GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 165, 29 November 1912, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

Rl'BßEfl OUTRAGES.

By Cable —Pre.ss Association —Copyright. London, November 27.

At the Putumayo enquiry, Mr. .Harm's, who visited Putumayo on behalf of the British Amazon Company, stated that the system of forced labor was indistinguishable from shivery. He agreed that some of the local managers were murderers, bandits and pirates, and wero criminally culpable, Imt lie would not say the same of the British directors, though they ought to have known t lie condition of tilings.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPis V. London, November 27

Before the Marconi Committee .Mr. Thompson stated that the American Poulsen Company refused to soil a eontrolling interest to the American Marconi Company.

AN ALLEGED SPY. London, November 27. During the hearing of the espionage chai'ge, it was stated that the bank notes found on Parrott had beea traced to Baden-Baden, A naval witness gave evidence that it was unlikely Parrott had access to important documents.

CHAUFFEUR SHOOTS POLiCK COM MISSIONER.

London, November 27.

Albert Bowes, a chauffeur, fired three times at Mr. ITenry, commissioner of police, outside his Kensington ' residence. Henry was wounded in the groin and his condition is serious. His assailant, who was arrested, had recently applied for a license to drive taxicabs, and had been refused.

FREXCII 'COMMANDER'S ERROR. Paris, November 27. Through mistaking his instructions, the commander of a frontier brigade at Meurthe, Moselle, directed a general mobilisation, instead of the mobilisation of the local men available. Seven communes had assembled before the error was discovered. The commander was arrested. < . CANADIAN ELECTION'S. Ottawa, November 21. The Canadian Government is investigating statements that American citizens voted at the Canadian elections. The practice i.s stated to be common in the Western provinces. An investigation commission has been appointed. AN AMERICAN FRAUD. 1 New York, November 27. | James Parmer. alleged to be the head j of the Anglo-American Authors' Asocia--1 tion, and eleven others, have been indict: - led for using ihe mails to defraud. It, is ) alleged that they sold rare books at I fabulous prices.' The books were worthj less, and th > company made a profit of 1 1,000,000 ••!'>'lat-s veariy.