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GENERAL GABLES.

A MILLIOXAIPiE'S MONEY. By Cable—Press New York, December 14. Mr. Andrew Carnesrie is donating 10,000,000 dollars to "the new peace foundation at Washington. If peace obtains the money is to be used to fight the next most degrading evil. TERRIFIC MINING EXPLOSION. New York, December 14. Twenty-two miners were killed and 26 entombed in the Green Mine, Taeoma, Virginia, as the result of a terrific explosion. SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITY. London, December 14. There is an almost unprecedented quantity of shipbuilding at Glasgow, including twenty battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and merchant vessels aggregating 200,000 tons. A MATCH MONOPOLY. Paris, December 14. The increasing use of .automatic lighters, due to the miserable quality of matches, has led Government to propose a tax ranging from 2s to 17s Od, in order to protect the match monopoly, which yields £1,120,000 annually. CONVICTED OF FRAUD. New York, December 14. James Huston, ex-Treasurer of the United States, has been convicted ot using the mails to defaud. Huston was concerned with others in the Na* tional Trust Company. AN EXPENSIVE THEFT. Paris, December 14. Two Englishmen named George and William Martin were sentenced to three and five years' imprisonment respectively for having snatched a bag containing £2OOO from a bank collector and made off with it. THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE. Bombay, December 14. The Crown Prince of Germany is a guest of the Governor. He received a cordial welcome on landing. EARTHQUAKE AT ZANZIBAR. London, December 14. An earthquake at Zanzibar broke four of the cables to Durban. SPOIL FROM A CATHEDRAL. London, December 14. Two men were arrested at Lambeth in possession of a portion of the chalices stolen from St. George's Roman Catho 1 lie Cathedral, Southwark. THE BOILERMAKERS' BALLOT. London, December 14. The ballot of boilermakers resulted in 13,715 votes for and 1290 against the Edinburgh agreement and work will be resumed to-morrow. AN IMPROVED DREADNOUGHT. London, December 14. Scott and Co., shipbuilders, Greenock, have secured the contract for an improved Dreadnought of 14,000 tons to cost £2,000,000. ______ AN INSANE PRIEST. Rome, December 14. Daly, the Irish priest who disturbed vespers at St. Peter's on November 19, has been committed to an asylum. AUSTRALIAN NEWS AN UNEXPECTED RESULT. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Melbourne, December 15. The Chief Railway Commissioner j states that the department is paying £45,000 more for coal since the establishment of the State mine. THE NEW HEBRIDES. Sydney, December 15. 1 The Council of the Women's Liberal League demands a commission to investigate the charges against French traders in the New Hebrides. SYDNEY THOUSAND REVIVAL. I Sydney, December 15. i A movement is afoot in cycling circles j to revive the Sydney thousand 'race. | ANOTHER SCANDAL SETTLED. Perth, December 15. , r The Teport of the commission which i investigated charges of corruption in the Lands Department has been made 3 public. No evidence of corruption on j ; the part of either Ministers or officials was discovered. [. I. EARTHQUAKE RECORDED. Sydney, December 15. d The seismograph recorded an earthd quake on Tuesday night with its centre 8700 miles distant, probably in America. d , d KETCH TURNS TURTLE. Sydney, December 15. I> The ketch Myrtle May turned turtle l " in D'Entrecastcaux Channel and sank; the crew of two escaped in a boat. n ' '" " TRADES UNIONISM. ..' ' Sydney, December 15. The TOKiKtriir'H report on , trades <I unions shows that great- activity is- bos' hig shown... Twenty-seven new unions, were retpstored lust year, making n « total of )(!">, with a membership ol <1 127,402 and funds amounting to £94,900. SHOWERS OF STONES. j Melbourne, December 15. !• The police have been engaged for several weeks in unsuccessful attempts to solve a stone-throwing mystery in , Port Melbourne. Three houses in ■; Princes Street were regularly bombarded before seven in the morning and af- * .tor midnight with showers of large I stones. Windows were broken, crockery smashed, furniture damaged, and the i inmates occasion/illy struck, one woman receiving a blow from half a brick. Even the police were struck while invostigatr ing. The victims are unaware of any " reason for the attack.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 16 December 1910, Page 2

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GENERAL GABLES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 16 December 1910, Page 2

GENERAL GABLES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 16 December 1910, Page 2

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