GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 55, 14 June 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

I TRAIN KILLS FIVE PERSONS'. • By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. | New York June 12. A train at a level crossing in Haverstraw, New York State, da-Ji.;i into a funeral procession, and killcl live persons. I , CANADA'S WHEAT AREA. i Ottawa, June 12. > The area under wheat in Canada is! 9,295,000 acres, an increase of 1,504,000.' acres compared with last year. A HARVEST FOR CANADIAN RAILWAYS. ( New York, June 12. I The Produce Exchange coniulaui.s that New York Central and sixteen other. railways, by high grain rates fro u Buf- 1 falo to New York, are diverting business to Montreal. EX-DETECTIVE INPRISO !EO. Berlin, T une 12. The Court in Silesia sentenced Goldstein, an ex-detective in the Cairo polite, to eight years' imprisonment for having attempted to kill H.irve/ Pf'slm, commander of the Cairo DO.lbs.' COMMANDER PEARY. Londo.i. June 12. Commander Peary has saihd for New York. VICEROY OF INDIA. London, June 12. The Daily Mail commends the Government for having avoided partisanship on appointing Sir Charles Hnrdiiige Viceroy of India. '

FtRE AT ROYSTH HARBOR WORKS. London, June 1 2. A fire at. the 'harbor works at Roisvth naval station did daimt.ee at tlie electric power station to the extent of £20,000. BHAT'RRPAmE'S FEATS. Berlin. June 12. Beanrepaire. the Australian swimmer, won the 100. 200 and 300 nietrps international swimming races it T.'ij'sic, creating records for Saxony.