GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 48, 22 March 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

IXTEK-YAKStTY SPORTS. London, March 19. At the inter-University sports Oxford beat Cambridge by six events to four. -Murray, of Cambridge (a Ninth Australian) won the long jump, covering 21 feet 10% inched. Received 22, 0.30 a.m. London, .March 21. -Murray jumped 22ft and '/.in CANADA AXD CEIi.MANV. Montreal, March 19. Dr Karl Lang, the tierman Imperial Consul-Oeneral, lias arrived at Montreal with the object of arranging a tarilf settlement between tlermany and Canada.

VESSEL SHOUT OF FEEL. Durban, March 19.

The steamer Tiberius is repairing her machinery at Durban. Ship's stores and ilixturcs had to be burnt owing to shortness of fuel,

TIIK Ml/KDEllOl's MAFIA. Home, March l',l. All agent of the shipping company who arranged the transport ot Detective Pctrosini's body to relinquished the contract ' owing to the Mafia's threats.

MJiUiUl'llXK-FI.II NJIII'l'IM; SEKVK'K. London. .March ]!). .Mr 11. E. Sloi K lt, it Melbourne ship owner, reports tliat lit: can acquire the steamers Obidinse and .Madicrensc, in-, lonjjiii}; to the Booth Steamship Company, Liverpool, for the proposed .Mel-bourne-Fiji service, lit- stipulated, however, Hint the Vielorian tiiivi-ni-m«it must lirsl notify its acceptance !of his provisional tender. LAAV BOOKS HF.COVF.iIF.I). I l.omlon. March 111. I Hooks recently stolen I'r.nn Lincoln', Inn Library have been reeovered. RI'SSIAX KMKIKAYI'S Foil Al s I THALIA. ■London. .March I'l, A large party of agricultural peasants in South-eastern are ap-l plying for assistance for passages to New South Wales, conditional on the (lovermnenl finding tlicin employment j at fanning. |