GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 186, 16 November 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE FLOODS IN PARIS. j By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Received 15, 10.50 p.m. Paris, November 15. Hundreds of the inhabitants of the suburb Amieres have been taken out of their flooded homes in boat^. LABOR'S PLEA FOR UNITY. Received 16, 12.55 a.m. New York, November 15. At the American Federation of Labor Congress at St. Louis, Mr. Gompers, the president, in his address, emphasised the need for Canadian workers adhering to international bodies. He deprecated the Canadian National Labor movement. THE MANITOBAN BOUNDARY. Received 16, 12.55 a.m. Ottawa, November 16. Negotiations for the settlement of the Manitoba boundary are proceeding at Ottawa. Manitoba offers Ontario access to Hudson Bay, and a settlement on this basis is probable. ; VOTES FOR WOMEN. Received 16, 12.55 a.m. Ottawa, November 15. Vancouver City intends amending the charter so as to grant women votes in municipal affairs. AN ALASKAN "BULLFINCH." Received 16, 12.55 a.m. New York, November 15. It is reported that a great gold strike has been made at Squirrel river, Alaska. A stampede has set in. MILLIONAIRES' SUICIDES. Received 15, 11.45 p.m. St. Petersburg, November 15. The suicides of two millionaires at Sarasoff —Zhoarasloff and Madame Griboff—are believed to indicate that a suicide club exists amongst the wealthy Muscovites. Allan Hopper, a prosperous English mill owner at Moscow, recently committed suicide. REBELS DEFEATED. ■ Received 15, 11.45 p.m. Constantinople, November 15. The Turks carried the Druces' position after hard fighting. The Druces fled into the desert. NITRATES FOR 4 CENTURY YET. Received 15, 11.45 p.m. Santiago, (Chili), November 15. At a meeting of nitrate concerns, the Government expert stated that deposits belonging to the State were capable of an output sufficient for the consumption of a century. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Received 15, 11.45 p.m. Berlin, November 15. Lasker and Janowskie are playing for the world's championship. Lasker won the first and drew the second game. INFLUENCE OF THE DRAMA. Received 16, 12.55 a.m. New Yo!'k, November 15. Mr. Edward Feeney, president of the American Federation of Catholic Societies, at a meeting in New Orleans, deplored the tendency of the drama in the United States. He denounced the '•'problem plavs," and demanded the supervision of living pictures, which were inimical to the religious life of the nation. A HOT TIME COMING. Received 16, 12.55 a.m. New York, November 15. The Government of Texas has received the report of the sheriff of Edward County that a body of armed Mexicans is marching upon Rocks Springs, bent on avenging the recent lynching. The Governor is preparing to call out the State

militia.