declared she was ignorant "f tinclaim. Kimber. .he -aid. hid acted thus in order to make a sensation.

RAILWAY COMBINE DISAM/NVPft London, March :S. Mr. Justice Lan<rei>ce decided tliat tlif |>ooling -chemc of tin '"reat N'"r thcrn and Railway i>m panie- exceeded the statutory power- "*r tin- companies An appeal against thi* deci-ion will be heard ou Monday. PROTECTION OF TRADE MARKS. London, March 3. Britain and Japan are negotiating for the protection of British trade marks in Japan.

DARINO THEET. London. March :i. While Hprr lleyinann. representative of an Amsterdam firm, was passing the 'ienrral Pott Office in London. thirxe-jo-tled him and stole a containing ■CVSfm worth of diamond*. COLONIAL ATHLETIC (N EXCLAXT). London. .March :i. K. L. Robinson, of Adelaide, won the putting-the-weight competition at Ox ford t'niversitv sports, throwing a distance of 4W inche?.

SUICIDE IX PRISON'. j Berlin. March .1. j Captain Von (Jnelien, who ha<l Wen j sentenced to death for murdering )l.ij»r Von SehoenoWct. enmmitted suicide in bis c*H at Allenstein prison. Hi- friends provided him with this upportunity to e-eape the gallow-. FREXm IN* MOltlH'fO. I'aris. March 1. Franee i* notifying Ibe Powers that she will increase (General Hamad"'- fore to !o\nnn. Sh,. 1« firmly resolve! (o fulfil her pledges regarding Morocco. BRITISH IX MAM. Ransknk. March %. A minnritv of ibc <-'iam Trliani''■* " Wntemplatei ccdin;> the Suit's f ,f Ke lantan Mnd Tmtarm lo Britain, in re|lnrn for a modification of Britain's «tra ■ territorial rights ; n si-j.i, ~ro. I*r.