GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 201, 22 February 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. By Cable— Pres» Association—Copyright. London, February 20. The Oxford crew for the University boat race on March 30 has been finally selected. Littlcjolin is the only Australian in the crew.

A COSTLY PICTURE. Berlin, February 20. Andrea Mantegna's picture "Madonna and Child" was sold at auction for £29,500. A BENDIGO PIANIST. Vienna, February 20. The newspapers print favorable notices of the debut.of Emily Dyason, a Bendigo pianist. FIFTY PEOPLE DROWNED. Calcutta, February 20. Fifty persons were drowned through a launch capsizing near Rangoon. BIG COTTON FIRE. Calcutta, February 20. A fire at Bombay on a cotton green destroyed cotton valued at £250,000. The cotton was chiefly owned by the Japanese Trading Company. RUSSO-BULGARIAN TREATY. Sofia, February 20. The Russo-Bulgarian treaty has been signed concerning Eastern Roumania. Bulgaria agrees to pay 10,680,250 roubles, in annual instalments of half a million j roubles each. : ALLOWANCES TO TERRITORIALS. ! London, February 20. ' The War Office has decided to extend the separation allowances to all Territorials attending camp for a fortnight. , SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL'SERVICE. London, February 20.The Times, commenting on the censure motion in the Union Parliament, says the only remedy for South Africa is a pjermanent public service commission, similar to those in England and Australia, which Mr. Meriman formerly proposed, but which was rejected. TRAIN HELD UP. New York, February 20. A masked man jumped aboard the New York-St. Louis express when the train was mounting a heavy grade near Altaniont and held up the passengers, robi bing them of all their money and jewelj lery. He then dropped off the train | and escaped to the woods. The robber I.fired two shots, but nobody was hit. j TERRIFIC SNOWSTORMS. New York, February 20. Terrific snowstorms are raging throughout the State of Missouri. Frozen ice jambs are causing uneasiness lest the bridges should be carried off. Train J communications'are interrupted. , ; " THE NEW THEOLOGY." I London, February 20. I The Rev. R. J. Campbell, author of j "The New Theology," is suffering from •, grave heart weakness, consequent on the j strain of theologic controversy. He I has resigned from all organisations exfcept the City Temple. THE CAPTATN STEWART CASE, j London, February 20. Sir Edward Grey, in the House of ComJ mons. sr.id it would not serve a useful j purpose for the Government to make rc- ; presentations regarding the case of j Stewart .recently convicted of espionage in Gennany.