GENERAL CABLES.
BANK FAILURE. New York, May IS. The Alleghany National Bank has suspended payment. DISTRUST OF BIUTAIN. Berlin, May !8. Herman publicists warn Hie Government that General lan Hamilton Ims visited St. Petersburg to arrange an Aiiglo-P.rcneh-RuSsian Military Convention, aimed at Germany.
RUSSIAN FINANCE. St. Petersburg! May 18. The Douma's Budget Committee reported against a credit of £1,000,000 for the construction of battleships. A Committee of the Russian Upper House approved the immediate const ruction of the Amur railway, despite Count de Wilte's warning that the cost would be X 32,500,000. JAPAN AND KOREA. Tokio, Mav l,s. Marquis Ito, in a speech at Seoul, declared that Japan's peaceful development of Korea was intended to secure ■to the Koreans their -independence 'l'ii,. Koreans would then become allies. The speech aroused enthusiasm. CHALLENGING WRIGHTS THE AERONAUTS. Paris, Mav IS. Mr carman has challenged the Wright Brothers to speed and distance trials with nreoplmics „( p ilris ,■„,. clm sltle. I
I CANADIAN AMAIKS. ~, ~ . , Ottawa, :.f;i v is. ivLiir-Admiral liingsmill } m accepted command of the Canadian Marino Ser AtkS' 1 % a ' llUoili "« "«•"•" to tlu
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 127, 20 May 1908, Page 2
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180GENERAL CABLES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 127, 20 May 1908, Page 2
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