GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 37, 9 March 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

TURKEY'S BUDGET. Received 8, 0.25 p.m. Constantinople, March 8. The Turkish Budget for the coming year will show a deficit of four million pounds. THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS. Received 8, 9.25 p.m. Rome, March 8. The ltaliau elections have given Signor Gioiotti (the present Premier) a large majority. LOUD MAYORS EARTHQUAKE FUND. Received !). O.lj a.m. London, March 8. The Lord Hayor of London's Italian earthquake fund amounts to £138,420. A SHIP ON FIRE. Received ft, O.lj a.m. London, March 8. 'llm Inverkip, from Geelong to Falmouth with a cargo of wheat, put into Vigo with her bunkers and No. 2 hold a lire. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. Received !), 0.15 a.m. Lojidon, Jlareli 8. Strong earthquake shocks arc reported as having Wen experienced along the Guayaquil coast.

I DIX] ZULU'S FATE. Received !), 030 a.m. UuTbftn, March 8. Mr. Dcane (MiiiUtor for Defence), speaking at Durban, announced tliat lJniizulu would never again return to> A TENNIS CH'AMPIOXSIIII>. Received I), 0.30 ,i.m. Txmdon, March S. 11l the Tennis c!niin|>uiiMiip mi tfic* liiviem, Alexander and Mvcrs lient Siinond a~,ill Hitcliio I'lic lio'hfors) 1,7 """?>• 2 ~T'' °- 4 l u ~ :1 - l'<»- '.lie geutlemens doubles.

TRAIN'S SNOWBOUXB. , . , , Yurk. March 7. A hundred I nuns wore snowl>ounil oil I hursday within lifty miles of Washington. FOHTL'XU LEFT HY A BISHOP'S WIDOW. ti i • X - Cw York ' 7. lip death is announced at X ow y or l--11"' widow of the lnt,. Bishop rotter IP Mmmtcil value of ],er estate is ten imlliou sterling. .j . TntMoTi, :i.\ :PKR«U. St. ['otcrsliurj!, March 7. Ku>sia iias sent half a sotnia cnvalrv squadron) (l f Ogssneks to Koslil, m IVrsia.

A (XKIUC VXFROCKKD. Loiklo-jk Mnnli 7. I Hilltop _ Kemiion unfroi'ki'il t)u> Smyth I'inott, who did not appeal*. It wa.s n MHulav and improsMlve cemnonv Hie first of tlio kind hold in "Wales ill ft' thousand