GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 187, 27 December 1912, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

A COLLIERY EXPLOSION'. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, London. December 23. Two hundred miners were entombed in a colliery in Japan, owing to an explosion. Three were rescued. STOLEX GOLD. London, December 23. Examination of the boxes, which were filled with lead to replace others containing gold on transit from London to Alexandria, shows that they were , of the same make as those in which the, gold was shipped, THE BAVARIAN CROWX. Berlin, December 28. As Prince Lndwig and the Centre Party are opposed to the Kingship proposal, it has been abandoned. CARDIFF COAL OUSTED. Cairo, December 23. ■ The Egyptian railways are purchasing 100.000 tons of American eoai, instead of Cardilf. _ : FINDING A FORTUXE. Berlin, December 24. Schild, a carman, picked up a case containing £OS,OOO in bank notes and scrip. A stranger . claimed it, but Schild took it to the police station. The claimant failed to substantiate his case iind was arrested. When searched two revolvers and a large knife were found] in his possession. THE CINEMATOGRAPH FIRE. Brussels, December 23. .■Fifty persons were injured; at B.u'raques, ; when seven hundred became .panic-stricken through a man shouting .'•Fire!;" when a iilm became.,, ignited, though, the outbreak was; immediately extinguished. .Occupants of : galleries jumped down on to.. spectators . below, and njany were crushed/to. death during the struggle at the exits, n ■ i i A STEAMER.'.WRECKED. . ' : Ottawa, December 23. |' It is reported at.St,. Johns, XewfoundI land, : that twenty-'two . -people were ,'drowned through, the^fifceamer: Florence striking .a rock neaar-St. -Shotts. The mate,' named> Hodley,. ,and -a. few men escaped in a'small.boat. ,i. ' TROUBLE.AT; GOA, j Bombay,. December 23. ["''Possibly arising from; the reI volt, a Dumber;,of.vPortoguese soldiers j violated the frontier i. and .surroxwded t'wo'villages in British territory at Goa. .They• ihot t.w.o:Men,:four; women' and■ a. '.'child. ajnd seized twenty-one others,

I ! . . . T-f-rt-r-- :•. ■■:,■ [ ;. THE ■" 'ASSOUAN 'DAM: : i ; Carta; 1 Beeeitfber 23; I The 'Khedive opei(«l"the'additions' to' [ tlie Assouan ■ danv'costihg /'£ 1,500.000; fiord: fcitehenei'' •read'to -message 'from jiving.;Georgci '"'''...'''' ,'': : ''",!"'',; ' ' j j:;;;;;Mßi>iDEXMAX. , s'EyiOTiox. '■■ „'. ! 'j.v'.' i. London, D'eoember-23. _ ',['. Mr. Elliott JohnsOnJ'replying the 1 .'Westminster Gazette's cdmnien'ts regard l -' ing file! eviction of > Lord''Denmari,'states that in! New Soutbi Wales feeling is entirely'adversev't©'the' Government's faction, j He declares that: ; Mr. liolman was primarily responsible,'iuut- that he took tlie initiative,'.while ! 3lrl''Mc(}owen was in [London:.'-'-'"'; 'i'i' ;■■ •'•:■-'

|rHE AXTI-TklfST 1 LAW.. ; ,- . '■■'' XeW'ToTlty Dyecmbbr'23, Smitliers and 1 other'officials of the Grand Pa'cilte'h'a'v'o'.beeW indicted at the instance of tire.Grand 1 ' jtiry for' a breach' of tlie ,a;iU'i J frrtst l 'r^y.'' , Tii connection 'witjlitlie'' qperatiilns''o\f .'Wife' 'railway 'with Niw'YoTk, and Hartford Eaiil way; ' '•' A' : conspiracy for preventing j tlie' Opei'atio'ii 'o'f'steamships is also'alleged. • - : ["■'"_ '■■■' •'" LI|sELI,IX.G I " Lor.doiv. December 24. Myliu|, convicted of libellin<; King an uinicsi'rnbic afien I ',on",.arrival at • yii'n unHesirablo alien,' on ' arrival, at Ellis L.iand. ' The cbiivictiyu, was onthe sole! ground' that e "tlV?" Stages objected} ; ; ' ; ' '" "' ' ' " ' THE TI'IJL\SCRE' ; IIUXTERS. ~ . I LoTtd'on,' • December 24, . ,Mi«s dlcnevieve Ward and Miss Barry Til I'an-{heading nn'"( , xpT>llitt?sff'which has departotj from I'.ana,pi*i.fo(' 'CVto*: Island in search of buried treasure. '_ '