GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 268, 5 November 1908, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

THE HONGKONG RIOTS. Pekin, November 3. U The Chinese authorties ascribe irr. Hongkong rioting to the manufacture of 10,000 Japanese lanterns inscribed fl with the name "China.'' The rioting a has been subdued. The lanterns vra'e intended to be carried at a monster 1 Japanese procession to mark the cessation of the Chinese, boycott of Japan- 1 eso goods. NEW ADMIRALTY DEPOT, i London. November 3.. ) Admirallv experts lia'vc reported in favor of Dundee as a submarine dupot. i TROPICAL DISEASES. London. November 3. ] Mr. William Knox Darcy, late of r , Queensland, has sent to Lord Chelmsford a donation of €IOOO towards the funds of the Institute for Investigating Tropical Diseases. A PHILOSOPHER'* DEATH. London. November 3. JDr. Cniiil. late master of Balliol College. Oxford, and an eminent writer on philosophy, is dead. GREEK MILLIONAIRE'S DEATH. Lcrnmii. November 3. Mr. John Nlcuaiiuviteli Schilizzi, -i Greek meveliant at Austin Friars, left personality to the value of £2,101.000. The death duties on the estate amount to £280.000. IRISH LEAGUE INTIMIDATION. London. November !!. Irish newspapers have been warned by Mr. A. Bind]. Chief Secretary for Ireland, auainst publishing resolutions passed by the Irish League which may intimidate tenant'farmers. TUB KING'S "MESSAGE TO INDIA. Calcutta. November 3. In honor of the King's message to India 10,000 poor Indians were fed at Madras. There were many similar ccle--1( brutions in all parts of Mia. y CHEAP CABLEGRAM'S. s Melbourne, November 4. '," The Federal Government is end'a--1 voring to arrange with the I'aeifie c ' Cable Boi.rd for a reduction of cable s . rates.

ENGLISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. London, November 3.' Eurtlier municipal returns show thai there have been Conservative gains in many of the larger towns—at Devonport (i, at Crewe (i, at Slieflield 4, and at Huddersiield 1. The Progressives ousted the Moderates at Eastham. The Socialists lost live scats at Crewe.