GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 118, 4 October 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A DYNAMITE OUTRAGE. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Received 3, 9.45 p.m. Lisbon, October 3. A dynamite bomb was thrown at a bandstand during a festival in Taboa Province, Beira. Two musicians were killed, and eight were seriously injured.

THE DANUBE FATALITY. Bucharest, October 3. Twelve soldiers perished in the Danube fatality, in addition to the officers. The collision was due to the absence of lights. A RAILWAY FATALITY. Ottawa, October 3. A train jumped the track at the Bay of Quinte, Ontario, and fell over an eraWmkment. A woman was killed, and many were injured. GRAND OPERA. London, October 3. Madame Melba, interviewed in London, declared that the Australians were crazy for grand opera. THE EARLY BIRD. Received 3, 11.45 p.m. Sydney, October 3. A Muclgee lady anticipated the maternity bonus, and with a baby in her arms applied to the Magistrate for £5. She showed annoyance when informed that the Bill was not yet law. THE MATCH MARKET. Melbourne, October 3. Bryant and May's match factory ]ias been closed. Four hundred hands are idle. The reason given is that it is impossible to compete with the imported article, produced under low European wages. The company has accumulated a large stock which it is unable to unload. Unless extra protection is granted, the industry will be strangled.

THE COLONIAL MUTUAL LIFE. Melbourne, October 3. In the 'Assembly the select committee appointed to enquire into ft private Bill altering the memorandum of association of the Colonial Mutual Life Society, reported that it had taken evidence and examined the Bill, and agreed to it without amendment. Further Consideration of the Bill was adjourned until Tuesday.

A COTTON COMBINE. Bondon, October 3. Five large Lancashire cotton mills have amalgamated, with a capital of a million and a half. French financiers financed the scheme.