GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 101, 18 April 1908, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

iLUCU XKADt L\ \H\is

London, April 1.1. Advice* from (juetla, in iteluchistan, •tatc that the smuggling of rifles ami ammunition ia {irocveding on an unprecedeated acale via Persian Bc'luciiiiitan. The cargoes arc landed on tile coast »»l of Uwailar and arc conveyed thence by canvau.

THK BOSTON FiKE UJSXES. London, April 13. Tie losses oI the ISritisli Insurance Companies at the Boston lire iiiiionnt to dollars (about U-JOXWI. The Kojral Office has dollars, the Norwich L'niou 2UU.OOU, and the Xortbern .Uaurance 150,000. IKISH JOI£IUCAN ANGLOI'IIOBE. New York, April 15. Iri*k people and Ueruuns in the United States are urgin;; the meml»r- of the Senate to defeat the Aui. ri can arbitration treaty, considering it tipfirst step tonards an alliance between Britain and America. THE CONGO. Brussels. April l.j. A atatement is«oed by the Government of Coagu Free State declares that many of the aaaertion* contained in the report* of British consul? are crroneou-. The Government insists that the natives are left free if they pay the taxes 111 MOttey. The statement denies that Wb•taclea are placed in the way of foreign trade in Congo.

A DEGENERATE'S CRIME. Berlin, April 11. A crowd at Be.!in made desperate attempt to lynch a degenerate named Heidert, the murderer of a youth whose dumeeted remains were found wrapped in an apron. Heidert's wife, uho is an inmate of an hospital, identified the apron vs hem. A PRIVILEGE WITHDRAWN". ' Pekin, April 15. The Chinese Imperial rescript of ISOT giving Roman Catholic Bishops the rank of Viceroys or Governors, and priesti the rank of Prefect*, has been rescinded. INDIA TELEGRAPH STRIKE. Calcutta. April 15. military and postal officers art* now employed >a telegraph operators iii place of those who are on strike. The congestion of merges has been greatly relieved by these means.

EMIGRATION TO CANADA. Ottawa, April 15. There U an extraordinary rush of United States farmer* to the WWtcrn prorincee of Canada. DIAMONDMAKING FORMULA. London, April 15The Divisional Cmirt lias nnlerri the Union of London and h'mitV »»■-*- deliver to the IJow Street the packet supported to contain M. Le noines formula for diamond-making. Mr. Alreaton remarked that the Court fcad not directed what the tfi<mld do with the packel. (The ease is one in whieh a Fr<*i" h enpin«-«T named f.fMnoim> is eliar."-.! -.l'lt oblainin;: a of t , Sir Jnlin- VVernber on \W i;»ith *'f ."i Allegation that lie ..Mild inaniidiamond-. T.emoine was rel. .

eondition that he produced within t»., months hie formula for manufact urin? diamoo(b, which had Uvn dep-)-ited witii the Union and Smiths' Bank. Sir Albert ftc Rut/en, chief How fitrpet. ordered the bank" to produce the packet containing the alleged formula, and on the bank's refusing, appeal Waniadc to the higher court.)