GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 8, 3 February 1909, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

TIIE i'AXAMA CANAL. Received 2, ll.io p.m. Xew York, February i. Goethcls, chief engineer of the Panama Canal, informed Mr. Taft, Presi-dent-elect, that ships will be able to pass the canal in .January, 1010. THE AMERICAN FLEET. Received i, 11.23 p.m. : Gibralter, February 2. The American licet has arrived at Gibralter. There was a brilliant scene ill the harbor, there being 43 meu-of-waf of various nationalities assembled. ETIIERGRAPHS OX -MAIL VESSELS. Paris, February 1. The newspaper .Matin says that M. Cruppi, French Postmaster-General proposed introducing a Bill for the compulsory installation of ethergraphs on all mail steamers above a certain tonnage. CAXXED MEAT. London, February 1. Two Local Government Board doctors, after a -special investigation, reported thaTlhougTi canned meats, to some extent are contaminated by tinplate, there is not much probability of serious risk of poisoning. NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. London, February The South London railway from Victoria station to London Bridge has been successfully electrilied by - son's single-phase alternating overhead system. FIGHTIXG IX SOMALILAXD. London, February 1. Sultan Obbia heavily defeated the Somali Mullah whose activity lately necessitated an increase of the British forces. . [Britain has a sphere of interest 111 , Somaliland 011 the coa-,1 of the Gulf of Aden. This protectorate has existed I since ISM. and is administered by a , Commissioner. It has about 400 mi es 1 of coast, and extends inland 300 miles . at its deepest point. The area of this • countrv Ls 08.000 square nnles and the population was in 1008 lioo.oon. besides 'olllc 03 whites, 200 India:,-., and 100 coloured persons. HEAVY RAIX. Sydney, February 2. Ileavy rain is falling over a wide area.