GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 96, 13 October 1911, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

AUSTRALIAN LOAN COMPANY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, October 11. The British Australian Trust and Loan Company has declared an interim dividend of lad per share. THE USEFUL,' CINEMATOGRAPH. Paris. October 11. The Government slaughterhouses are arranging to cinematograph bacteria in diseased meat for the instruction of butchers and sanitary inspection officers. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE DEFEATED. New York, October 11. A proposal for women's suffrage throughout California was defeated by a large majority. A BARONET COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. London, October 11. Sir Robert Peel has been committed for trial for having obtained credit at the Midland Hotel, St. Pancras, and not stating he was an undischarged bankrupt.

AMERICAN WHEAT. Washington, October 11. The official estimate of the spring wheat crop is 209,000,607 bushels. GUN FIRE TRIAL. London, October 11. It is now found that the broadsides fired by the Orion in her gun trials weakened t'ho mountings of the 4in. guns, -which were too noar the barbettes.

A CAPTAIN'S FRIGHTFUL MISTAKE. London, October 11. The captain of the steamer Bougainville, which was lying in the Thames, gave some visitors carbolic acid in mistake for wine. Hubert Burrougli. a member of the Stock Exchange, died, and three others are in a critical condition. FIRE IN A COOL STORE. London, October 11. During a fire at Lovell and Christmas' cold store warehouse. West Smithficld, the refrigerator pipes burst and the fumes overcame a dozen firemen, who were rescued with difficulty. All have recovered. The damage was small. DR. MAWKON'S EXPEDITION. London. October 11. The King conveyed to Mr. Ernest Joyce, the zoologist, who is starting tomorrow to join the Australasian Antarctic expedition, his best wishes for the explorers' success and safe return. He expressed the keenest interest in the work of the expedition.