GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 112, 27 September 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

THE 'FRISCO SERi'ICE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. New York, ■-'.!■)■.c:iU)jr £5. Mr. Bryan, addressing tin: Calii'ornian Legislature, a Republican hotly, recommended tlic inlroducibm of I he* New Zealand puslal vote. GERMAX SJIIi'I'IXC (.'OMPAW. Loudon, September 25. The Cennan-.Ui.stialian Steamship Company is increasing itr; capital by £200,000'. WOMEX AND THE UAH. : London, September 2."). The Law Society's conference at.Cardiff rejected a motion to admit iwomen to the Bar.

EXPLOSION OX A CRUISER. London, September 25. An explosion aboard the cruiser Southampton, at Govan Dock, killed one workman and injured another. SEIZURE OF ARMS. St. Petersburg, .September 25. A Harbin telegram states that the Russian police have seized a convoy of arms, which was being escorted by Chinese troops from Kwang'-chang-tse to Sui-chaia-fu. GERMAN FOOD DUTIES. Berlin, September 25. Twenty-seven Socialist women's- meetings demanded the abolition of the food duties. THE HYGIENE CONFERENCE. New York, September 25. Dr. Ha Wile, speaking at the International Congress on Hygiene, advocated a -health test before marriages are allowed. If girls were educated on eugenic lines t'hey Could teach men, consequently the whole future of the human race would be altered.

AN ACTIVE, VOLCANO. New Yoi'k, September 25. Mount W range], in Alaska, is in eruption. Seven craters are active. Smoke was undignified and unfair to accept tities. The lava is overflowing the glacier on the mountain sides. DRILL SHIRKERS. London, September 25.. The Daily Chronicle gives prominence to the existence of thirty thousand drill shirkers in Australia and the natural resentment of the sixty thousand who are fulfilling their duty. \ CANADIAN TARIFF BILL. Ottawa, September 25. i The Government will reintroduce the ! Tariff and other rejected Bills. If the I Senate persists in the rejection of the | Government will introduce a Bill foi' the i reform of the Senate, on the lines' of I Mr. Asquith's measure which dealt with [ the House of Lords. SYDNEY CITY LOAN. Sydney, September 20. j The city loan :has been limited, to a million. A half is to be raised locally J through tli<! A.M.P. Society, and the I other half in London.