GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 91, 13 May 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

A LIVING WAGE FUND. Received 12, 11.30 p.m. London, May 12. The Congregational Union living w*ge ministers' fund stands at £33,360. THE VICTORIAN LOAN. Received 12, 0.45 p.m. London, May 12. The i»' great satisfaction in the city J at the success of the Victorian load, .»? after a comparative failure of recent - \ Australian Issues. COUNTY COUNCIL LOAN. Received 12, 9.45 p.m. ) • • London, May 12. '■ The London County Council is issuing . £2,250,000 at 3'/ 2 per cent., with a mini- , mum of 102. z *"- RUBBER PLANTATION. j Received 12, 9.45 p.m. J London, May 12. "1 The Momibri rubber plantations hav» lieen registered witli a capital of £52,600 '* .to acquire the Wickham estate at' Co- '-, lingwood Bay, in Papua. t THE TASMANIAN CABLE. \ Received 12, f1.45 p.m. London, May 18. Mr. Wolfe Barry (chairman) state* j that the Eastern Extension Company , : intends to pick up the Tasiuanian cable, !l AMERICA'S IMMIGRANTS. \ London, May 11. - £ The Times' New York correspondent, i discussing the forthcoming legislation jj and tlie suggested inervaA per head of i taxation, remarks that Congress plainly 1 fnvors the controlling of immigration •' from South Europe owing to the admix- i turc of criminals and other inferior J types oi persons. If possible it would "j prefer to restrict immigration to British ! | and other .peoples in Northern Europe. 1

WONDERFUL WIRELESS. • I London, May 11. JS Hcyland, a Norwegian, and Clialon i'-sj and Chantclot, Frenchmen, have an- \, nnnnccd simultaneous inventions rvapec- % tivcly for recording cthergrama in print ' i anil transmitting handwriting. 5

FLAO SENTIMENT. London, May 11, Mr. Ilaldano, Secretary of State for -J War. speaking in the House of Commons in reply to Mr. W. W. Ashlev, regarding the (lying of the Union *Jack ■ on Empire Day, said he did not thin* th ? Empire was held together by flag flying. The remark was rfceived wltfi Ministerial and Labor checre.

JAPANESE VISIT TO VANCOUVER. V? Ixindoii. Mav 11. W The Pall Mall Ctotie protests fl against the eliariiah ineivilitv shown g hy the City Council of Vancouver In 1 declining to participate in th« iortll- I coming welcome io two Japanese- I cruis'ers. .» ' A VALUABLE PRESENTATION. I „,. ■ , London, May 11. -,.* I in; Duke nt Norfolk has presented "-3 Norfolk Park, worth £UO,OOO, to Shet- 1 field. ' , ) x BUENOS AYRKS STRIKES ENDED. j Buenos Ayres, May 11. " 1 Inc strikes have terminated. .1 COMMERCIAL TREATY. -1 Ottawa, May 11. M lanadn lias consented to open fresh <! negotiations with Italy for a eommtrcial M treaty. 1 BEER DUTY. l 4 t, , , , London, May 11. j r,v "\ tv ,.?," forol « n Um '■«» been'-yi fixed at a shilling per 30 gallons. -.'.; MOBILISATION BY MOTOR CAR. ' * f , . Berlin, May 11. i Cermnny is following Britain's ex- I ample ■„ vxpenmenting in mobilising ' t oops l, v mulor <, av Rt vrnnkforfc « Mrnsburg, and other places. * a " on '' \ GERMAN DREADNOUGHT DOCKS. « twelve (..erman docks for Dread- J oughts are either built or lmildiu«. M including nine in the North Sea. *' W SMTWLEI) ARMS. _ M ■n Calcutta, Mav 11. M 2» A '!"tralian and New Zealand 'j9 ™<> «b<'n the new rifle w l