GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 98, 22 May 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

GEORGE MEREDITH'S CREMATION.!

London, May 80.

The remains of the lute George Mere- 4 ditli, novelist, were cremated on Fri- J ilay. A movement is on foot to inter t» the ashes in Westminster Abbey. "4 Received 21, 11.45 p.m. 1 London, May 21. 1 The Westminster authorities refused * (Jorge Meredith's interment at Wettfflia* , ster Abbey, though the Dean of WMt"<| minister conducts a- memorial serviced there to-morrow, . ~i

IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL EX' HIRITION.

J Received 21, 11.45 p.m. % Loudon, May 21. '<& Die Duke of Argyll opened the Im-jS ,ierial International Exhibition at Shep- 3j herd's Bush, Though less important 3 tlinn the Franco-British Exhibition of 11108, the grounds are larger and more ji Bpectaeular and mcirc amusement* and J Attractions, including aeroplane tripi :| and Alpine railway, arc provided J

ITALY'S NEXT DREADNOUGHT. J Received 21, 11.43 p.m. § Rome, May 21. J Italy's next Dreadnought will be of 1 21,000 lons, the principal armament be- J ing 12in guns. | BEiJI-EST TO CHARITIES. | London, May 20. | Mrs. Lucy tirii-c, widow of the late ti ironmaster at Newport, Monmouthshirj, Jj has bequeatiled £100,00(1 to charities J TROUBLE OVER A DRESS EX- 1 HIBITION. !

London, May 20. - Many protests by drapers and -W>H 4 goods chambers have been made against tj Mrs. Ast|iiith holding an exhibition of 1 dresses matte by a Parisian ftnn at 3 the Premier's official residence., 1 THE P. AND O. COMPANY. 1 London. May 20. f The Peninsular and Orient Com- ' pnny lias deelared a dividend on its dc * ferred capital of 7 per cent. ~

OERMAX-AMERICAX PATENTS TREATY.

Berlin, Mav 20. j The Reichstag ratified the iWntl 1 Treaty with America, Hcrr Hollweg ; '. (Minister for the Interior) expressed t«o hope that tire reciprocal protection of * patents would form the basis of the, In> ■ i ternational Patents Law of the future. '