GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 179, 21 August 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

PROTECTION OF SHIPPING. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 20, 10.5 p.m. London, August 20. The Cape Government has appointed a commission, including Commander- Wills, of the warship Hermes to enquire into lighting the coast for the protection of ill connection with the loss of thcMaoii.

SUFFRAGETTES ARRESTED Received 20, 10.5 p.m. London, August 20. Mrs. Despard, Mrs. Cobden and Mrs. Sanderson, and four other members of the Women's Freedom League, have been arrested in connection with an attempt to intercept the premier (Mr. 11. li. Asquith) outside his official residence.

DETONATORS IN COAL CARGO. Received 20, 10.45 p.m. London, August 20. It is now officially stated that the only detonators were found aboard the Duke of 'Edinburgh.

MARINE BOILER EXPLOSION Received 20, 10.45 p.m. London, August 20. A boiler explosion aboard a destroyer at Weihaiwci (China), killed two and Injured two.

THE CONFIDENCE TRICK. Received 21, 0.35 a.m. /i London, August 20. George Thompson, an American, was remanded at Marvlebone Court 'oi stealing CIOO from' William Strong, m Australian merchant, by means of the confidence trick. A confederate cscap-

FLYING MACHINES IN WARFARE Madrid, August II), Spam has ordered a dirigible ballooi in France for use in Morocco.

EX-PRESIDENT CASTRO. London, August 111. The whereabouts of ex-President Castro, of Venezuela. ( which for slime time hive been a mystery, have now found, lie is at Solares, in northern Spain.

SEDITIOUS PLACARDS. London, August 10. Placards printed in large l title type Jiavc been posted near Dublin and in other purls of Ireland with the inserintion: ''lreland honors Dliingra, who was proiul to lay down his life for his country."

THE AGAMENON REFLOATED. London, August 10. With assistance from tugs the Agamenon, ■which went aground at Sheerncss, was refloated, apparently little damaged.

i ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY. London, August 10, The Archbishop of Canterbury consecrates Archdeacon Wright as Archbishop of Sydney, at St. Paul's on Tuesday I'hi! Bishops of Manchester, Soutliwark, Gibraltar, and Rangoon are assisting at tlie service.

AN ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT. London, August lit. A short circuit of the electric light (•able*' at Olginate, Lake Como, in Switzerland, fired the installations in manv houses. Ten persons were electrocuted ami twenty seriously burned.

THE POPE'S JUBILEE. London, August 10. Jno Chronicle states -that a move ment has boon started to present n co nssai orjran to St. Peter's (llmnc) or jubilee''"™' 1 ° f tl "' P " l "'' S , 'l )is< ' o l ml WIRELESS TELES I? API! V. London, August 10. •Vegotiaiions on behalf of i,he Natal Government arc ling with the Imperial Government with a view to establishing wireless stations on the Natai coast.