GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 90, 6 October 1911, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(From the Australian papers). WHY WAS STOLYPIN MURDERED? The Xovoe Vienna (St. Petersburg) declares tliat a full exposure of scandalous intrigues of high Government ollicials which led to M. Htolypin's assassination has been forbidden for patriotic reasons. It is stated that General TrepofV's promptness in throwing a cordon around the theatre alone prevented Bogreff, the assassin, from escaping. Colonel Kuliabako strenuously, but unsuccessfully, endeavored to have BogrolT lodged in the secret police headquarters instead of in the fortress. Had General Trepofl' yielded to his subordinate few details of the crime, so it is said, would have ever become known. M. Verigin, Vice-director of the Police Department, is under a strong suspicion, and there is a, feeling that in a measure he was responsible for the tragedy. General Trepoff demanded to be allowed to supervise the precautionary measures that were being adopted, but was over-ridden by the director of • the Department, General Kurloff. General Trepoff at once tendered his resignation, which, however, was not accepted. His chief, Colonel Verigin, and other officers then organised plans for the protection of the Royal party, the eost of which was not less' than £20,000. It is considered incomprehensible how a subordinate like Colonel Verigen dared to disregard M. Stolypin's circular concerning suspects, and to allow Bogroff to follow the Premier without setting someone to watch him. Verigen was Kurloff's right-hand man, and maintained close relations with his chief's family. It has leaked out that Kurloff, against M. Stolypin's determined opposition, married the divorced wife of a young adjutant. Bogroff had a large number of accomplices, many of whom have been arrested in different parts of Russia.

TERRORISM IX RUSSIA. Whether the late M. Stolypin was killed as the result of a genuine revolutionary plot or at the instance of Government officials who hated his policy, it is stated to lie a certainty that the Terrorists have broken out again. It is declared that the fate of the Premier by no means represents the first tragedy of J the kind that has occurred recently. The j previous assassinations, however, have I been effectually hushed up, but M. Stolypin was too prominent a victim for his death not to become known. Six weeks ago the Assistant-Prosecutor was killed, and then followed in rapid succession the murder of the Deputy-Assistant-Prose-cutor, the Assistant Chief of Police at Kobroff, and the 17-ycar-old son of Captain Ivuross, commander of a Russian cruiser, the wounding of the Governor of Zereutinski Prison, and the suicide of M. Saranoff, a high police official. In each I case the victim received a letter in which ho was notified that his execution had be decreed by the executive committee of the Social Revolutionary Propaganda. As far as is known, none of those who received these warnings are now living, with the exception of the Zereutinski Prison official, who escaped with his life only through the would-be assassin's poor aim. M. Sasanoff committed suicide as soon as he heard that his fate was scaled. Of the revolutionarios to whom these daring crimes were delegated, all escaped but the one who failed at Zereutinski. This man obtained access to his victim's office by means of a visiting card, and shot the governor of the prison in the presence of three armed officers. The latter, of course, instantly seized the would-be murderer, but it was not until after a desperate struggle that lie was secured.

BERLIX BURGLAR'S EXPLOITS. An enterprising burglar. Walter Dormg, who has lately fallen into the hands of the Berlin police, is declared to be about the coolest criminal of whom they ever had any experience. There are altogether 80 burglarious exploits in which he has engaged with more or less success in Berlin and Potsdam. His method was to calmly walk into the most wealthy-looking houses as if they belonged to him, and appropriate anything he could carry away . One of the most astounding of his adventures was that at the Ministry of Finance. Here he was discovered in the plate-room by one of the servants. Instead of making his way out of the house with as much expedition as possible, Doring turned on the domestic and roundly abused her for her carelessness in leaving the door of "so important an apartment unlocked." Even then Doring did not quit the place, but found his way to the housekeeper's room, where he possessed himself of a well-filled purse, and then disappeared.

DARING BALLOON PROPOSAL With the idea of breaking the ballooning record of ,1100 miles without a descent, a London aeronaut contemplates making a balloon journey to Africa, starting i„ November. His intention is to take a line across France, and then make his way across the Mediterranean Sea to the African coast. The balloon is among the largest ever constructed. It has a diameter of 00ft and a capacity of 100,000 cubic feet of gas. Experts consider that the journey might be accomplished in 48 hours. 'The HOO-miles record was put up about two years a«o by Mr. C. C. Turner, of the London Daily Graphic, who started from London and descended in Russia.

PREVENTION OF WARS. According to advices just received in America from the International Labor \ Congress in Budapest, Hungary, that body is about to scud delegates 'throng, ' England, Scotland, Ireland, France and America to bring about a world-wide amalgamation of organised labor for shorter hours and higher wages. Another object aimed at is the prevention of wars. The number of workers that it is sought to bring into the organisation is 2.501U100 in France. 2.000.000 j n ]),.;. tain, nnd 5,0(10.000 in the United States. The Congress has decided to establish a world's fund for aiding strikers. THE COST OF LTVIXfi. Food prices are soaring so high in New York that business'' men predict that within another month what they term (he altitude record will be eweeded By the new year, declare the same authorities, every-day necessaries will he beyond the reach of the common people. FIVE THOUSAND WITNESSES. The largest number of witnesses ever called in connection with a criminal trial was summoned to appear in Warsaw last | week to give evidence in the case of 07 Polish revolutionaries charged with throwing bombs at the police, and who have been imprisoned since MOO. No fewer than 5000 men and women have been subpoenaed to attend the trial. PRINCESS PATRICIA. It _ is announced that the Princess Patricia will not accompany her father [ the Duke of Connaught to Canada. This announcement lias occasioned rumors that the Trincess and Queen Mary are

inaugurating a vigorous campaign I against social vice, lavish entertainments !> and extreme modes during the coming I winter court season. ' J SOUTH AFRICAN" DEFENCE. I Lord Metlmen will remain commander-' in-chief of the forces in South Africa until the lUnion has definitely adopted a scheme of defence. It is expected that 1 the plan of providing a, small regular striking force to act in conjunction with the citizen territorials will be initiated in February next. AMERICAN BANK FAILURES. The failure of two banks during the past week added to the uncertainty of the American stock market. The Cincinatti Metropolitan and Trust Bank closed its doors by order of the State banking examiners, who gave as the reason for their action that the bank was taking too much latitude in making loans on unapproved collateral securities. It is thought the depositors are protected. The other institution that closed is the Philadelphia Tradesmen's Trust Bank, whose deposits amounted to £250,000.