GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 72, 12 August 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A GIGANTIC STADIUM. BJ Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Received 11, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, August 10. An Olympic stadium building has been erected in the middle of the Gruenwald racecourse with 18,000 seats and standing room for 12,000.

A FAST CRUISER. Berlin, August 10. The cruiser Goeber, ki her speed trials, developed 32 knots. THE SOUDAN TROUBLE. Cairo, August 10. The Pall Mall Gazette's correspondent reports that an expedition numbering 2500 is being organised to settle the Soudan trouble with the Annak and Guer tribes. RECORD MONSOONAL RAINS. Simla, August 10. Record monsoonal rains have fallen, and a large Government surplus is assured. A LOAX FOR PERSIA. London, August 10. Britain has ngreid to a further loan to Persia to assist the Government to deal effectively .with the" situation in the south. CAN A 1) IAX BTtaIGR A TIOX. Ottawa, August 10. During the period from April to June. 175,341 immigrants arrived in the Dominion, including 53,343 from the United States. A AYTIALIXG VESSEL. : Sydrfey', August 11. The whaling '-.teftmer "t'ofcli Tray. whi(h is used as a floatinfirefiriery f6rithe Australian Whaling Company, has arrived from Xorwav. She sailed yesterday for Tahiti and Wellington.

PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE. Received 12, 12.15 a.m.

Sydney, August 11

Speaking <it the opening of the Coogee train service, Mr. McGowen declared that before a .suburban railway sj'stem could be introduced and tramways put underground. six or seven millions would be required. Thu problems of the future are not only greatly acute, but will entail taxation upon the shoulders of the people.