GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 322, 13 January 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

—— m I CONTROL OF A NAVAL BASE. : Received 12, 0.50 p.ui. Ottawa, January 12. ' Reuter states that the Imperial Government does not intend to regain imperial control of Esquimalt, in British. Columbia, where it is proposed to build new dockyards. KINO INTERVIEWS LORD MORLEY. Received 12, 0.55 p.m. London, January 12. His Majesty the King interviewed Lord Morley respecting affairs in IndU. NAVAL ORDER COUNTERMANDED. Received 12, 0.55 pjn. London, January 12. The Daily Mail reports that orders have been received at Vancouver countermanding the despatch of the Igeria

to the Australasian station in March. H.M.S. POWERFUL. Received 12, 0.50 p.m. Sydney, January 12. A wireless message Ims been received from H.M.S. Powerful in tlie forenoou notifying that it will rcadi Svdney tomorrow morning. OBITUARY. Received 12, 0.55 p.m. .. London, January 12. Obituary: Lily, Duchess of Marlborough, TRANSVAAL GOLD YIELD.

_ _ London, January 11. The Transvaal gold yield last rnr is valued at £20,058,000. UNITED STATES FINANCE. i m , Ncw York > January 11. „ f T 'l e Hon. C J' n - Cortelyon, Secretary of the I nitfd States Treasury, recalls fiin.l r < l°," ars of the Government funds from the National Banks on January S3, and another ten minion on February 2. PORTUGAL'S NAVAL PROGRAMME ~ , , , Lisbon, January 11. 1 ortugal has decided to construct ax arsenal and shipbuilding vnrds on (he southern shore of the md toZ Mte tenders abroad for six protected and six (feEXPLOSION IX A COLLIERY. New York, January 11 An explosion at Leiter's collierv. /eiglcr, llmois, killed 25 persons.