GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 131, 25 May 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

JAPAN IN MANCHURIA'., London, May 22. The Morning Post announces that Eussia has sold the Kwanghantse-Harbiu railway to Japan. ENGLISH NEWSPAPER IN PEKTN. Clinton, May 22. A newspaper, called ''Chinese Publfc Opinion," written in English and managed by Chinese, has appeared iu Pckin. AMERICAN-JAPANESE CONVENTION.

New York, May 22. The Senate at Washington has ratified conventions between America and Jn]»n for the protection of inventions, designs, trade marks, and copyrights belonging to American-Japanese, against, fraudulent imitations for the purpose Of trading in Chinese and Korean markets.

AMERICAN MAIL SUBSIDIES. New York, May 22 1 . A conference of the two Houses aft Washington, relating to the Post Oflice subsidy, accepted the Semite's amendment providing a subsidy to carry mails to Japan, China, Australia, South Am*' ricn, and the Philippines. Vessels of • •" second class arc to be paid thi> rate as the first clan. . Same Received 24th, 4.20 New Y' p.ui. The United States pork, May 23. mail subsidy propos*-" .ouse rejected the A, A VAW DIVOKCB. Mr. f> New York', May 22. vorw' -Ufrcd Vauderbilt has been diCHARGES AGAINST POOR LAW GUARDIANS.

..... London, May 22. l'-ight of the Mile-End Guardians and two «c-Guardians have been charged witlr conspiracy and aiding and abetting James t'alcutt, a builder, in making excessive charges and ignoring the auditors' warning. SUCCESSFUL AERONAUT'S. London, May 22. Mr. Kollow and Mr. A. J. Staughtoit, ot Melbourne, ascended -1800 feet in the 1 Hon. W. Holies' balloon, travelling from Battersca to the shore of the North Sea at forty miles an hour. Mr. Kellow also ascended from l'aris on Mr.-Far-ina n's aeroplane. LUSITAMA'S NKW RECORD. London, May 22. The Liisitiinia, in a journey to New York, beat (he record for the long route by llnee hours and a-half.