GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 247, 24 February 1911, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

NEWSPAPER LIBEL ACTIONS. By Gable—Press Association—Copyright. London, February 22. I The Court of Appeal lias overrules Mr.. Justice Darling's decision that each party in the Simmons v. Liberal Opinion libel case should pay their own costs, and ordered Dunn, defendant's solicitor, to pay plaintiff's costs, less £ luO. The Chronicle's appeal against the decision in the case where P. E. Simmons was awarded £SOOO damages for libel has been settled privately on terms not divulged. IMPRISONED FOR LIFE. Paris, February 22. Brengues has been sentenced io penal servitude for life. l!e was a highly respected doctor of Nimes, and confessed that he had murdered bis broth-er-in-law Charlois owing to a dispute over property owned by Charlois' dead wife. THE WESTRALIAN LOAN. London, February 22. The Westralian loan is expected to yield 3% per cent., and is quoted at par to a quarter premium. Any displeasure on the Stock Exchange is denied, for it received the usual proportion of underwriting. THE LANG-LANGFORD FIGHT. London, February 22. The Sportsman says that the LangLangford fight was no sort of a light at any time, being merely a walk over. THE HOUNDSDITCH MURDERS. London, February 22. The prosecution of the woman Milstein in connection with the Houndsditch affray has been abandoned, and she has been discharged. IRONWORKERS' COMBINE. London, February 22. The Scottish malleable ironworkrs have established a pooling scheme. ON A BURNING TRAIN. St. Petersburg, February 22. A train took lire near Perm, and seven persons were killed and thirtytwo burned. PRINCE FRANCIS OF TECK. London, February 22. The gross estate of the late Prince Francis of Teck has been sworn at £(23,150, and the net personality at £B4O. A MORGANATIC WIFE. London, February 22. The Central News' Paris correspondent states that Baroness Vaughan, the lite King Leopold's morganatic wife, has filed a divorce petition against Durrieux, her husband. | i GREATER BRITAIN EXHIBITION, j London, February 22. New Sojuth Wales, Queensland and Westralia have good displays of their products at the Greater Britain Exhibition at Cnester.; THE BERON MURDER. London, February 22. ■ Three men were remanded at Lambeth for grievously assaulting bUV'.'r.?, Sterner Morri;o:is cabman, after questioning him rcg.i'diug the evidenco he bad "iven again*'.'. Morrison in the l.la;<ham Common minder case.

A DEED TN THE T)AKK. C.ilcutta, February 22. At <'hakra\a v U. an Irish constable connected witb an inquiry into poiitici.! crim\ was shot dead in a dark lane. The murderer escaped. AUSTRALIA'S REPRESENTATIVE. Loudon, February 22. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool entertained Sir George Reid and referred to the desirableness of closer relations with Australia. Sir George Reid said that Australia would certainly welcome closer relations as long as her independent rights of self-government were preserved. Sir George Reid afterwards opened the Traders' Exhibition. MEASLES. London, February 22. There is an epidemic of measles in Sheffield. Within three months there have been SOOO ea.ses and 300 deaths.