GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 77, 21 September 1911, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

COUNTY COUNCILS AS LANDLORDS. " By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, September 19. Sir I'Jhvard Stracliey, Parliamentary Secretary oi the Board of Agriculture, advised county councils to purchase large estates. He looked forward to the councils ibecoming large landlords instead of the dukes. REDUCED FREIGHTS ON FORAGE. Berlin, September 10. In view of the dearness of meat being owing to the scarcity of fodder, the Prussian Ministry lias adopted an emergency railway tariff, reducing fodder freights liy 50 per cent. •SENTENCED TO DEATH. Capetown, September 19. The native who assaulted a girl at Port Elizabeth on May 10 lias been sentenced to death. OUTBREAKS OF ANTHRAX. London, September 19. There have been 501 confirmed outbreaks of anthrax in England in eight months, 704 animals having been affected. RiOUBAIX EXHIBITION. f ■ :• London, September 19. An influential deputation, representing the principal centres of the British wool industry, Chambers of Commerce, and manufacturers, is visiting lloubaix Exhibition, INDii&T NATIONAL CONGRESS. I London, September 19. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, whose wife died recently, is unable to accept the presidency of the Indian National Conference.

SOCIALIST SOLDIERS SENTENCED. Christiana, September 19. One hundred and fifty-five Norwegian soldiers have been sentenced to terms of 24 days' imprisonment.

[A cablegram received on August 31 stated that there had been mutinies, resulting from Socialist propaganda, in various garrisons. Five hundred troops at Stenkjar, resenting the punishment of two comrades, stormed the cells and released the prisoners. Other soldiers at Lardemon, considering a conscript had been, excessively punished, stoned the guards and liberated the conscript.]