GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 175, 15 July 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

| NEW ZEALANDERS FOR CANADA. I Ottawa, July 13. Some New Zealand pastoralists aro buying ranches in Southern Alberta. CATJ.LE-DRIVINU IN IRELAND. London, July 13. Mr. Justice Kennedy, in addressing n, grand jury at Roscommon, said lie regretted extremely the lawlessness of the country. The prevalence of cattledriving caused great anxiety. He suggested that, instead of proceeding by indictment, it would be better to rely on the ordinary law t which punished such offenders with at least six months' i imprisonment j

"BLACKLEGS" DEALT WITH. Stockholm, July 13. Eighty English dock-workers, who bad been brought to Malmo to taKe the place of local workers out on strike, were placed on board a bulk. A bomb exploded on board the hulk. One of the Englishmen was killed and seven were wounded.

GERMANY IN CHINA. London, July 13. Reports from the Continent state that the German Governuicut lias notified China that the Turkish subjects of China will in future be under German protection. France had exercised this protectorate lor 170 years, and the French Government is not aware that there has bwu any change.

PORTCGUKSE KOYALTX •. Lisbon, July 'ID. The Chamber of Deputies agreed to the clause in the Civil List grant ; " King Manuel £2OO a day. Queen Anielie is refunding to .'. nation £32,400 which was improper-, ly advanceil to lier. AMERICAN IIAILWAY RATES. New York, July 13. A rise in the railway rates on tlw line east of the Mississippi and north of Mie Potomac and Ohio rivers is throated. This is gravely disturbing manufacturing interests in America. Mr. W. C. Brown, senior, vice-president of the New York and Central lines, declared that a rise in rate was the only alternative to a decrease in wages, and that I was out of the question. MACEDONIA AND TIIK POWEIIS. .Soda, July l:i. The Premier of Bulgaria, speaking at Souranjo, declared that Bulgaria would employ force, if necessary, (o prevent the. partition of Macedonia among the Great Powers.

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