GENERAL GABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 191, 2 January 1913, Page 2

GENERAL GABLES.

THE INDIAN CONGRESS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Calcutta, December 30. The • Indian National Congress has closed. It adopted Surendraimlh _Bauer jea's resolution in favor of provincial autonomy. Banerjea stated that the Indians wanted colonial self-government in the remote future. ALLEGED ESPIONAGE. Berlin, December 30. Thirty men and women, including German's and Russians, have been arrested for spying, it is alleged, on behalf of Russia. Documents show that it was intended to destroy the Breslau railway bridges in the event of a German mobilisation.' THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGES. New York, December 30. At liidiauopolia sentences varying from one to .seven years' imprisonment were imposed- oa the. labor leaders. Ryan vas sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, Evictore and Clancy to six, and fach of the others to lesser terms. Edward Clark, the confessed dynamiter who turned State's evidence, was released on a suspended sentence. BRITISH BANKRUPTCIES. London, December 30. The bankruptcies in 1!)12 total 787-1, J the lowest since JSOB. This is attributI ed to the great boom in trade.

A JEWEL ROBBERY. London, December 30. Julia Gulp, a Dutch singer, was robbed of £2500 worth qf jewellery on the Liverpool boat train. A NEW YORK STRIKE. New York, December 30. At New York eighty thousand gar-ment-workers are on strike. Three thousand firms are affected. KILLED BY AN AVALANCHE. Ottawa, December 30. An avalanche carried oft' a carpenter's shop with thirteen men at Fernie coal mines. Five were dead when the others were rescued. THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY. Paris, December 30. After an interview with M. Poinearc, AT. Ribot announced that ho would persist in. his candidature for the Presidency.

I'OWDI-K-WOKKS EXPLOSION. St. Petersburg, December .'lO. An explosion at Ochta Government powder-works killed three persons and injured fifty-one, nine seriously.

BLACKMAILING THE KING. London, December 30. Percy Collins has been remanded at Horsham on a charge of sending threatening letters to the King, demanding money.

I COALING FRANCE'S NAVY, j London, December 30. > The French Navy lias ordered 50,000 i tons of South Wales coal. * IMPROVEMENTS FOR P.ATTLE- ! SHIPS. j London. December 30. I The turrets of the battleship CcnJ fnrion are provided with a silent eham--1 ber for protection from noise and shock. > I A SUCCESSFUL PURSUIT. 1 London, December 30.

Detective-Sergeant Cooper, who was sent to Lonwla. lias cabled to Scotland Yard that he is bringing to Southampton on January 10 Francis Shaekleton, who is charged with defrauding a lady of £IOO.OOO.

CHEAP CABLES. London, December 30. - Mr. Samuel. Postmaster-General, has announced a further reduction of threehalfpence in the deferred cable rate to Canada and America, from January 1. also the introduction of week-end cable letters to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. London, December SI. The rate for the week-end cable letters from Australasia will be twentyfour words for IBs. DISASTROUS FIRE. London, December 31. Eight shops and stoves at Hamilton, on the Clvde, were burned down. The damage is" estimated at £20,000. A TRAIN SENSATION. London, December 31. Owing to the short-circuiting of a current in the Piccadilly tube, the passengers in the train were greatly alarmed. They were compelled to alight ill the tunnel and' proceed to the nearest station. The Inillic was delayed for an hour.