GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 389, 14 May 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Received May 1», 0.45 a.m. London, May 13. The Times' Toronto correspondent states that the Manufacturers' Association are preparing to draft a manifesto declaring that the whole transportation system, costing hundreus of millions of dollars, had developed l an east to west traffic, and interest and obligation alike showed that the manufacturers should oppose any fiscal arrangements inimical to inter-Imperial preference.

AMERICAN "GRAFT."

Received May 13, 12.45 a.m. New York, May 13. The Lower House of New York State Legislature rejected a measure advocated by Mr. Hughes, providing for a farreaching primary election system. The party (bosses opposed the measure, but passed a substitute Bill containing less far reaching reforms. The upshot is interpreted as making the Republican defeat at the elections in the autumn more probable. AN AMERICAN DESTROYER. Received May 14, 12.45 a.m. New York, May 13. The 29y 2 knot destroyer, Sterret, was launched at Quincy, Massachusetts. It is expected the vessel will 'be able to keep to the sea with a battle fleet in all weather. FINLAND'S RIGHTS. Received May 14, 12.45 a.m. London, May 13.

. Memorials, signed respectively by 120 British and 43 Irish Nationalists Commoners, have been sent to the Duma in reference to the proposal to deprive Finland of the constitutional rights she] hitherto enjoyed. FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE. Received May 14, 12.45 a.m. London, May 13. Though the Festival of Empire is postponed the New South Wales, New Zealand and Canadian courts will be opened. ALLEGED " FLAT-TRAP." Received May 14, 12.45 a.m. London, May 13. The Star Newspaper Company has been ordered to pay the Electrophote Company (whose business is enlargement of photographs) £ISOO damages, for describing it as a "flat-trap." AVIATION MEETING. Received May 13, 9.35 p.m. London, May 13. The 'New York Aero Club is holding an international aviation meeting at Hempstead Plains, Long Island, on the 2nd October.

OCEAN LEVIATHANS. ■Received May 13, 9.35 p.m. London, May 13. The Allan Line are building two 20,000-ton 22-knot turbine steamers for the Liverpool-Canadian trade. EARTHQUAKE AT VIENNA. Vienna, May 12. An earthquake shock, travelling from north to south and lasting four minutes, was experienced at Vienna" yesterday evening.

[ WORKING FIBROUS DEPOSITS. London, May 12. The Marine Fibres and Yarns Company, with a capital of £400,000, is feeing issued to work fibrous deposits in St. Vincent's Gulf, South Australia. NEW STEAMER LAUNCHED. London, May 12. The Eastern and Australian Steam ,! Ship Company's St. Albans has been j launched at Belfast. j AN AMERICAN AMBASSADORSHIP. Washington, May 12. | Mr. C. W. Fairbanks, ex-Vice-Presi-dent, has been offered the sncv cssrui^iiip • to Mr. Wliitelaw Reid as American Ambassador to England. • A DISASTROUS WRECK. j Washington. May 12. By the wreck of the steamboat City of Saltillo at Glenpack, near St. Louis, 1 Missouri, thirteen .persons were drowned, ; including seven passengers. j 1 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. London, May 12. I The King telegraphed his congratulations to Miss Florence Nightingale on ! her ninetieth birthday.

LARGE BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED. Washington. May 12. America's large battleship, the Florida, has been launched. A CONVICTION QUASHED. ~~ London. 'May 12. The Court of Appeal has quashed the eonviction of Ellis, china dealer, of "Bond street, against whom actions were brought for fraudulent misrepresentations by the executors of Charles Dickens. a draper, of Regent street.