GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 161, 2 August 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

A HISTORICAL COUNTRY HOUSE. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, July 30. Sir Robert Lucas Tooth, of Sydney, lias purchased the Earl of Chesterfield'* historical country house, Holme Lacy, and 3400 acres of land. The entire property of 5500 acres was previously submitted to auction. It elicited a bid of £210,000, but did not reach the reserved price placed upon it, PUBLISHING A SEDITIOUS LETTER. London, July 30. Sir W. S. liobson, a Liberal, speakI ing in the House of Commons, sharply I censured Tlic Times for publifbng I Krisimavarna's seditious letter.

.SHORTAGE OF INDIAN TEA. London, July 30. Owing to a drought, in India there it a shortage in the shipment of llndiaa tea to England.

GENERAL BOTHA. London, July 30. General liotha baa been ordered a rest cure ut Kissingen.

THE CASABLANCA INCIDENT* Morocco, July 30. M. Briand, Premier of France, has pardoned the deserters from the Foreign Legion, who were recently . courtmartialled at Casablanca, A DIVORCE AND HEAVY DAMAGES, London, July 30. William Rauson, licensed victualler at Walsall, obtained .tloOO damages and a divorce from his wife, who is alleged to have eloped to Cliristchurch, IT«r Zealand,, with Isaiah Oldsbury, who was Mayor of Wedneerbury three times, She took liet children with her.