GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 130, 10 September 1910, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

SUGAR BEET GROWING. By Cable.—Press A.,. ~-latum—Copyright _,. ~ London, September 8. The directors of the sugar factory at Maldon have placed contracts for' the cultivation of .3000 aqges of sugar beet in Essex ra 1911. THE CANADIAN REGIMENT. London, September 8. The Duke of Connaught inspected the Canadian regiment at Aldershot, ana intimated the King's command that the detachment should visit Balmoral on Monday. THE PACIFIC CABLE. London, September S. Mr. Baxendanle, London manager of the Pacific Cable Board, says that the Canadian line has considerably improved the accuracy, but the British Post Office declines to sanction deferred rates, on the ground that they were not approved by the International Telegraphic Convention.

' A DISABLED STEAMER. Capetown, September 8. The Australand has arrived here with her rudder-head gone.

A MILLIONAIRE'S ESTATE. London, September 8. The estate of Charles Buttler, of Hatfield, collector of old masters, is valued at £1,148,350. CHINESE INTRIGUES. Pekin, September 8. Prince Chun, the regent of China, has issued a statement that he finds it impossible to recall Yuan Shi Kai. A TYPHOID EPIDEMIC. Brussels, September 8. A hundred cases of typhoid have occurred here, and two deaths have iesulted from eating raw mussels. CHOLERA IN AUSTRIA. Vienna, September 8. Three cases of Asiatic cholera have occurred here, one being fatal. THE PRINCE OF WALES. London, September 8. It is officially announced that the investiture of the Prince of Wales will take place at Carnarvon Castle in July, 1911.