GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 211, 11 October 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

THE CZARINA'S HEALTH. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, October 9. The Czarina's health is improving. She is sulfering from a painful though not dangerous complaint. Preparations ari being made for the visit of the Czar to Italy.

A TASMANIAN LOAN. Loudon, October 8. Tasmania is placing on the London market a loan of £3U0,000 at 3'/- per cent, with a minimum of 98'/s, payaole in 1840. Six months' interest is payabl/. in January. |

SUFFRAGETTE INDIGNATION MEETING.

London, October 3. The Women's Social and Political I.cogue held an indignation meeting at Albert Hall as a prolcsj, against the coercion of hunger strikers. It ins subscribed £3OOO, making ii 51,000 bu!jscribed during the year.

THE FELTHAM BANK FRAUD. London, October 8. Hcnson has been found guilty of fraud in connection with Feltham's Hank, and was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. WRECK AT THE ORKNEYS. London, October 8. The Edenmore, from Hamburg, is ashore at Stronsay, in the Orkney Islands. The crew was saved. It is feared the vessel is a total wreck.

A SHIPPING ARRANGEMENT. London, October 8. •it is reported that the Hamburg German-American Steamship Co. has aira.iiged with the Swedish South African '.■ lie lo stop competing against one another. , Tkty have agreed alternately to despatch monthly steamers between Sweden and Australia.

110? WAREHOUSE DESTROYED. London, October S. One of Leinay's hop warehouses at Southwavk was gutted by lire and 500 pockets of hops destroyed. The damage is estimated at £OO,OOO. Three oilier of Lomay's warehouses were untouched by Hie Haines. CAPK PARLIAMENT AT A STAND-

STILL. Capetown. October 8. Parliament is at a standstill owing to [arty dissensions. A member fo r the wine producing district informed tin Ministers that the Budget proposals for the relief of the industry are insullicient, and that they are seeking for an opportunity to defeat the Ministry.

COTTON FARMING. Berlin, October S. It is reported in Berlin that a syndicate of British and German" cotton spin- | ners has acquired 15,000 acres in youth-west Texas for division into small holdings for cotton farmers. Preference is to be given to those of German origin.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION. London, October 8. The Home Office statistics show that £2,080,G72 was paid in 1908 to compensate disabled workmen and the dependents of those killed. In seven great industries there were 3447 fatalities and 325.484 disablements out of 7,512.753 employees.