GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 153, 15 November 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

CRIME IN PARIS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. PARIS, November 1;!. Burglars, assisted iby a clerk in a jewellery establishment in La Place de I'Opera, stole jewels to the value of £12,000. A VESSEL ADRIFT. London, November 13. The Queensland vessel, Hiva, from Adelaide was being towed when she broke adrift in the North Sea and is missing. A TRAIN ACCIDENT. , London, November 13. A train at Hunstanton mounted the platform and the engine partially wrecked the station. A carriage wa& telescoped. The driver, fireman, and several passengers were badly injured. P. AND O. COMPANY. London, November 13. The P. and 0. Company has declared a dividend of 6Va P Rr cent, on deferred stock and a bonus of 5 per cent. THE QUEENSLAND LOAN. London, November 13. The public subscribed 80 per cent, of the Queensland loan. A DEFROSTING PROCESS. London, November 13. A number of medical officers of health, veterinarians, butchers, and experts inspected frozen sheep containing the organs and quarters of beef which had been defrosted by McKeikan's process. They were entirely satisfactory, and the consensus of opinion was that the mutton would satisfy German requirements. BELGIUM'S INDEPENDENCE. Brussels, November 13. The Premier, in the Parliament, stated that the Powers guaranteeing the indepence of the country were divided into opposing eamps. Belgium must 'rely on herself. The Government was anxious, but hoped that Parliament would vote the necessary measures to defend their independence The declaration has created a profound impression.