GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 253, 19 October 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

PROFESSORIAL, APPOINTMENT. Jtecciveil 18, 4.20 p.m. .London, October 17. Ceorge Gilbert Murray lias been ap- . pointed Regius Professor of Greek at [ Oxford, i INDIANS IN CANADA. Loudon, October Hi. ' An arrangement has been made between tile Imperii!] Government and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier oi tjanaila, to transfer to British Honduras all the British Indians now in British Columbia, provided that the Indians will consent. CHEAP POSTAL FACILITIES. London, October 10. 11l the House of Commons the Post-master-General, Mr. Sidney Buxton, re-1 plying to Mr. llenniker Ilea ton. said he i regretted that Canada and Australia did not participate in the Imperial postal order system, lie was unable to reduce tile charge for the. postage of postcards to the colonies. A CONCESSION TO WOMEN. London, October llj. ■The lioyal College of .Surgeons has resolved to allow women to compete for burgical and dental diplomas. AEROPLANE WRECKED. London. October ]n. Whin experiments „ert> being made ■With all aeroplaiv,! built for the Army at Aldershot, the machine fell from a hcisjlit of twenty feel and was wrecked. Colonel Cody, who was driving it, was thrown out and landed without in]urj\

HHSUDKiNft FROM t'TTIXESK SKKVTCE. London. October 10. The Pckin correspondent of 111? Times srtvs tlm t Mr. KiTider. eiiginoer-iti-diiej (o the northern railway* of Hi inn, 1m« resigned on the ground (hut bo has hoon deprived of nil real auUiority and t'hat liis position has beea. intolerable.

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