GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 172, 11 July 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

Received 10th, 11.20 p.m. Loudon, July 10. Lord Charles Bercslord declined to communicate anything regarding the signalling incident except to the Admiralty. Received July 111, 10.10 p.m. '" London, July 10. Lord Saint Aldwyn, in unveiling at the Colonial Ollicc a memorial bust ol Robert .Herbert, paid a high tribute to his personal administrative qualities. Received 10th, 11.30 p.m. Ixmdoii, July 10. In connection with the Government mission to inquire into marine lishery, I Sir Joseph Ciirrulhers visited twenty ports of England and Scotland and speiii a considerable time in investigating trawling and canning and curing factories at Aberdeen. Jte is preparing an extensive report making important recommendations. The Congregational Congress declined Australia's' invitation to hold the next Congress there, owing to the impracticability of getting adequate representation at so great u distance from the chief centres of Congregationalism. At the Congregational Congress, Mr. Grilliths, a Brisbauitc, read a paper on elementary education in Australia and New Zealand. IJe stated the colonists ■hoped to a national guard 1 o'r 80,000 drilled and well-armed men, not for conquest, but England has a singular little way of occasionally requiring their services in defending the common flag. Dr. John Fordyce, of Sydney, described the progress of temperance legislation in Australia and New Zealand. In connection with the naval manoe-

iivres, a flotilla of 17 submarines steamed into Dover and Firth of Forth under water, except their conning towers, at a speed of ten knots, without a hitch. King Edward, accompanied by Queen Alexandra, opened the Royal Edward dock at Bristol.

In the House of Commons, Sir Edward Grey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, said he did not propose to accept any responsibility for the international affairs in Persia. An apology had been demanded for disrespect to "the Legation which, he understood, wonlA IAJ forthcoming. The loan for the purchase of lifeh hind is quoted at l'/ 3 per cent, premium.

At. St. Anne's, in Lancashire, Over one .hundred people were afflicted With ptomaine poisoning through eating bud sandwiches made of potted meat. Two of them have died.

Following on the recent abandonment of the prosecution of McGuirc on tile charge of committing w hnt is known as the Clill' murder sit Bournemouth, ilcGuirc has been arrested tor deserting from the Arniv.

Mr. .Insliee Darling, p'residing at the Notts Assizes, remarked (hat the "cat" had proved a great deterrent from crime at Cardiff since his visit there a few months ago. While there he had sentenced Riley, a collier, (o 18 strokes of the '-eat" and six months 'imprisonment for robbing witln violence. In response to an appeal made i>v Lord Desborough through the Daily Mail, the public in,a week subscrih»i £12,000 to entertain the athletes c :: peting in the Olympic Gaines. ihe visitors will be entertained hv the Government at a banquet. Received loth, M.2 pan.

New York, Jul,' ! i. Owing to the United States' huh drawing Ms representative from Cii'i

cas, Venezuela J«s withdrawn its Charge d'Allaircs from Washington. The loss occasioned liy (he great lire at Port nu Prince, capital of Havti, was £'2,000,000.

Salonika, July 9. A soldier assassinated General Sheinsi at Jfonastir. General Sheinsi had frequently been engaged in punitive onenu tions against the Albanians. The assassin escaped.

Berlin, Julv I). Tmhof, formerly n postal employee, wn« sentenced to ten years imprisonment at Munich for blackmailing a lSavarmn millionaire. lie threatened to murder all t-lio millionaire's children m succession until his demands IDr m»ney were granted.

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