GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 60, 29 July 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

IMMIGRATION OFFICER SHOT. By Cablo—Press Asaooiation—Copyright. New York, July 26. 1 H. G. Herbert, immigration inspector at Detroit, formerly employed by the New Zealand Government, rejected a Scottish immigrant there. The latter drew a revolver and killed Herbert instantly. ' American officials arrested the immigrant, the offence occurring on an American boat hound in from the Canadian side. THE CURE OF CANCER. London, July 2G. Dr. Forbes Ross, who is experimenting with potassium as a remedy for cancer, mentions that in a desperate case where potassium was given in large doses and radium also applied the result was marvellous. A cancer, which I the surgeon was unable to touch, disappeared completely in six weeks. The director of the Radium Institute described the case as most wonderful. Dr. Ross also mentions the decided improvement in a case where a lady was sent home to die, and potassium and yolk of egg was prescribed. The lady was in the last stage of cancer, and was given six. weeks to live. Now, after the potassium, she is quite well.

A STEAMER WRECKED. London, July 26. The steamer Duna Hernosand, bound for Liverpool,, is stranded at the Orkney Islands. A lifeboat containing several of the crew is missing. THEFT OF JEWELLERY. London, July 26. Jewels to the value; of £SOOO, belonging to a London lady, were stolen in a train at Worcester. COLONEL ASTOR'S WEALTH. London, July 2G. Colonel Astor's English personalty has been sworn at £90,965. FIRE AT CHAMPAGNE FACTORY. Paris, July 26. Mercier's champagne buildings at Epernay were burnt, three people being buried in the ruins. Several firemen were injured.

GERMAN SHIPBUILDERS. Berlin, July 20. The Kaiser congratulated the Vulkan Yard on obtaining an order from Greece for an armoured cruiser to cost, over a million sterling, and also eight sea-»oing destroyers. ° GAMING HOUSE KEEPER PINED. London,-July 26. _ Edge, keeper of the Kensington gaming house raided last week, was fined COMPULSORY TRAINING. London, July 20. A good deal of interest is taken in the Daily News' Adelaide correspondent's statement that there have been 10 000 prosecutions in Australia this year'for non-attendance at drill, that 10,000 have tailed to register, whereof 5000 are in Sydney, many of them boys, and that strong opposition has been aroused and many meetings held. . . , ■ ANGLO-GERMAN ENTENTE. . . London, July 2(5. mi. A. b. Rowntree, Labor member torlork, gave a luncheon at the House of Commons to thirty members .of the German Workers' Educational Associa tion. He urged the necessity for an understanding between the democracies of the two countries and an escape from the mad race of armaments. '