GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 160, 15 October 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

KRUPP'S ABSORBING ANOTHER COMPANY. Bv Telegraph. —Press Association. "Received October .15, 12.20 a.m. London, October 14. It is reported that Krupp's, whose capital is £9,000,000, are negotiating to absorb Mannesmann's Steel and Iron Works at Dusseldorf, with a practical monopoly of seamless tubing. Their capital is £HIi,OOO,OOO. ■MONTE VIDEO HARBOR. Monte Video, October 14. The Chamber sanctioned the English scheme of embanking the south shore of the city, costing £2,000,000 sterling. TO ENCOURAGE SUGAR-BEET GROWING. Received October 15, 12.30 .a.m. London, October 14. Sir J. Fortsecue Flannery remits the rent of five acres' per farm if the tenants will devote it to the growing of sugarbeet. RESCUE ARRANGEMENTS IN MINES. Received October IS, 12.30 a.m. London, October 14. Mr. Winston Churchill (president of the Board of Trade) has appointed a committee, with Mr. Masterman as chairman, to consider the rescue arrangements at mines, and to draft regulations. NOT CHOLERA. Received October IS, 12.30 a.m. London, October 14. The rag-picker's death was not caused by cholera. H.M.S. POWERFUL. Received October 15, 12.5 a.m. Sydney, October 14. H.M.S. Powerful returned from Twofold Bay, instead of going to Melbourne, owing to defective ammunition.. She took a fresh stock and re-sailed. CROPS AND FRUIT DESTROYED. Received October 15, 12.5 a.m. Sj'dney, Last Night. The crops and fruit of the western districts were completely destroyed by frosts and the unseasonably cold weather. DISASTROUS FIRE. Received October 15, 12.5 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. A fire at Coff's harbor destroyed eight shops. The absence of wiii'i prevented the whole block from goii)' 1