GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 373, 26 April 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

JAP. AND RUSS.

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright,

Received April 25, 9.15 .p.m. Tokio, April 25.

A Russo-Japanese Society has been formed at Harbin to promote a rapproachment and to study each other's social and economic lite.

DESTRUCTI\;'E FROSTS,

New York, April 25.

Frosts killed the early fruits in ten of the United States, including the northern and central States of the Middle West.

THE RUBBER BOOM. Received April 20, 12.45 a.m. London, April 20. 'A rubber company, with a capital of £2,000,000, is issuing 400,000 shares at par, whereof the directors and friends have applied for 300,000, which will be allotted in full.

LARGE SUMS FOR EXPLORATION.

Received April 20. 12.25 a-.ni. London, April 25,

The National Geographical Society have collected £SOOO for Antarctic exploration,, and £IO,OOO for the United Malaysian Expedition.

GERMANY'S DEFICIT. Received April 20, 0.45 a.m. i>erlin, April 25,

Germany's realised deficit is eight million pounds, instead of twelve millions, as previously estimated.

GERMANY'S NAVY.

Received April 2(i, 0.45 a.m. London, April 25,

The Standard's Berlin correspondent foreshadows legislation of lflll fixing the life of a battleship at fifteen years; also 'providing a large increase in submarines.

lIALLEY'S COMET.

Received April 20, 0.45 a.m. London, April 25,

Halley's comet-was clearly visible to the naked eye at Malta. The tail sloped up at an angle of 4(1 degrees, its apparent length being twice the moon's diameter.

MONEY, NOT MERIT,

Received April 20, 0.45 a.m. London, April 25,

The Times sympathises with Rider Haggard's protest, against party machines controlling great numbers of constituents from headquarters in London. Mr. Haggard contends that the foundation of representation under present circumstances is money, not merit.

ENCOURAGING COLONIAL ART,

Received Anril 20. 0.45 a.m.

London, April 25

, At Mr. Clement Heaton's instance, a recital will be given early in June of representative specimens of the vigorous poetry and -songs of the newer States of the Empire. ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE ORDER,

London, April 24. The Prince of Wales and a large gathering attended the annual service of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George at St. Paul's Cathedral.

AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE COMPANY

London, April 24.

The Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Company has- a .balance to credit of .protit and loss amounting to .€763.

NAVAL SALUTING

Capetown, April 24,

By a mistake the Castle returned the •Japanese war vessel Ikhoma's salute of 21 guns with one of only twelve guns. The commander remonstrated with the gunners, who explained that they only heard twelve guns fired. A full salute was given at a later hour.

FIRE AT ST. PETERSBURG.

St. Petersburg, April 24.

A fire at the Nikolai railway terminus destroyed 100,000 poods of hay and other mechandise.

SELLING HIS COUNTRY,

Paris, April 24.

Descliamps. who was arrested m connection with a gun theft, has confessed that he sold .parts of a mitrailleuse to Germany.

AN UNUSUAL JURY AWARD,

London. A-nril 24.

A ! man named Bower, aged twentyfive, a draper's assistant, was awarded £IOO damages for- breach of promise, against Jesua Edsworth, aged fifty-four, a wealthy widow.

FRENCH MAYOR SilOT. Paris, April 24. An elector voting at Cognac shot the Mayor, who was presiding, dead.

A FREE FIGHT.

London. April 24.

A meeting of Imperial Pioneers at Rolherhithe ended in a free fight after a resolution in favor nf Free Trade had been carried. The Radicals present com--1)1 .'lined 1 of thirty-live "tbrnisers" being emplnved in the crnlWv mid fiffa'-five in the body of the hall to keep order.

DEVELOPING NFAV GUTNEA.

London. April 24.

The London British New Guinea Development Comnnnv has purchased the steamer R nl it'i'i"k to trade between New Guinea. Svdnnv and Brisbane, after d.isehar'T'iirr at Port Moresbv n cargo of bupleiiT'ii's and «t\v p>ill machinery which she is now loading in London.