GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 367, 19 April 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A PEER OFFENDED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received April 18, 11.50 p.m. London, April 18. Lord 0' Hagen lias resigned the ollice J of Lord-in-Waiting, as a protest against Mr. Asquith's dragging tile Crown into Parliamentary controversies. DANGEROUS DESTROYERS. . Received April IS, 10.50 p.m. London, April 18. The Admiralty lias prohibited trials of destroyers in the waters of the Solent and Wash. The issue of the order is' due to speed causing danger to life. AUTOMOBILE TRUST. Received April IS, 10.30 p.m. London, April 18. The Daily Express states that a motor ear combine, with a capital of i' 15,000,000, is organising to abolish "cutting" and discounts to ordinary purchasers. The combine will include the Humber, Daimler and Edge companies. OBITUARY. Received April I>S, 10.30 p.m. Mexico, April IS. Obituary—Sen or Mariscnl, Mexican Minister of Foreign AlVairs; aged 82. THE RUBBER.BOO.U. Received April IS. 10.30 p.m. London. April 18. Nine rubber companies' prospectuses, showing a capital aggregating £1,250,000, were issued' to-day. THE CLEMENT-BAYARD DIRIGIBLE. Paris, April 17. The French Government claims an option over a Clement-Bayard dirigible balloon, which is shortly expected in London. Mr. Clement is building another in England. ENGLISH LABOR EXCHANGES. London, April 17. The Labor Exchanges filled 12,028 vacancies in February, and 20,305 in March. WESLEY ANS' STRENGTH. _ I London, April 17. English Wesleyans number 488,5!>5, a decrease of 2207 for the year. SIXPENNY MAR'CONIGRAMS. London, April 17. Mr. Marconi's trans-Atlantic sixpenny 1 service will open on April 23. Rates I to distant parts of Canada are 4 1 /od | below the existing rates. j NEW 'STEAMIER .FOR AUSTRALIA). j ' London, April 17. | The North Coast Steam Navigation Company have launched the steamer Canonbar at Ardrossan. | A SURTAX ED. London, April 17. The shipping companies ihave removed the surtax of 2s fid on pa.por from Scandinavia shipped direct to Australia. STR GEORGE REID. London, April 17. A conference of societies interested in emigration will meet on May 30 . LORD GLADSTONE. London. April 17. ■Lord Herbert, Gladstone, the new Go-vernor-General of South Africa, is alj ready fairly proficient in the Dutch I Inniruaw. TTe will sail for the Cape an April 30. COLLAPSE OF A Ffk .. JRY. Madrid. April 17. A metal foundry collapsed at Vnl (•Mcia. A girl was killed and, thirty persons injured.