GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 56, 24 July 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

AN ALLEGED Sl'V. Bj Cabl«—Press A»soeiation—Copyright. London, July 22. ■ The trial has commenced at Edinburgh of Angard Greaves, said to be an Australian, who was last April arrested at Glasgow under the Official Secrets Act. Evidence was given that accused possessed a German telegraphic code and the key thereto. lie also had a note giving particulars of guns under construction at Boardmore's, three cipher telegrams, and maps of the Firth of Forth and Rosytli. A .GAMEKEEPER'S CRIME. London, July 22. | Farrow, a dismissed gamekeeper, shot I and killed Watts, a large landowner at Hanslope. He fired at Mrs. Watts, but missed, and .then committed suicide. Watts was a popular landlord. Farrow had been the victim of sunstroke. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY. London, July 22. Professor Lieht estimates that the production of beet sugar lias decreased 1,6G1,000 tons, but the total for the season will be the same as last year. THE PENALTY OF PATRIOTISM. London, July 22. The King, accompanied by the Queen, opened the Immingham Dock. A structure at Boston, on which work-girls had assembled to cheer the royal train, collapsed, awl six girls were injured and removed to j:be hospital. A MUNIFICENT GIFT. London, July 22. An anonymous donor has offered Brighton £40,000 for philanthropic purposes, and invited suggestions for its disposal. MAIL SWINDLERS. Washington, July 22. One hundred and twenty million dollars are stolen annually by mail swindlers in the United States. During the fiscal year a thousand persons were arrested. Some swindlers have becomo millionaires as the result of their lawVoaking.