GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 235, 10 November 1909, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

INDIAN NEWSPAPER Oi'l'lLE iUUMSi). 13y Cable—Press Association—Cupyrigm Keeeived -Nov. S, 10 p.m. Calcutta, November 8. The police raided the ollices of a new;, p-.ipcr at Allahabad. The editor was arli'otcd. The police at Lahore arrested a man in connection with the publication of sc.'.iiious books. A dozen presses mid [ book agencies were raided.

AMERICAN INTERSTATE LAW. New York, November The first of several indictments involving other trans-Atlantic companies led to the arre6t of Gipps, the agent of the Holiday-America line in .New York, on a charge of violating the interstate commerce law by receiving rebates from three railways. ANGLO-GERMAN ARBITRATION. London, .November 8. Sir Edward Grey (Minister for Foreign Allah's) informed the National Peace Council that the Anglo-German arbil ration agreement had been renewed lor only a year, because when it expired the question of inserting additional matter was under 'consideration, but the British Government had siuce decided in luvoi of renewal for the remainder of the quinquennium.

BOMB FACTORY DISCOVERED. Paris, November 8.

An explosion led to the discovery of a Russiau terrorist propaganda centre and bomb factory in Paris.

CONVICTED CONSCRIPTS. ParK November S.

Renter states that eleven Ihoiisind convicted criminals have bten enrolled in different trench regiment- under the tonseripliou law in October, and are coming in eoulad with the respectable youth-. Tile Mini-ter is determined, to ii«-k Parliament to sanction reforming ibis stale of things.

CONTRABAND RI'XXINC:. Teheran. November 8.

The erui-er Fox captured a dhow carrying 120U rifles and MMJiiu cartridges in the Persian Gulf.

PTLLACINT! IN" PKIiSTA. Teheran, November S.

M. Giers. the Russian Yioe-Con-ul at Ardebil, telegraph- the safely of the Russian? and two thousand refugees. The Russian flag was respected by the pil'agers. The Russian threat to punish Rakhima nnd hi*, followers, who were freebooters, U regarded with distrust in Teheran.

ItIHiDKSrA AXI) AFRICAN T'XIOX Capetown. November 8.

Lord Selbourne (High fomnii»iouer fur South Africa), speaking at a banquet at JJulawayo, said that many large aiV. important questions required aettlV ment. but the danger-point was passed. Rhodesia would not enter the union until the South Africans and Rhnd(*ini)s and the Chartered Company agreed the time was ripe. When that time arrive! the Imperial Government would give the ulnnol assistance.

A IIKBEL DJSIWTOIIKI). Calcutta, November 8.

The military police at Saehar dispatched a rebel" Itussiau Who "wa.s found r?idmg the southern portion of Sylhett in Xortbern IntlTa.