GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 73, 5 July 1910, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

KING EDWARD MEMORIAL, By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, London, July 3. The Jews of the East End are promoting a sixpenny fund for a King Edward Memorial Hospital. LABOR DISPUTE ENDED. i London, July 3 Houlders' steamer, which was the cause of the Newport dispute, has sailed, and the police have been withdrawn.

MELBA'S UNDERSTUDY. London, July 3. Lalla Miranda took Melba's place at Covent Garden Theatre iu La Liaviata, the prima donna being indisposed. Her appearance was s. success. HORSE THIEVES LYNCHED. St. Petersburg, July 3. Villagers at Berezova, near Kharkoff, dragged two horse thieves from pi ison and beat them to death, declaring that the police were in collusion with robbers.

FRAU WEBER INSANE.. Berlin, July 3. : Frau Weber has been pronounced totally insane, and her trial abandoned. IRISH LOAN. London, July 3. The Irish land loan of £4,000,000 at 3 per cent, has been issued at 92%. NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES. The Hague, July 3. Arguments in the Newfoundland Fisheries dispute are proceeding at the Arbitration Tribunal. > WILDING FINED. London, July 3. 1 Wilding was fined 10s and costs and prohibited from .riding for a period, for motor cycling at Fulhain without a license.'

A NICARAGUAN EXECUTION. Bluefields, July 3. General Matumy has been executed for betraying General Estrada's cause. EGYPTIAN NATIONALISTS. Cairo, July 9. Many students in Government and private schools are' wearing black cravats in mourning for the so-called murder of Wardini, who assassinated the late Premier, Boutros Pasha. j

BERI-BERI ON A CRUISER. London, July 3. The cruiser Prosperine has arrived at Plymouth with the paymaster, two stokers and a seaman, in a critical condition from beri-beri disease contracted in the Persian Gulf. Further case 9 are under surveillance. ■ • GERMAN COMPETITION. London, July 3. German makers have agreed to deliver steel plates to Clyde shipbuilders at 5s Gd per ton under Scotch prices.