HOME AND FOREIGN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 112, 27 September 1912, Page 8

HOME AND FOREIGN.

SMASHING THE CABLE RING. PENNY-AVWOBD; MESSAGES. London, September 12'. Sir J. Henniker Heaton, in the course of an interview, bestowed great praise upon Mr. L. P. Pclletier, the Canadian Postmaster-General, for his efforts to break the cable ring: Mr. Pelletier, he said, had the support of Australia and New Zealand. For some reason the British; Government could not see its way to adopt the proposal, but it had joined in th« overtures that were being made Ito the cable companies. To show the absurdity of the deferred cablegram system,. Sir Hennikea- pointed out that the carrying capacity of the American cables was 325,000,000 words a year, but that only 25,000,000 words were sent. He declared that if all the cables in the world were destroyed they could' be reconstructed for- a third of what wag now being paid for-abandoned and; superfluous cables, watered stocks and the plunderiug of the past.

Sir Henniker Heaton' added that he believed that with a fair settlement with the cable companies would come the establishment of a penny-a-word' message for a minimum of twelve word* tkroughout th« world. .

RANCHER'S WIFE STOLEN.. ' MEXICAN REBELS' CAPTURE. New-York, September 12. An exciting incident of the Mexican rebellion ia reported from El Paso, Texas. Twenty-five Americans, armed with Winchester rifles, and led by an' irate husband, are reported to be racing madly to head off a party of Mexicans who carried away a Texan rancher's wife. Some warm fighting is expected when the rival force* meet.

It is reported that a number of rebels ] have crossed into New Mexico, and are moTing in tha direction of Lordsbnrg, looting all the American ranches they oome acios*. The ranchers arc arming, and otherwise preparing to resist the progress of the Mexican troops, to whom the United States Government has given permission to enter the Mexican State of Sonora by way of Texas and Arizona. ENTERTAINING ROYALTY. COST TO REPUBLICAN FRANCE. Paris., September 11. Some interesting figures showing what it cost to entertain worthily the foreign rulers who from time to time have honored France with their presence are embodied in an official report that has just keen published. There are altogether seven monarehs in connection with whose visits the expenses are given. The entertainment of all this Royalty, of course, involved a big outlay, the total amount spent being £149,700.

It is not surprising that the Czar's visit should have proved the most costly, iince Russia is, France's ally, and the hospitality lavished upon her ruler would naturally be something of an exceptional character,

Tho following show the cost of each Royal visit:—Czar, £61,170;. King of Italy, £12,800; King of Spain, £31,000; King of Portugal, £8700; King of Nor-

w»y, £12,720; Ring of Denmark, £12,044; King of Sweden, £11,200. THE CONTINENTAL SUNDAY. POSITION IN LONDON. London, September 12.' Thejnembers of the theatrical profession are determined not to be silent in the discussion now proceeding on the question of the opening or the closing of *ll places of amusement on Sundays. The managers of the London theatres have already petitioned the Home. Secretary either to allow all houses of entertainment to remain open on Sundays, or to order that all must be closed. The nctors and actresses have now hold a meeting, at ■which a strong protest was voiced against Sunday performances, the effect of which would be to deprive them of the only day of rest they had.