GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 159, 14 October 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

MINISTER RESIGNS HIS PORTFOLIO. By Cable —Press. Association—Copyright. Received 13, 9.40 p.m. Capetown, October 13.. The Hon. F. R. Moore has resigned from the Ministry as Minister for Commerce and accepts a seat in the Union Senate. MINT FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Received 13, 9.40 p.m. Capetown; October 13. The projected branch of the Royal Mint at Pi'etoria will mint the coinage for the whole Union, except the protectorates. The Act establishing and authorising the branch will be modelled on the Canadian Act of 1801'. CANADA—U.S.A. TARIFF. Received October 13, 11.30 p.m. New York, October 13. Canada and the United States reciprocity negotiations will probably begin in November. MILLIONAIRE CHARGED WITH FRAUD. Received October 13, 11.' " vm. New York, Oc-.i'aer 13. Hillman, a real estate millionaire, oi Seattle, has been arrested or. ; charge of using the mails to defrau... FAITH-HEALING. Received October 13, 11.35 p.m. New York, October 13. At the Protestant Episcopal Convention at Cincinnati the House of Bishops passed a resolution favoring a commit tee's enquiry into faith-healing by the agency of prayer. AMERICAN FOREST FIRES. Received October 13, 11.35 p.m. New York, October 13. Canada is sending subscriptions for the relief of sufferers from the fires in Minnesota. RELIGIOUS TOLERATION MR. ROOSEVELT'S TRIBUTE.

Received October 13, 11.50 p.m. New York, October 13. Mr. Roosevelt, at Peoria, Illinois, praised the Roman Catholic missions, declaring that Americans' religious toleration was unsurpassed. ABOLISHING PERNICIOUS PICTURES. Received October 13. 11.30 p.m. New York, October 13._ The International Humane Conference at Washington urged an international effort to suppress pernicious moving-pic-tures. SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE. Received October 14. 1 a.m. ■Melbourne. October 13. • The steamer Aoranei. which will take tue San Francisco mail service from NewZealand, sailing from Wpllin<rton on (lie 10th and Auckland on the 22nd, snilcl from Melbourne at 6 p.m. to-dav. During her stay here she was thoroughly overhauled. A KETCH LOST. Received October 14, 1.10 a.m. Sydnev, October 13. The Moresby, from the Solomon Islands, brines news of the wreck of iho ketch Minotn. off the coast of Malaib,.