GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 124, 3 September 1910, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

A FRENCH BOYCOTT. Uy Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrigut Paris, September 1. The General Confederation of Labor has placarded Paris and the provinces with an invitation to workers to boycott sugar, wine and meat till prices fall, and to deal only with co-operative societies. TROUBLE AT BILBAO. Madrid, September 1. Martial law has been proclaimed at Bilbao. BEAUREPAIRE, THE SWIMMER. London, September 1. Beaurepaire won the fifty and hundred metres swimming races for the Finnish championship, in 31 3-ssec, and 67 3-ssec respectively. These constitute records for Finland. THE BRENNAN MONORAIL. London, September 1. The Brennan monorail was awarded the grand prize at the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition. AN ANARCHIST EXPELLED. Berne, September 1. The Government has expelled the French anarchist Casten for having pubI lished a violent article in the Voix de Peuple, a Geneva newspaper, against President Fallieres. EIGHT HOURS LAW. Washington, September 1. The Government has decided that the eight hours law'doia not apply to the c6nstruction of submarines or torpodoes authorised last session. MANCHESTER ART GALLERY. London, September 1. Manchester Corporation has acquired the site of the infirmary for £300,000, and proposes to erect .on it ah art gallery and library at a further cost of $250,000. RICH JAM MAKER. London, September 1. The estate of Edward Pink, jam manufacturer, has been, sworn at £261,677. PEER WOUNDED. London, September. 1. While the King was shooting at s)aeside one of the party accidentally wounded Lord Kilmarnock, inflicting slight injuries to his ear, nose and arm. ' 'DROWNED IN A CARRIAGE.' London,\September 1. Through a horse shying, a carriage attending a funeral was thrown into the river Don,' in Yorkshire, and four persons were drowned. '. JAPANESE IN U.S.A. Washington, September 1. The education authorities of Chicago have decided that Chinese are eligible to attend white schools. THE CRUISER BEDFORD. London, September 1. It is officially announced that the Admiralty has abandoned the hull of the cruiser Bedford, "wrecked at Quelpart Island, but hopes to save some of the guns. .'.,'''