GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 188, 18 November 1910, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

THE EFFECTS OF COMBINATION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, November 10. The agreement between the British, American, French and German groups abolishes financial spheres of influence and disposes of the idea of the conquest «f China by any Power by means of railways. THE CHINA NAVAL STATION. London, November 16. The Pall Mall Gazette says that early in 1911 a flotilla of submarines will leave for Hongkong, where it will be permanently stationed. This is the first step towards their distribution to naval bases abroad. The next will probably go to Gibraltar. THE KAISER GLORIFIED. London, November 16. The Times' Teheran correspondent reports that the entire Persian press is advocating closer relations with Turkey and Germany, and glorifying the Kaiser | as the protector of Islam. THE CAUCASUS RAILWAY. St. Petersburg, November 16. It is claimed that the projected Cau-casus-to-Beloochistan railway will shortlen the journey from London to Bombay to seven days, and reduce the cost by 20 per cent.

NEW THAMES BRIDGE. London, November 16. The City Corporation will allow tramways to cross the projected St. Paul's bridge on condition that the London County Council contributes half the cost, namely, £300,000, of widening the eastern side of St. Paul's Churchyard to Old Change. [Old Change is a street on the south of Cheapside.] THE PANAMA CANAL. New York, November 16. Mr. Taft is visiting Panama, and was informed that the opening would take place in December, 1913, owing to the rapid progress of the works. THE MEXICAN OUTBREAK. New York, November 16. The Mexicans failed to materialise in Texas. The cowboys are arming and mustering to repel a possible attack from the Mexicans. General Jaurez across the border is demonstrating against President Diaz. ALLEGED ENGLISH SPIES. Berlin, November 16. The Neueste Nachrichten recommends the detention of Brandon and Trench for a long period to prevent them remembering and reporting what they have seen. GOVERNMENT MINING ADVISER. London, November 16. Mr. W. Abraham refused the position of mining adviser to the Home Office on the ground of advancing years and unwillingness to leave his beloved Wales. Mr. T. Richards, M.P., has accepted the position. A BIG CANAL PROJECT. St. Petersburg, November 16. The Council of Empire will shortly consider the construction, at a cost of £2,600,000, of a canal from the Dneiper to the Dwina. to connect the Black Sea with the Baltic. LABOR PARTY IN AMERICA. New Yortc, November 16. The ultimate domination of the American Federal Labor Party by the Socialists was predicted by Mr. Leader at the St. Louis Convention. THE LUST FOR GOLD. Ottawa, November 16. Scores of prospectors are dead, and others are dying, on the trails to the Porcupine gold camps in Northern Ontario through supplies failing to get in.