GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 345, 22 March 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

SUBSTANTIAL BEQUESTS. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyritf'il Received March 21, 9.30 p.m. London, March 21. Patrick Murphy, of Newry, willed £20,000 to charitable institutions. The residue oi his estate of £103,450 goes to the urban council at Newry to pay the municipal debt. WARDEN AT LEVUKA. Suva, Monday. David J. Solomon was elected Warden at Levuka. RAISING THE WIND. London, March 20. Captain Jas. Henry Edward Holford was committed for trial at the \jld Bailey on a charge of obtaining tiaras and necklaces of diamonds to the vafue of several thousands of pounds fru.rt various jewellers, and then pawning them. , WANTON SACRIFICE OF TIMBER. London, Mareu %n. The Times, commenting on the necessity of replacing the forests throughout the Empire, strongly blames Australia for disregarding the conservation of timber, the wanton sacrifice of which will bring retribution. NEW SHIPPING COMPANY. March 20. Lord Pirrie is! forming a company with a capital of £2,000,000 to acquire the late Sir Alfred Joness shipping business. EMIGRATION TO THE COLONIES. London, March 20. The central unemployed body of Loidon is sending Mr Williamson, organising officer, for six months to Australia and New Zealand to ascertain the attitude of the Governments' and peopt! towards immigration. CANADIAN-GERMAN TRADE. Ottawa, March 20. Canada is appointing a commercial agent in Germany. Canadian pape 9 report, a great influx of commercrl travellers and thousands of circulars and letters from German manufacturers. HIGH-PKICED PICTURE.

New York, March 20. Mr Otto Knhn, a New York banker, has bought Franz Hats (? Francia's) painting of himself and family *o£loo,ooo. He outbid Mr Pierpont Morgan, who offered £BO,OOO. BATTLESHIP BUILDING CONTRACTS. London, March 20. The firms' of Armstrong. Vickers and •John Brown have secured contracts 'o* two Turkish battleships and two cruisers at a cost of : £5,000,000. FISHERMEN RESCUED. St. Petersburg, March 2 J The fishermen who were blown out to sea on an ice-floe in th» Gulf of Finland were rescued