GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 50, 17 July 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE EMPIRE IN .MINIATURE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 17, 12.50 a.m. London, July 16. The committee for the 1915 exhibition to represent the Empire in miniature have selected Earls Court as the site. They are raising a guarantee fund of £20,000. Lord Strathcona guaranteed £SOOO. INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CONFERENCE. Berlin, July 16. The Tageblatt is officially informed that an international postal congress will be held at Madrid to consider a three-half-penny foreign postage rate. A RUSSIAN MUTINY. Sebastopol, July 10. Ten sailors have been sentenced to death at Sebastopol for inciting the cruiser Ivanglatov's crew to seize her. Five were sentenced to six years' imprisonment. FOOT AND MOUTII DISEASE. London, July 16. Fourteen cows in Leicestershire are suffering from foot and mouth disease. FATALITY ON LAKE CONSTANCE. Berne, July 16. The backwash of a steamer on Lake Constance upset two pleasure boats. Eleven were drowned. THE MONEY MARKET. Received 10, 9.45 p.m. -Melbourne, July IG.

Owing to the hardening of the money market the 4State Savings Bank has increased its interest on credit foncier loans from 4 1 / 2 to 5 per cent.

BUILDING IN SYDNEY. I Received lf>, f1.45 p.m. Sydney, July lfi. For the year ended June 13, 7734 buildings Nvere completed in the metropolitan area at a cost of £4 ,495,017, which is a record. FARMING CONFERENCE. Sydney, July 18. At the farmers' conference a resolution was passed in favor of making the association embracivc of the whole Commonwealth. THE PALM SEED INDUSTRY. Sydney. July IG. The Cabinet has recommended the, appointment of Mr. Walter Bevan as Royal Commissioner to enquire into the Kentia palm seed industry at the Lord TTowe Islands. It is stated that this action is taken in consequence of certain information received by tlie Cabinet.