GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 278, 15 April 1911, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

CARNEGIE TRUST CO. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. New York, April 1-2. Three involuntary petitions in bankruptcy, aggregating over £2,500,000, have been filed against three officials of the Carnegie Trust Company. They are W. T. Jennings, president; C. A. Moore, and Martin J. Condon, directors. The assets are very small. A COMING STRIKE. Ottawa, April 12. The street car men at Winuipeg are expected to strike on May 1. CANADIAN IMMIGRATION. Ottawa, April 12. Seven thousand five hundred immigrants have landed in the Eastern ports in the past three days. GREEK NAVAL ADVISER. London, April 12. ' Rear-Admiral Tufnell has been gazetted naval adviser to the Greek Government, and instructor of the fleet. A SWIMMING RECORD. New York, April 12. Daniels put up the world's record for the 200 metres swim, his time being 2min. 28sec. FRENCH WIRELESS STATION. Paris, April 12. A wireless station is being established at Saigon, in. French Cochin China, with a radius,ai 4000 kilometres (2500 miles). LONDON MOTOR-CARS. London, April 12. Owing to the delay of the authorities in dealing with the demands of motorcab proprietors for a modification of the petrol tax or the revision of fares, the withdrawal of 6200 cabs is threatened. MADAGASCAR, CONCESSIONS CASE. London, April 12. The Appeal Court has confirmed the judgment in which William Burdett was awarded the Return from Home and Mts. Home of monies given to them in connection with the alleged concessions in Madagascar.