GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 274, 12 November 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

A NEW APPOINTMENT. Received 12, 0.15 a.m. London, November 11. Mr. Lloyd-George lias succeeded the late Sir John Piilcstin as Constable of .Carnarvon Castle.

A CLERICAL APPOINTMENT. Received 12, 0.15 a.m. ■ London. November 11. ._ Ihe Rev. Cro/.ier has resigned his living at St. George's. Dublin, worth CSOO a year to assume the headship of the Jiusii Brotherhood in (jiiccnsland.

CUISKR UNION OF THE EMPIRE Received 12. 11.15 a.m.

1/mdon, .November 11. Mr. Abe Bailey's Closer Union Society in South Africa is developing an extension of the movement with a view to interesting all the British dominio is and independencies in closer mutual relations, also with the Motherland. Men are to be .selected in the different colonies to work their own centres on lines that have been so successful j n South Africa.

GERMAN AMBASSADOR AT WASHINGTON. Berlin, November 10. Ilorr Bernstorll, German diplomatic agent at Cairo, has succeeded the late Baron Yon Sternburg as Ambassador at Washington. A FORTUNE FOR A TITLE. New York, November 10. Senator Elkins refused to sanction a morganatic marriage between his daughter mi the Due d' Azruzzi. King Victor therefore consented to accord to Miss Elkins the position of a royal princess.

A SENSATIONAL DUEL. New York, November 10. ' A sensational street duel occurred at Nashville, Tennessee. Robin Cooper shot and killed ex-Senator Carmadi on account of a political feud. PLAGUE AT LIVERPOOL. London, November 10. There have been two fata! cam* -<rf plague nt Liverpool. A third patient is recovering. AH worked on board a coaling barge. OBITUARY.

London, November 10. Obituary: Sir J. J. Duveen, donor of the new wing of the British gallery. The Right Hon. Sir James C. Mathcw (who was till recently Lord Justice of Appeal) is dead. BRITISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

London, November 10. The municipal elections resulted in tlic return of 1(1.") Conservative niavors lin JCngland and Wales. 11l Liberal | I'nio-jists, 121 Liberals, and 5 Labor i men. PUEXNAN'.S MONO-RAIL.

London, November lit. In tlie House of Commons, tile UnderSecretary for the Colonies (Colonel Neely) stated in reply to questions that JSronuan's gyroscope mono-railway was a most interesting invention. He promised to consider the possibility of enabling members to see it a( work. Cntil it had Ih'ci prncticallv tested, he said, it was impossible to sav whether it was suitable for the purpose of opening up Africa.

liEUKixrrriox of a land NATIONALIST. London. November in The Order of Merit has l,r ~,',,,. fcrred on Alfred Russell Walhiee president of Cue La„,l Nationalisation 'Snciety.

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