GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 215, 16 October 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

THE CARRIAGE OF WOOL. By Cable.—rrcas Association.—CouyrtgM Received 10, 0.15 a.m. London, October 15. A meeting of wool-shipping companies decided to raiso the rate on scoured wool sent from Australia to England from 11-10 d to %d, and on greasy from 0-10J to %A, THE RAND MINES. London, October 14. Chinese who have left the Rand have presented a banner of thanks to their compound manager. For five months Native labor has failed to keep pace willi the vanishing Chinese. This is partly due to a revival of agriculture, building, and diamond mining. A JEWELLER GAOLED. London October 14. Thomas James Stockall, of the firm of Stockall and Sons, jewellers, Clerken well Road, who was found bound and gagged on November 28th, 1904, has been sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, lie stole £3OOO worth of jewellery in order to meet Stock Exchange losses. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. London, October 14. The Chancery Court has ordered the compulsory winding up of the Crystal l'alacc Company. OOLI) MIXING IX THE CAUCASUS. London, October 14. The shareholders of the Australian Deep Leads Trust have approved the proposal of the directors to acquire goMfields at Maikop, in the Caucasus, in conjunction with the Victoria Deep Leads at, Moorlort. All the director* were favorable to the proposition. A TURKISH LOAX. Constantinople, October 14. Turkey has contracted for a new loan of £7,000,000 with French financier*. Two millions are to be issued in Londo'i. A ZIONIST PROGRAMME. London, October 14. The Turkish 'Minister for Pious Foundations hasJ resolved to invite Jew* of all countries to settle near tho rourc of the Haghdnd railway. Seventy million acres of land will be set »side for a Zionist programme.

A VRVXCESS " lUISIXO THE WIND." Drusseln, October 14.

Prhccss l/iuisc n( Tblginm is endeavoring tu raise a flvc-million loan on the pledge of her inheritance of King Leopold's estate.