GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 89, 31 August 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

BOGUS MINING COMPANIES. By Cable—Press Association.--Copyright Paris, August 28. Hcnnedoclie, an ex-schoolmaster, has been arrested for swindling the public of £16,000 by means of bogus mining ' companies. | A SPY IMPRISONED. ' Berlin, August 28. Schoote, an engineer, has been sentenced to twenty months' imprisonment and the loss of civil rights for four years, for selling a drawing of guns to Schultz. PORTUGUESE PRIESTS CENSURED. Rome, August 28. The Pope severely censured 800 Portuguese priests i'or accepting Government pensions, and recognising the separi ation of the Church and State. COLLISION AT SEA. London, August 29. The liner -Tagnac collided with the Mersey at Liverpool. The Mersey which was sailing for Sydney, sustained slight damage. A STEAMER RE-FLOATED. London, August 29. The steamer Time, stranded at Durban, has been re-floated. CONGREGATIONALISM. London, August 29. The world's Congregational membership is 1,479,869, and Sunday scholars> 1,593,189, the increase for the year 1 being 12,640 and 28,825 respectively. EXPLOSION ON A STEAMER. New York, August 29. An explosion occurred in .the harbor of Santa Barbara, California, aboard the Associated Oil Company's steamerRosuranz. The vessel was wrecked and sank. The crew jumped into the water i and swam ashore, all escaping. NEW YORK GAMBLING HELLS. New York, August 29. A sensation has been caused in New York by the publication of a list of raided gambling-houses in connection with the Grand Jury's investigation of the gambling evil throughout the city. Numbers of prominent society people, many of whom are well known in religious movements, are included as the owners of houses where Taids were made during the past twelve months. William Astor's estate appears as the owner of one notorious resort, and a wealthy charitable institution for sailors is the owner of another. ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. New York, August 29. _ 'At Hartford, Connecticut, a suit against the United Hatters of the North American Trade Union Body, claiming £ 10,000 for alleged conspiracy to injure j their trade, has been brought by hatters named' Lowe. The case, which is being attended by leading Labor men throughout the United States, involves the right of the American Federation of Labor to publish a list of fair and unfair firms. The boycotting methods and the intimidation used by the labor unions are also , in question. DOMINION IMMIGRANTS. Ottawa, October 29. i Intertiewed at Vancouver when en • route to represent South Australia at - the International Conference of Chami j bers of Commerce at Boston, Mr. J. G. -1 Jenkins said Australia would never be

iable to compete with Canada for immigrants, Canada's great advantages being her relative nearness to Britain and ) cheaper passages. Mr. Jenkins sugj gosted that there was much force in the J sentimental objection to the difficulty ! of being unable to return to the Home-' j land from Australia for many rears. 1 Immigrants preferred Canada, where j they were within easy reach of EngSland for a holiday. AMERICAN ARROGANCE. Ottawa, August 20. Tlenri Bourassa, leader of the Freneh- ) Canadian Nationalists, interviewed, said J that the Imperial Government would stand any injustice from the United States rather than risk a conflict. A much tod submissive attitude was shown by Britain to Yankee arrogance. Even if victorious, Britain was not likely to gain anything through war with the , United States. The United States knew this, and consequently in their arrogance disregarded the treaties. A CLOUD BURST. New York, August 2D. A cloud-burst wiped out the town of Lebanon, in Ohio. The water reached the second storeys of the houses, and many wooden buildings were floated off /hv the torrent. The body of a woman who had recently died disappeared when the house containing it was Hooded. Tt is unknown if any lives were lost, but warning was given of the approach of the storm, and this, it is believed, saved most of the residents. A MONOMANIAC. New York, August 20. Alt insane woman, named Caroline Beeres, has beer, arrested at Columbus, Ohio. She declared that she was waiting to kill Mr. Taft. Several daggers vrere found in her possession. The woman, who claimed to be Mr. Taft's wife, was found in the Southern Hotel, where the President was expected. i RAILWAY COLLISION. London, August 29. An engine collided with a stationary train at Vauxliall, one person being killed and thirty injured. Many were pinned under the wreckage for two hours. Twenty were removed to hospital. THE GERMAN PERIL. Ottawa, August 2D. Sir 'Wilfrid Laurier's speech at Ottawa at a luncheon to British financiers is attracting attention. Ho declared that the German peril did not exist, and that he did not believe England was in any danger. He deprecated the mad race for armaments, and thanked God the American Continent was ex-1 empt. He also deprecated organic Imperial union, because the problems in different parts of the Empire were too iirerse.