GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 260, 9 December 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

GERMANY'S TRADE. Ey Cable—Press Association—CopjTii( it Berlin, December 7. Germany's trade statistics show to a considerable extent that buying has been transferred from Britain to the United States. The latter now stand first as purveyor to Germany, but Great Britain heads the list of consumers of Geiman products. UNITED STATES ESTIMATES. Mew York, Deoember T. The United States expenditure for 1011 is estimated at £140,444,615, £20,000,000 below the appropriations fbr the current year. POLITICIAN SHOT DEAD. New York, December T. Mr. Charles Guthringcr, a Tammany politician, in New York, entered a neighboring tint in mistake ■ for His own, and the occupant, thinking he was a burglar, shot him dead.

AN AVIATOR KILLED. Paris, December I. Fernandez, an aviator, was killed at Nice. A petrol tank exploded when he was at a height of 320 feet. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER. London, December 7. Bishop Samuel Thornton is resigning the assistant bishopric of Manchester. THE KING'S SHOW SUCCESS. London, December ' King bdward visited the cattle show at Islington. Out of twenty-nine entries Ills Majesty secured three breed eups, seven first prizes, six seconds, three third prizes, while four of his i*ntrics'were commended.