GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 245, 22 November 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

RAISING 'CARGO FREIGHTS. llv Cable—Press Associo lion—Copyright Received 21, 5.5 p.m. London, November 20. A conference of Australian shipper* decided to raise the freights on cargo steamers, beginning in December, on fine hica-uvcment, by 10s and other measurement ss. Weight measurement wai

ANGLO-GERMAN COMMERCIAL , AGREEMENT. Received 21, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, November 20. The German Federal Council has pasted a Bill prolonging the existing commercial relations between Britain and Germany.

A TUBE RAILWAY COMBINE. Received 21, 5.5 p.m. London, November 20. The PlcaUilly, Waterloo and Hamp(tend tube railways of London propose amalgamating, with a capital of £lB,800,000.

CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS. New York, November 10. After a three days' secret trial Mrs. .Stetson, leader of the Christian Scientists in New York, was ex-communicat-ed for rebellion against Mrs. Eddy, •founder of the movement. The former's .party threaten to form a rival organisation.

INFANTILE MORTALITY. London, November 19. The Chronicle's New York correspondent states that 22 infants at the Myrtle Haliy Home, Pawtueket, Rhode Island, died" in a fortnight owing to impure condensed milk. A public outcry has been raised against the management.

SNOWSTORMS IN MID EUROPE. Berlin, November 19. Snowstorms nave been experienced ;n mid-Europe. Berlin wa« isolated for U hours.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. London, Sovenrber 19.

The P. and 0. steamer Mantua, at Malta, established wireless communication .with North Foreland, on the co»st of Kent—a distance of over 2000 miles.

THE RIGHT SORT OF IMMIGRANTS. London, November 19. Many farm laborers are making enquiries at the agencies with a view to emigrating to Australia. All the steamers are taking a full complement Of third-class passengers.

TAXING UNEARNED INCREMENT. Berlin, November 19. Following the example of Hamburg and other towns, the Berlin municipal. ity is discussing the adoption, towards its revenues, of a tax on the unearned increment, but will be modified according to the period during which tile Increment accrued.

TREATY WITH PORTUGAL, London, November 19. Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of Stats for Foreign Affairs, is negotiating for a commerce treaty with Portugal.

ASTOR'S MISSING YACHT. New York, November 19. The New York Yacht Club has arranged for a systematic search for Col. •T. C. Astor's yacht Nourmabal, which lms been missing since the Jamaica hurricenne, by all its yachts in the Caribbean Sea.

CRATER AT TENERIFFE. Tencriflc, November 19, A .rater has formed on Mt. Lasaloros. reneriffe. f rm ,i which lava m issuing. lIIREPH RSSIRLE SUFFRAGETTES. London, November 19." Ihe suffragettes at the Bristol gaol refuse! to wear prison clothes. Now they nil' unclothed.