GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 183, 20 December 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

SCHOLARS' RELIGIONS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 19, 7 p.m. London, December 19. There are 3.213,000 children at the board schools in England and Wales. Of these 1,700,000 are Church of England by profession, 298,000 Catholics, and 138,000 of other religions. A DEEPWATER DOCK. London, December 19. It is reported in London that the authorities have accepted a tender for a dcepwater jetty at Tilbury. OUTRAGE IN CACLUTTA. Calcutta, December 19. A exploded at Midnaptir and wrecked the house of Rahma. a police informer. Rahma and his family escaped. FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Berlin, December 19. By an explosion at a colliery in Mengedi forty were killed. THE MOROCCAN TREATY. Madrid. December 19. The Chamber has ratified the FrancoSpanish Moroccan treaty. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN. London, December 19. The underwriters will take„Bs per cent, of the New South Wales loan. POSTED AS MTSSING. London, December 19. The Nomia, from Newcastle, for Autofagasta, is posied as missing. THE COUNTER LITNCIT. Sydney, December 19. The city and suburban hotelkeepers, after three months fighting counter lunches, ha ye given in, and the lunches have been restored.

THE OLYMPIC GAMES. Received 19, 11.30 p.m. Stockholm, December 19. The athletic clubs have asked for a Parliamentary grant ,of £5500 to enable them to participate in the Olympic Games. TWO EXPLOSIONS. Received 19. 11.30 p.m. Lisbon, December 19. An explosion of nitroglycerine destroyed a ' powder factory near Lisbon. One hand was killed. A large dynamite bomb was exploded at the Central Railway Station. A man, who had apparently thrown the explosive, was badly injured.

THE whaling industry. Received 20. 12.35 a.m. .Mel lion me, December 10. Tim Norwegian whaler* Ilawke and Eagle liave arrived from Russell. The captains confirm ilie reported unprofitable venture in Xew Zealand waters. They intend trying the wlial injr grounds of Westralia before returning to Xorway.

A NOVEL SCHEME. Received 20. 12.35 a.m. London. December 19. Mr. Chase. ar> Australian engineer, in a_ paper read before the Liverpool Engineering Society, propounded a novel scheme for a high level bridge over the Mersey, the approaches taking the form of a spiral roading. TTTE RAILWAY STRIKE. The North-Eastern Railway Company has granted bonuses of £IOO to several loyalist firemen acting during the drivers' strike.