GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 279, 19 November 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

EDUCATION BILL. London, November 17. The militant High Church party's opposition to the Education Hill compromise is causing apprehension in Government quarters. SWEDISH ROYALTY VISIT ENGLAND. London, November 17. The whole of the fleet saluted the King and Queen of Sweden on their arrival at Spithead. Tho Prince of Wales welcomed them and escorted them to Windsor Castle, where King Edward and Queen Alexandra are staying. HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. London, November 17. llr. John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalist Party, has inaugurated a new Home Rule campaign in British constituencies, AMERICAN ATHLETES' COMPLAINTS. London, November 17. Owing to persistent misrepresentations m Amorica respecting the fairness of the Olympic contests the Amateur Athletic Association has issued a crushing reply. THE TERRITORIAL ARMY. London, November 17. fn die House of Commons, Mr. R. B. Haldnnc, Secretary for War, announced the creation of a new Department under Lord Lucas designed ,to ilooU after the territorial forces. BIG COMPENSATION. Berlin, November 17. It is reported that the Goiman Govcrnmont paid £IO,OOO to suppress the interview with the Kaiser which was to appear in an American magazine. BLOODSHED INA~I,AW COURT. ! ( Berlin, November 17. Grosse, a Berlin merchant, on bciii" nonsuited in a claim by the High Court at Leipsig, fired tea shots. The first missed tint judge, at whom it m aimed ,and severely wounded t lawyer. Another killed the clerk oi the Court. THE 'FRISCO ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE. San Francisco, Novs'iuer 37. Mr. Honey, District Attor.ny, who was shot in Court while oi-iseeutino-Abe Ruef on charges of ''-graft" £ recovering.

THROWN OVER A CLi'iT. , London, Nove ■l'-er 17. Mrs. Lloyd, wife of an ofli-al at Dublin Post Ollice, and her ~icv ivcrj walking at llowlh whoa two men i';e' iinmded their money. The women refused, and the men threw them bot'i oi-e,-a dill'. Mrs. Lloyd was idled. The neice is dying.