GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 305, 21 December 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

PROPOSED NEW STEAMER LINE DROPPED. ~ Received 20, 4.15 p.m. London, December 19. The Shipping Gazette states that ttw proposed new line of steamers between Italy and Australia will probably be dropped, the ship owners finding the terms of the Government demand as a condition for the subsidy too onerous, SLUMP IN SHIPBUILDING. Received 20, 4.15 p.m. London, December 19. Sunderland's ship-building output declined from 111 vessels, with a tonnage of 200,605, in 1007 to 41 vessels, with a, tonnage of 87,350, duriag the present year. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AMERICA. Received 20, 4.15 p.m.. New York, December 19. Mr. Taft, President- elect, has appointed Mr. P. C. Knox Secretary for State.

ENCOURAGING AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS. . London, December 18. At a dinner of the Australian Artists' Club some of the speakers urged that the club should not be overlooked when plana were being considered for decorating the Commonwealth Parliament House. The club decided to petition the Commonwealth Government.

CONTEMPT OF COURT. London, December 18. Mr. H. VV. Bottomley, M.P. faHackney South, lias been fined £3OO for committing contempt of Court by publishing in his paper John Bull an article commenting on Guildhall proceeding*. . [Mr Bottomley was recently arrested on a charge of conspiracy la connection with the Joint Stock, Trust and Financs Corporation.] BOYCOTT OF GERMANS. Pekin, December 18, lucre is a strong movement, backed by the merchants' guilds, for boycotting German goods and institutions *t luaochau. Shipments of Chines* imports from Shanghai to Tsingtu liavff almost censed. .

K the argentine navy. j Buenos Ayrea, December 18.- [ The Bill to authorise the construction of two Dreadnought battleships, which was previously rejected by the Argentine Government, was re introduced and. adopted, It is reported at Buenos Ayres that Britain and America have tendered to Argentine' and Brazil their good offices to promote the dimunitiou of arrnamcuts. THE REBELLION IN HAYTI. Port-au-Prince, December 18. General Simon, the rebel leader, ha* lieen peacefully elected President of Hayti.