GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 129, 22 May 1908, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

EXTRAORDINARY MURDER. New York, May "0. Mr George Sterrv, a multi-millionaire, was murdered by his son because lie proposed to marry a young wife. THE PORTE AND FRANCE. j Constantinople. May 20. The Porte, under threat of other proceedings, 'lias accepted the terms demanded by M. C'onstans, French Ambassador, for a settlement of the Hera-t-lea coal mines dispute. RUSSIA HAS A GRIEVANCE. St. Petersburg. May 20. 'Mr. Stolypin affirmed that one of Russia's principal grievances was Finland's adoption of bins affecting Imperial interests without consulting the Imperial Government. There arc indications that M. Stolypin will consult the Finns on the liill regarding Finland about to be introduced ill the Douina. GERMAN-FRENCH RELATIONS. London, May 20. The Daily Mail's Berlin correspondent says that the German Foreign Office is investigating the complaint of the Legation at Fez that one of the German Consuls sent a messenger with a letter to the commander of a neighboring French force and that French soldiers beat the messenger and that one of the soldiers spat on the letter. The incident will lead to immediate representation being made to France. THEFT OF JEWELLERY. London, May 20. A lady and gentleman of Manchester, about to start for Liverpool, deposited in the guard's van of the train four packages. The guard himself did not see them deposited. Shortly afterwards another lady informed the guard that she was compelled to postpone her journey and obtained from- 'him the. largest of the four, containing" £20,000 -worth of securities and jewellery. The owners discovered their loss at Warrington. A woman was arrested at Liverpool in possession of the package, but declined to reveal her identity. AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION. London, May 20. The Duke of Argyll, presiding at a meeting of the London and Central Emigration Board, commended the Commonwealth's example and made a donation of £IOO to the Board's funds. The representatives of Canada and Australia testified to the usefulness of the institution. The Morning Po-t says that ( fstate of the Federal authority

seenv, to be thwarting Mr. Deakins practical immigration proposal. TIIE UNITY OF I.Alinlt. London, 51av 20. A majority of the Lancashire and Cheshire miners have voted in favor of affiliation with the Labor Representation Committee. MEMORIAL. London, May 20. On the motion of the Hon. A. Lyttellon, JI.P., an important meeting of supporters of the Shakesperian memorial movement appointed a committee to draft a scheme for a National Theatre. KING - < COLONIAL VOLUNTEERS. London, May 20. King'* Colonial Volunteers corps have been established at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. All the Rhodes scholars and most of the Auotra-1 lians have joined. The Rhodes trustees provide horses for the Oxford corps, A DAMPIER MEMORIAL. London, May 20. A memorial to William Dampicr, the uavigator, has been erected at his birthplace, at East Coker. [Dampier lived between 10.52 and 1712, and circumnavigated the globe.]