GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 380, 4 May 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

KING AND QUEEN. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. •Received May 4, 0.15 a.m. Athens, May 3. Queen Alexandra has left Corfu for Venice, and will arrive in London on "Hiursday. King Edward telegraphed to the King of Greece conferring upon him the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. FOG DELAYS CRICKET. Received May 4, 0.20 a.m. London, May 3. Fog delayed the start of the county cricket contests. POTATO PLAGUE. Received May 4, 0.25 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. Irish blight is devastating the potato crop in the Clarence River country. THE CHINA FRAUDS. London, May 2. Judgment was given for defendants in the case Dickins v. Christie, Manson and Woods. Plaintiffs were allowed costs on the grounds of defendants negligence. AUSTRALIA'S NAVAL DRAFT. London, May 2. The Australian naval draft was heartily welcomed at Portsmouth Barracks. Eritish bluejackets were granted special leave to show the Australians the sights. BOY SCOUTS IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, May 2. The Boy Scout movement has promisingly started in Russia. WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Sydney. May 3. Mr. Wade. Premier of New South Wales, promised a deputation to introduce next session a Workmen's Compensation Bill on the lines of the New Zealand Act.