GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 229, 21 September 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

SEVERE MILITARY MANOEUVRES. Berlin, September 18. lhe severity of the manoeuvres fa Alsace-Lorraine. resulted in the death. of twenty-one of the German soldieis and tlie disablement of 250. GOLDEN WEDDING DISTRIBUTION. New York, September 18. Mr. W. Singer, the PitUburg steel magnate, divided £3,500,(100 among bin children on the ocoasion of his jrolden wedding. DISCOVERY OF OLD WHITINGS. London, September 18. Dr. Stein, the explorer, discovered in a refuse heap at Karashar, in Eastern Turkestan, paintings, works of sculpture, and also a large collection of Indian, Ohinese, and Thibetan writings of the cighuh century.

it PREFERENTIAL TARIFF. e Ottawa, September 18. s TJiu Congress of Canadian Chambers e of Commerce passed a resolution con--0 ilemning the preferential tariff on woolir len goods ns giving too great an ade vantage to Britislf manufacturers to ;, compete with Canadians. a 1 THE TRANSVAAL INDIANS. ? London, Septismher 18. t It is authoritatively stated that Qtt , British Government is confident that t the Transvaal Government is doing its ; -best to meet the trouble that has I arisen over the legislation of the vol- ; untary registration of Asiatics in a .' fair and considerate manner. MARITIME WAR. London, September 18. - The Secretary for Foreign Affairs! Sir Edward Grey, proposes that tine international conference on maritime war should open on December 1 instead of in October. ™" >'.\ EMPLOYED IN ENGLAND in, n „ London . September 18. 1 nless the Government introduces an I assembles Mr. Alfred Mason, Liberal "U''i'l'.'r for Coventry, will do so

AX IMPORTANT MATTER . . . London, September' 18. He injuries received by Sir T F Buxton, president of the Anti-Slavery Society, ,„ consequence of the fall from his horse, were not serious. AUSTRALIA AND FRANCE. London, September 18. Die Hon. ,T. W. Taverner, A«wtGeneral for Victoria, speaking at a luncheon given to the .Turros of Exhibits at t'he Franco-British Exhibition, said that the trade of Australia with Britain and that of France wefe complimentary to each other and not in competition.

CHESS. London, September 18. In a chess match Lascar beat TarascJi liy fl games to nil. Three games were drawn. ' A MARATHON RACE. Loi.lon. fcptcmlier ]R. 'l'll- levelling News Ims promoted i Mmtlmn riuv of October 15. Mnnv well-known professionals have enteivd

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