GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 174, 10 December 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A LIGHT PUNISHMENT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 0, 5.5 p.m. Lisbon, December 8. Taveira. who murdered Douglas, a missionary in 1911, has been sentenced to u year's military imprisonment. SYDNEY'S LORD MAYOR. Received 9, 9.20 p.m. Sydney, December 9. Alderman Cocks lias been elected Lord Mayor, securing fifteen votes to the retiring Mayor's nine votes. BRITISH TRADE. London, December 9. The re-exports in November increased by ,£/t.797,109, compared with the previous November.

A SALUTARY LAW. Washington, December 9. A law has been enforced compelling all steamships outward bound from United States ports to be equipped with wireless. Those carrying fifty passengers over a distance of 200 'miles are forced to carry two operators. Additional safeguards are provided in the event of a wreck. A thousand steamers are affected. DESECRATING A GRAVE. Rome, December 9. Thieves rifled the grave of the Duchess Elizabeth, mother of Queen Margberita, in the Basilica. Superga, They cut the telephone and telegraph wires to Turin, and barred the Royal crypt to prevent surprise. They broke the brickwork, cut the coffin and stole a pearl necklace and diamond earrings, and escaped. THE ITALIAN WAR. Rome, December 9. The Minister of Finance reports that the war cost Italy £22,000,000, and a further ,t:S,0O0,00O is required. A RUSSIAN SUCCESSION. Paris, December fl. Le Matin states that efforts failed to induce the Grand Duke Michael of Russia to consent to annul his morganatic marriage and reconsider his succession to the throne. There is a possibility of the succession passing to the Grand Duke Paul Alexandravitch.

A DOUBLE SUICIDE. Paris, December !). The so-called Captain AVillis and Mrs. Lily Allen, two Londoners, were found dead in a fashionable house at Ruederivoli, each holding an English army revolver in the mouth. SYDNEY'S MAYOR. Sydney, December 0. Lord Mayor Clarke was only eight months in office. Responding to the toast of his health, after Mr. Cocks was elected, he said that; his ambition was to fill the full term. He believed that he would have secured the coveted honor if outside influence had not been used against him. He much regretted that outside influence could be so unfair, because he had shown backbone. The Lord Mavor's salary has been fixed at £1500.'