GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 197, 9 January 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

ASTFAMKR ON FIRE. P.y Cable--Press Association-- Copyright. London. January 7. The steainer Chin Macliac, bound from Australia to London, arrived at -Malta with her coal bunkers on lire. ORANGE (IROYKS RUINED. New York. January 7. Gales am! frost have ruined the orange groves in California. Unprecedented weather was experienced. EMIGRANTS FOR WKSTRALIA. London, January 7. Wcslraliii ,hnsi secured three thousand berths from the White Star Shipping Company for 11)13. BRITISH TRADE.' London, January 7. For the "lonth of December imports increased by ill, 130,811, exports by f2.587.15f1, and re-exports by £502,058.' ' 'AFKI.Y TUROUIJII A C.VLE. London. January 7. The Ajana. which eiienuntered the same gale as the Naming, has signalled Tenerifl'e -'all we 11.." UNDERWRITERS' LOSS. London. January 7. The underwriters receive 72 per cent, of the amount paid out on the Tasmanian. FRENCH RECRUITERS AT METZ. * Berlin,/ Janaury 7. The Frenchmen at Metz, who we're arrested for attempting to induce Ocr- ' ■' " i jSuanlm—s ana zz ! Douglas—l 3 and 27, A RIOT IN ITALY. Rome, Janaury 7. During rioting over sanitary regulations Rocca G organ e.g. the military fired on the rioters, killing the and f'oundi ing several. GAMING-HOUSE RAIDED. London, January 7. A» the.result of a gaming-house raid in Euston Road. 38 persons were bound ; over and four others remanded . j LONDON TAXICAR STRTKE. ! ' London, January 7. i J.he taxieab strike continues. 'Since the outset the federated owners have lost £42.000 in fares. THE MASSENA EXPLOSION. Paris, January 7. Another death has occurred a"s the result of the explosion on the Massena. A petty officer unsuccessfully attempted to rescue a comrade from' the boilerroom, fie managed to regain the deck I wheiV he fell unconscious. He was fealiled and his condition is hopeless, ~ J

ANT OLD GAG. r „, Lyndon. January 7. .(.he Post Office at Wye was flooded bv liundreds of meaningless telegrams sour. with the purpose of arTecting the starting price of a-horse named Job,'by preventing starting price bookmakers 'transmitting the money of bettors to tkp racecourse, thus shortening the odds

ANTARCTIC KXPLORATIOX. T . . Perlin, Janaury 7. Lieutenant Filchner. commander of <"« German Antarctic expedition, has "■ached Buenos Ayres. He discovered new land, which he christened Prince kegeut Lieutenant Poleland and a new loe-barner. wind, he called Wilhelm TT

A STEAMER WRECKED. „., . Vancouver, January 7. .Ihe steamer Roseneranx was lv ,'ccked at Peacock Spit, Astoria. Thirtv-flve peo |,p were There was a Sl | OW : sh,rmrag,n S att,e time. The men clnujr 1' the topmast, but, becoming exited, i-clinnuishcd their hold.

THE PRKXC-n LANGUAGE. ti o i, Paris, January 7. The South African Committoe/Scnator Paul,at presiding votfld £2200 'to.Ttre' h i P T " tnb,l " ,,m ™ t »^chiri„

THE OPTUIf TRADE, if a , , Lon ' , o", January 7. m nat tl • " nt " ,tp,,11(> < 1 tPi-1 'innate the opium agreement of 101] test? :sffe';

THE DROFGITT PREDICTION Air Fnnf n elbournc > January 7. prediction. He dV', w d !i ol,g,,t "irtorolooist wo I, . / I,at "° dffi ™' on Ri;,;?- 0 -^-

A LOYG PURSUIT. ~ Port Darwin, January s na* dered a. Chinese of havmg m ,„..