GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 172, 29 October 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

WARXIXG TO THE PRESS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, October 27. The Evening News has been fined £2OO for contempt of court in alleging that the quartermaster of the Montrose had been in consultation with Mr. Muir, leading counsel for the Crown in the Crippen case. The Chief Justice said that if such instances continued to occur in future the court might have to consider whether a fine was sufficient to stop the growing evil.

A MOSQUE IN LONDON. Received 28, 9.40 p.m. London, October 28. Subscriptions have been opened to establish a mosque in London for the benefit of Oriental students and visitors and also a library and lecture room to discuss all subjects except politics. STATE SERVANTS' DISABILITIES. Received 28, 9.40 p.m. Paris, October 28. The Court of Appeal, in confirming the dissolution of the Postal Employees', Union, declares the law of 1884 concerning labor organisation did not apply to employees of the postal, telegraphic ana telephonic services, but only to workmen and servants of employers enjoying the same rights to organise. The Court also held that postal employees, as subordinates of the State, cannot claim the same relations as those isting between employers and employed, who are free to discuss their respective interests. A PRISON DESTROYED. Received 28, 0.40 p.m. New York, October 28. A prison at Milledgeville was destroyed by fired. Two hundred prisoners were removed, but seven escaped. . WAGGON DRIVERS STRIKE. Received 28, 9.40 p.m. New York, October 28. The express waggon drivers are on strike at Manhattan. Riots have occurred, but they are not serious. Strikebreakers have been summoned. Trouble is exported at Savannah, in Georgia. AX ARCHBISHOP ROBBED. Received 28, 9.40 p.m. Ottawa, October 28. The Roman Catholic Archbishop Langevin, of St. Boniface, Manitoba, was the victim of footpads in New Hampshire. He was relieved of money and valuables, but not harmed.

THE LORD'S DAY ACT. Received 28, 9.40 p.m. . Ottawa, October 28. The decision of the Canadian Railway Commission in allowing the Canadian Pacific Co. to handle freight and passenger steamers at lake ports on Sundays will he appealed against by the Government under the Lord's Day Act. POSTAL REFORMS. Received 29, 12.25 a.m. London, October 28. Mr. Henniker-Heaton has sent, a programme of C2 reforms which he considers are still needed. He hopes that universal penny postage will signalise the Coronation year. FRENCH POLITICS. Received 29, 12.25 a.m. London, October 28. The Times' Paris correspondent reports that M. Viviane, Minister of Labor, proposes to resign.

A DERAILMENT. Received 28, 9.40 p.m. Toowooaiba, October 28. A train of waggons was derailed at Urella last night. The line, was torn up for a considerable distance, and traffic delayed for some hours. CHASING A ROTJBER. Received 28, 9.40 p.m. Melbourne, October 28. A man who was being chased by the police in connection with a jewellery theft entered a dwelling and annexed a waistcoat wherewith to replace a white one he was wearing. He entered two other places, and fruitlessly offered money to the inmates to hii'e him. He finally escaped pursuit. He thoughtfully removed a gold wntchand chain from the pocket of the waistcoat before annexing it, but abandoned his overcoat, containing five pounds in .cash. THE STORR MURDER. Received 29, 12.25 a.m. London, October 2S. Mark Wildes cal ed evidence to refute the identity of the revolver, said to hue been in his possession in Malta.