GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 128, 8 September 1910, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

A HOSPITAL BURNED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Vancouver, September 6. A hospital at Rock Bay, British Columbia, was burned, but the nurses carried all the patients out safely. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. Ottawa, September 6. The construction of a large section of the Grand Trunk Railway has been tetaporarily abandoned owing to the dearness of labour, which costs 12s per diem. EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS. Ottawa, September C. The Eueharistic Congress has been opened at Montreal. THE WARATAH INQUIRY. London, September ,6 . The Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the Waratah takes place in London in October. A HEAVY CLAIM DISMISSED. Pretoria, September 6. The court dismissed Williams' claim for £250,000 against the Premier Diamond Company, on the ground that discoverers' rights were only granted at a date subsequent to the alleged discovery. DOWN WITH THE "FLU." London, September 6. Seven of thirty-five officers of the Canadian Rifles at Aldershot are dowii with influenza. EFFECT OF SHORTENED HOURS. London, September 6. South Wales coal owners estimatt the increased cost of production undei the eight hours system at twenty pensc per ton. FURIOUS MOTOR DRIVER. September 6. Viscount Torrington has been finer £3O and costs and his license withdrawn for half a year for furious motoring at Maidenhead. AGAINST THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. . v ..AU ". - London, September 6.; t The Anglican Conference ,at Halifax is discussing social problems. Speakers urged that the time had come 3laim that the Anglican Church was the uncompromising foe of the liquor traffic. ' '' , RUSSIAN MINISTERIAL '(&ANGI&. ( London, Septemb&f & rt9 i It is stated from two sources that _M, [s'volsky, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been appointed Russian Embassador at Paris, find that M. Saslunoff,. Under . Secretary, will bg liia successor at the Foreign Office.