GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 296, 9 December 1908, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNORSHIP. v Received 8, 10.30 p.m. London, Decern oer 8. Sir Day Bosanquet has been gazetted Governor of South Australia. "" lUUTAINS NEW ARMY.

Loudon, December 7. The Daily Mail reports that a surprise parade to test the speed with which the territorial forces could \r: mobilised was executed at Essex yesterday, it was a complete success. CROSSCOUNTRY RACE. Loudon, December 7. Lclemcs, a Tasmaman student at Oxford, finished first in the inter-Univer-sity cross-country race of 7|A miles. .Oxford won by 11 points, scoring 33 to Cambridge's ii. The winner's time' was 42roh 30sec. VETERANS' RELIEF FUND. London, Dcn-nibcr 7. The relief fund for veterans organised by Lord Roberts has reachc I ,£33,000. 'lbis enables relief to be giv.i in 800 cases. A JUDGES LIFE THREATENED. ! London, December 7. Judge Moult', of the Insolvency Court, received a letter warning him that he was "first favorite for the Bullet Stakes,'' and advising him to "run stiff." The writer added: 'Youll be very stiff before long, make no mistake!"

GERMANY'S FINANCES. Berlin, December 7.

Herr Sydow, Secretary to the Gernian Treasury, staled in the Reichstag tliat the deficit for 1!)07 was al,!KIO,f)IIO. The estimated deficit for tire current year, was £5,3110,000.

THE AMERICAN FLEET. Singapore, December 7. Admiral Sperry's fleet of American battleships has arrived at Singapore.

A JEW TURNS OX JUS PROSECUTOR. New York, December 7. Myers (the Australian -few who was recently arrested at Pittsburg on a charge of defrauding many wealthy Americans by representing himself nhaving been sent by the Rothschilds, of Loudon, to find investments for certain money) has now caused the arrest of liis prosecutor, I'iddison. a Wall Street broker. lie accuses I'iddisf f renting stock certificates so as to enable borrowers to obtain loans.

OA.BLE KEWB

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