GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 274, 10 April 1911, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

A BLIZZARD IN FRANCE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Paris, April 7. A ]>li2zar<l is raging in every part of France. '.Much damage has been done to vines and fruit trees. Several deaths have resulted from the extreme cold. FATALITIES IN SPAIN. Madrid, April 7. A house in Granada collapsed, six out of nine occupants being killed. An earthquake at Murcia caused a panic among the inhabitants, who took refuge in tents. A fishing boat was wrecked at Ferroll, and twelve persons were drowned. INCREASED PAY WANTED. • London, April 7. The Clyde engineers have asked for a halfpenny an hour increase, and ha\;e refused the employers' offer of a farthing from July next. They have requested a conference with the Employers' Federation to discuss the matter. BRITISH TRADE. London, April 7. The imports for March hare increased £434,070, exports £0,472,354, and re-exports £730,678, as compared with March last year. MURDERED BY NATIVES. London, April 7. Official information states that savage tribesmen at Saduja, Assam, have murdered Mr. Noel Williamson, the political officer, and his party. No special political significance is attached to the murder. AN "OLD MASTER." New York, April 7. Dr. Wideier, of Philadelphia, has purenased Rembrandt's "Mill" from Lord Lansdowne. MINERS ENTOMBED. New York, April 7. •Between fifty and .seventy-five men have been entombed at Scranton, Pennsylvania, and an outbreak of fire has cut off any hope of escape.