GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 27 August 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

ASIATIC (JOLERA j By Cable.—Presa Association—Copyright Received 26, 9.30 p.m. Rotterdam, August '2O. Five deaths from Asiatic cholera have occurred in Rotterdam. persons are isolated ami under observation.

KBOOVEUY OF JEWEU JillY. Received 20, p.m. liOiidon, August 26. Mappin and Webbs' jewellery recover ed by the police i« valued at t'45,000.

THE VICTORIAN FLOODS. London, August 25. Maluiraj-Kumar Sir Prodyot C. Tagore, lion, secretary to the British Indian Association, lias telegraphed to Captain Collins expressing his sympathy with the sufferers by the Victorian Hoods. He ollera to raise a subscription if it will he acceptable. | A PEER'S SUICIIDE, London, Augus't 25. Lord Elliot committed suicidc_ whilst temporarily insane by shooting himself with a gun at Earl St. German's seat,

near Plymouth. EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY. Rome, August 25. An earthquake was experienced in 'the Siens district in Italy. A few were killed, hut many injured. Houses and 1 convent* collapsed owing to the violence I of the disturbance.

PERSIAN ROBBERS ATTACK A TOWN.

Teheran, August 25. Eight-hundred robbers are attacking a tower in a village- near Kerman, Persia, wherein inhabitants have taken refuge. They include Mr. Wright, of the Imperial Bank, and Mr. James, of the Indo-European Telegraph. Relief from Teheran is impossible. i

RUSSIAN PROFESSORSHIPS. St. Petersburg, August 23. The Russian Government is founding professorships of aerostatics in its industrial colleges.

TOLSTOI'S SECRETARY BANISHED. London, August 25. Count Tolstoi's secretary, Goosef, lies been .banished from Russia for distributing Tolstoi's books, 071 the ground that they arc revolutionary.

HONDURAS' FINANCES. New York, August 25. Honduras, a republic in Central America, is seeking to liont ,i two million pounds loan n New York for the purpose of refunding its foreign ''clit [The debt of Honduras is C.),3M.n70. Tf. i-t'Mis were raised lietwen a'i'l JS 7 O for the purpose of constructing -Mi inter-ocea'tic railway, hut a small proportion only was expended for t!' purpose.]

A SHARPER SENTENCED. London, Almost 2.1. j George Thompson, a n American, was j sentenced to six month"' imprisonment \ for stealini £IOO from William Strong, an Australian merchant, by means of the confidence trick. A NOTABLE CONSECRATION. London, August 2.". Yesterday's ceremonv was *h" I>'*t consecration at St. Paul's to on arch- | hishon since the Reformation. The archbishop. consecrated last at Old St. Paul's was Simon Aslip, in 1310.