GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 102, 20 October 1911, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

SPEECH BY LORD CHANCELLOR. By Cable—rress Association—Copyright. London, October IS. Lord Loreburn, at the Cutlers' feast at Sheffield, referring to the troubles abroad, remarked that despite evil prognostications lie was an optimist, because the nations were growingly dependent on one another. Rewarding industrial disputes, he declared it bad policy to look only to symptoms or consequences. The Government must go deeper and see if there was ground for discontent and unrest, and then remedy removable wrongs.

FRENCH HEAT DUTIES. Paris, October 18 The Echo de Paris states that Parliament will shortly be asked to discuss a Bill for a large reduction of ' the import duties on meat. COMPENSATION FOR STEAMER OWNERS. London, October 18. In June, 1010. Iloulder Brothers were paid £IOOO by the Newport municipality as demurrage for delay in loading operations of steamers during the arbitration of a dispute. The arbitratior lias now awarded them an additional £I6OO on account of inadequate police protection. A STUDENTS' DUEL. Berlin, October 18. A duel with pistols, arising out of love affairs at a dance, between two students, Dietzen, aged eighteen, and Vonneoker, aged sixteen, was fought at Rudolstadt. Vonnecker was shot dead, whereupon Dietzen shot himself, it is feared fatally. PROPOSED SHIPPING COMBINE. New York, October 18. Plans are being matured at Seattle for the amalgamation of the Alaska Coast and North Pacific steamship lines. The merger i 3 the largest ever effected on the Pacific coast. A fleet of fourteen vessels is involved. ADVERTISING AUSTRALIA. London, October IS. A. lecturing campaign has begun in the rural district with the object of advertising Australia. A motor waggon containing a cinematograph is part of the outfit.