GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 319, 19 February 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE ORIENT COMPANY,

By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright Received 18, 10.55 p.m. London, February 18. The Orient Steamship C'o.'s issue has oeen covered. ' EMPIRE DAY. | Received 18, 10.55 p.m. ' London, February IS. The City Corporation has decided 1o hold an assembly at the Guildhall on the monirng oi Empire Day of children belonging to the elementary schools. FEDERAL HIGH COMMISSIONER. Received 18, 10.55 p.m. London, February IS. : The Colonial Institute banquets Vir George Reid, Federal High Commissioner, on the 15th inst. The Earl oi Crewe will preside. HOME FLEET ON SERVICE. Received 18, 10.55 p.m. London, February 18. Admiral Wilson has ordered the second division of the Home Fleet on a six weeks' tactical cruise, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Received 18, 10.55 p.m. Vienna, February 18. Emperor Joseph has signed the Bo,v nlan-Herzegovinian constitution. CHINA'S THIBETAN POLICY. I Received 18, 10.55 p.m. Pekin, February IS. The Chinese have reinforced the Lhassa garrison. NORTHUMBERLAND MINES. London, February 17. The executive of the Northumberland Miners' Union has decided to withhold strike pay after Saturday. SOCIALIST RIOTsIN GERMANY. .Berlin, February 17. The socialist demonstrations in Prussia continue. A policeman at Neumester cut off the hand of a workman who was' hurling a stone. I BOY SCOUTS. | * London, February 17. ; Sir Robert Baden-Powell is asking the Colonial Immigration authorities to offer faiilitics to boy scouts who have passed efficiency tests in dairying, and farriery and carpentry trades. | POLONIUM. London, February 17. Professor Ramsay says that polonium is' commercially valueless, as it is too rapid in disintegration. He also declares that it is impossible ' for polonium to compete with radium. MOHAMMEDANISM IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, February 17. The Emir of the State of Bokhara opened the first mosque at St. Petersburg. The mosque is a handsome ediflce." SOMALI MULLAH'S RAID. Cairo, February 17. The Somali Mullah raided the Migertain tribesmen, killed maiiy, and captured 4000 eamele. BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. London, February 17. A meeting of citizens in Manchester subscribed £IOOO towards Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition. SEQUEL TO JEWELLERY ROBBERY. London, February 17.

Idward Lucky was sentenced to four years' and George Hasell and John Wiltshire each to three months' imprisonment for raiding the premises of Saque and Lawrence, jewellers, in the Strand, and stealing £I2OO worth of jewels. Hasell, who was a night porter, admitted the thieves before the place closed. A MURDERER'S CONFESSION. St. Petersburg, February 17. The Russian deserter Kos/.ietski, who murdered a Polisli farmer and his wife and six children with an axe, and afterwards ransacked the 'house and stole ,£4 made a confession when be was shown photographs of the victims'. He said bis motive was revenge for dismissal by tbe farmer. THE '•■ INVINCIBLE" CONTROVERSY. London, February 17. The Morning Post says there is.much discussion in tbe navy regarding the Hon. Reginald M'Keuna's contradiction of Lord Charles Bedford. It says it is common knowledge that the Invincible was unable to fire her guns owing to defects in the electrical 'gear. She was rushed into commission in order to impress the visitors to the Press Conference at the review. Possibly the defects' have been remedied since Lord Beresford spoke.