GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 240, 3 October 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION. Received i, 10.45 p.m. London, October 2. Henry Hess, editor of a newspaper, is being' prosecuted for misappropriating money entrusted to him for speculation. The amount involved is £IO,OOO, belonging to various persons. He is being prosecuted for perjury whilst under examination for bankruptcy. TRANSVAAL AFFAIRS. Received 2, 11.40 a.m. Pretoria, October 2. Seventy-six Indians liftve been arrested at Komati Poort as prohibited immigrants. Of 373 unskilled unemployed whites in the Johanuosburg mines 100 have been promoted to pernuwent employment. THE KING OF ABYSSINIA. Received 2, 11.40 p.m. London, October 2. It is reported that King Menclik's right side is paralysed . DEATH OF A NOTORIOUS LEADER. Received 3, 1.5 a.m. London, October 2. Obituary: Ibrahim Pasha, a notorious Kurdish leadsr. A WARSniP BOATED. Receiwd 21, 10.45 p.m. London, October 2. 11.M.5. Gladiator has been floated, but the punips nre still inadequate to cope with the water amidships. CLOSING OF THE COTTON MILLS. London, October 1. Since the majority of the Lancashire cotton mills closed, the decrease in the consumption of cngina coal has amount'ed to 750,000 tons a week. The rail--way traffic in the district has greatly decreased, and the running of mnny trains has been suspended. ' Received 3, 1.6 'a.m. London, October 2. The Daily Mail states that the cardroom operatives' executives in Lancashire have unanimously decided against a second ballot. BLACKMAILING A MILLIONAIRE. London, October 1. Charles Winbourne and Arthur Canham, the two blacksmiths who were charged with having tried to extract £SOO from J. B. Joel by a threat of assassination, have been committed for trial.

THE AEROPLANE PERIOD. Paris, October 'l. _M. YVciilor, the purcnaser of the French patents of Wright's aeroplane, lias ordered a French firm to construct fifty of the machines, PIRACY IN CHINA. Port Darwin, October 2. Papers just received bv mail from Eastern Asia, show that piracy is rife 111 the vicinity of Canton. Pirates disguised as passengers seized and looted a steam launch. They killed six out of the seven passengers aad kidnapped the other. rr BRITISH RAILWAY COMBINE. n-u „ , „ London, October 1. The Dai y Express says the formation of thu railway combine will enable the companies to enforc e an all-round re jliiction of wages, a gradual reduct'on of »taffs, and the abolition ot special privileges to employees. REVENUE RETURNS. „ London, October 1. Xhe Government returns for the quarter snow tliat the revenue received SUT 1 f 2O ' 300 ' 00 ?- Customs H^nn C n Iltn>Ut ! (i £8 ' 185 .°<», eieisf. A 5,240,000 and stamp duties £1,830,-

A WORLD'S RECORD. _ London, October 1. lne professional runner, A. B. Postle ran SO yards at iioulton in 7%sw jjet' worlds record.

COURTHOUSE STONED.

toi London, October 1. H.uue. forty-three men charged with cattle-driving were being tried before the Ennistyinon Magistrates, a crowd outside stoned the Courthouse. Policemen dispersed the crowd, striking many with their batons, "

EFFECT OF PENNY POSTAGE tendon, October 1. 1 winy postage between Britain and Amencii was inaugurated to-day Tile TEiast 1 by the

j iCLECTRIOITY CONFERENCE » • London, October I. IWsor ThrelfaH, late of Sydney I mviTHity, has agreed to become tlio C oiimioiuvealth a delegate t 0 the International Conference of tho Electrical X moil to be held at London r.VI'St'AL HEAT IN ENGLAND ~,, , London, October l! mctorian FLOUR.

ti. ir- i • _ Lon(lon . October 1. „f th \l ctormn Government is showing ,n, i 1 f- an , eo ' ni '' t ' s '' Exhibition bread made entirely of Victoiinn flour. Experts consider it excellent,