GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 183, 9 January 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

PREVENTION OF FIRE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. New York, January 7. A forest fires prevention organisation is being formed in Montana and is arranging to establish wireless stations throughout the State to give warning. FIRE AT TORONTO. Ottawa, January 7. A fire in Toronto destroyed a number of wholesale houses in the centre of the city. The firemen by great efforts prevented the fire sweeping the district. The damage was estimated at £30,000. KEEPING THE WORLD'S PEACE. London, January 7. Sir George Reid, at the Chamber of Commerce banquet at Swansea, said it was strange that, while Britain was the centre of peace, never before had she, been called to make greater prepara-. tions for war. While Britons were securing the integrity of the Empire and the safety of the race, they were also making themselves strong enough to keep the world's peace. ji WOMEN'S VOTE. New York, January 7. San Francisco women voters who desired to make the best use of the newly granted franchise asked Mr. Forbes Robertson's advice. The actor did not attempt to outline a definite programme, but contented himself with emphasising how the stage had aided women's emancipation by the discussion of present-day conventions. AMERICA AND ARBITRATION. Washington, January 7. Many senators formerly opposed to the arbitration treaties in their present form are now inclined to accept them with Mr. Root's amendment, excluding the Monroe doctrine, the question of. the control of immigration, and America's indebtedness from arbitration. A.BUSINESS MAN'S SUICIDE. Cairo, January 7. Theodore Rodocanachi, the head of the prominent English firm of Rodocanachi and Reynolds, has committed suicide. A CHARGE QF MURDER. New York, January 7. Two men, Stacey and Rubenan, have been arrested ,at Los Angeles, charged with the murder of Mrs. Kaufmann as she was returning from a Chicago theatre. NAVAL PAPERS STOLEN. Berlin, January 7. A safe on the cruiser Stettin, containing secret service papers, has been robbed. BRITISH BY-ELECTION. London, January 7. Mr. W. L. Williams, M.P. for Caermarthen, has been appointed recorder of Swansea, necessitating a by-election. THE BOTTOMLEY BANKRUPTCY. London, January 7. Mr. Bottomley has lodged a sworn statement showing that his liabilities are £118,762 and his assets £121,160. ' GREAT FLOATING DOCK. London, January 7. Swan and Hunter's floating Dreadnought dock to lift 32,000 tons has been launched, and will be stationed in the Medway. JAPAN STUDYING COLONISATION. Naples, January 7. A Japanese commission, under General Oshima, has arrived to study European methods of colonisation. SUGAR BEET COMPANY. London, January 7. The Anglo-Netherlands Sugar Corporation, with a capital of £400,000, has been formed for the purpose of cultivating sugar beet in eastern England. BRITISH TRADE, London, January 7. The Board of Trade returns show that the imports for December decreased £4,107,447. The exports increased £1,147,769, and the re-exports decreased £1,156,770, compared with the previous December.