GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 162, 8 January 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

A GHOULISH ACTION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, January 5. The grave of a former member of Parliament, Mr. John C. Mac Donas, was opened.at Sligo, the urn removed from the open casket, and the ashes scattered. The opinion of the police is that the miscreants intended to steal the casket in the belief it was of silver. STEEL BOUNTY WANTED. Ottawa, January 5. A deputation representing the iron and steel industry of the Dominion is demanding that the Government restore the steel bounty. The Government is unable to give its assurance. COLLAPSE OF A SCHOOL. Madrid, January 5. A school at Seville collapsed. The bodies of the master, three mistresses, and three children have been recovered. The search continues. i THEFT OF JEWELS. London, January 5. Paul Debusock, a former official of Biam, has been remanded - Bow Street on a chaTge of having received the Dowager Queen of Siam's jewels. He declared that he was not aware they were stolen. BATH TUB TAX ABOLISHED. Ottawa, January 5. The bath-tub tax at Montreal, a relic of olden times, is about to be abolished. ■ The imposition was first made when baths were luxuries for the rich. A NEW SUBMARINE. London, January 5. The Admiralty has ordered at Greenock a submarine of the Laurente type, with double hull.