GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 233, 7 February 1911, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

THE JAPANESE EXECUTIONS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Ottawa, February 5. The British Columbia Parliament ruled out of order a Socialist resolution denouncing the recent execution of the Japanese anarchists. NEW CUBAN LOAN. London, February 5. The Cuban 4'/ 3 per cent. loan of ' £1,100,000 has been issued at 98%. i RIGHTLY SENTENCED. Brussels, February 5. Sigrist, a discharged naval cook, who slashed with a knife Rembrandt's "Night Watch" in the State Museum, ha* been sentenced to two years' imprisoßimefflt. I .'''>.,„. A CONGO CASE. Brussels, February 5. I I Major Arnold, who it was reported in' a cablegram of January 27 was acquitted by the Congo State Appeal Court, has I only been released pending his trial. SUSPECTED .POISONING. London, February 5. Mr. Hutchinson, a resident of Dalkeith, gave a supper party to sixteen friends. After; coffee the partakers were taken seriously ill, aii(f Hutchinson ,and one of his guests died, v j IGNORING RAILWAY SIGNALS.' v Paris, February S.

The driver of the express which collided with a slow train at Villepreux on June 18 has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for having ignored the signals. He received the benefit of the First Offenders Act. .*±i&s£&' : ■■ CANADA'S POPULATION. "" f Sydney, February 6. The following item is supplied by the Commonwealth cable service:—Homestead entries in Western Canada last year numbered 48,000, and the population settled was 110,000, including 16,000 Canadians, 14,000 Americans, 6500 English, 1400 Scotch, and 500 Irish. The immigrants during the year comprised thirty-five nationalities. CRIMINAL CABELESSNESS. London, February 5. Six miners were fined 20s and costs each for entering a colliery in Coventry with pipes, cigarettes, matches and naked lights. BLUEJACKETS SUPPLIES. , London, February 5. There is considerable indignation at Portsmouth owing to the charge for tobacco for'the Navy from April 1 having been made 2s Bd' instead of Is per pound. The price of soap in the navy has been increased a halfpenny a pound.