GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 164, 2 July 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

NEW YORK-PARIS MOTOR RACE. New York, June 30. In the New York to Paris motor race the American and German ears are well ahead of Scarfoglio's Zust ear in Siberia. All the competitors went to the west of Lake Baikal. EULENBERG SCANDAL, Berlin, June 30. The trial of Prince Philip Eulenborg. on it charge of committing perjury im connection with the Harden case isprt'eoeding behind closed doors. QUEEN AMELIE. Lisbon, June 30V The Dowager Queen Aiuelie of Portugal is suffering from diphtheria. EX-MINISTER RELEASED EROM GAOL. Rome, June 80. Signor Nasi, the ex-Cabinet Minister, who was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for corruption and miiuse of public funds, has been liberated' *. in consequence of the popular agitation ' in his favor. There was intense excitement here when he came from ttui gaol. OBITUARY. - ' Loudon, June 30. Sir Edward Malet is dead, [The Right Hon. Sir Edward Baldwin Malet was British Ambassador to Germany from 1884 to 1805, and had previ-. Ously represented Britain at many foreign Courts. He was u delegate to the: Hague Conference in 1000.] HISTORIC MANSION BURNED. London, Juno 30!The famous historic mansion Douglass Support, the residence of the Reverend. Sholto Douglas, at Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, was destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £IOO,OOO. The property destroyed included many relics of the poet Robert Burns. A MARTYR TO SCIENCE. London, June 30, Dr. Hall Edwards, who had already, lost oue hand through injuries received during the investigation of the properties of X-rays, has now had to submit to amputation of the other hand. '-. IDr. Hall Edwards has been awarded it. pension of £l2O by the British Go-' ijorninent in recognition of his services' to science.] ' APPLES AT THE EXHIBITION. ** . , London, June so,« .Apples from New Zealand, Tasmania, \ Worm, New South Wales, South Australia and West Australia gained first awards in the general competition at, the Franeo-British Exhibition.

i PENSIONING BOKB LEADERS'. I —— I ~. „ Capetown, June 30. m Orangia Assembly unanimously votW a pension of .£IOO to Mr. M T Stela who w.., President of the Orange *«l State fro,,, 1800 to 1000. Mr T \Y. MieU.who was President of the n"tv, 188 l?? P ' 1 nft * r «ard 8 succeed*! Di. l*yto u State Secretary, VM voted a pension of £SOO.

IMMIGRATION TO NK\V SOUTH WALES.

l. r London, June sir. ■Since January 1 tlie New South Wales ■ -reney has granted agisted to- ';" »r m ™: .'Were has been no di ffl . '"lty in obtaining farming Settlers.

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