GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 358, 8 April 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

CIVIL SERVANTS ARE GLAD. By Cable.—Frees Association.—Copyright Received April 7, 11.5 p.m. Capetown, April i. The Right Hon. J. X. Merriman, Premier, has announced the Cape Government's intention to restore the deductions from civil servants' salaries, in view of an expected surplus.

WELSH MINERS AND MASTERS. Received April 7, 9.30 p.m. London, April 7. Fifty per cent, of the Welsh miners j balloted by an overwhelming majontv ■ in favor of accepting the masters' terms. I The miners in the Aoerdare valley opposed the terms, ~,. . " NEW ZEALAND LOAN. Received April f, w.50 p.m. London, April 7. The public have subscribed 85 per cent. of the New Zealand aeuentures. A large proportion of the applicants declared their intention to convert them into inscribed stock when fully paid up. I '

TEE LATE BISHOP BARRY.

Received April 0, 12.15 a.m. London, April 8. Bishop Barry was interred at Worcester cathedral.

The Dean of Windsor, representing the King, followed immediately behind the coffin. Mrs. Barry and Sir John Wolfe Barry, LL.D., were present.

KING EDWARD'S HEALTH.

London, April 6.

The Daily News' correspondent at Biarritz protests against the optimistic statements regarding the King's health, and represents him as lately the victim to influenza, but states he is now recovering. Other telegrams show tint the King is taking exceptional care to avoid exposure to weather.

KING MENELTK.

London, April (3,

Telegrams from Adis make no referenc; to King Menelik's reported death.