GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 206, 20 January 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

AN UNCLAIMED PRIZE. ]>y Cabh'—i'ress Association —Copyright. Rome, January 17. Tlie authorities are unable to trace the winner of £OO,OOO in the National Lottery. The ticket is believed to have •been lost on the Titanic. THE RUSSIAN REGENCY. St. Petersburg, January li. A sensation has been caused by the curt language of the ukase relieving the Grand Duke from the position of possible Regent, which was issued Against the Dowager Empress's wish. The Grand Duke Michael has taken a villa at Nice. He has hitherto lived on his property at Orel as Count BrasofT. The Countess was first married to a Zemstvo doctor, then an army officer of Duke Michael'* regiment, who divorced her. COLLISION AT SEA. London. Janu;P'.v 17. The Briti-h steamers Aucheminlcn and Labranca collided in a fog in the Mersey. The Auchenarden sank and the crew were picked up. The Labranca had previously rescued another shipwrecked crew. CANADIAN RECIPROCITY. New York, Janaury 17. . The Democrats have decided not to remove the Canadian Reciprocity P.dl from the Statute Book at present, pendi ing a final revision of the entire pulp, j paper and lumber tariffs. j RUBBER WORKS BURNED. J London. January .17. j The Leyland Rubber Works, liirniing- ) ham, have been burnt and 700 employees ) are rendered idle. EMPIRE NATURALISATION. _ London, Janaury 17. Earl Grey, addressing the Colonial In"lute. said that the Government next j session would introduce' a Bill to secure reciprocity of naturalisation with the Empire. ANOTHER LABOR TROUBLE. Hobart, January 18. Instead of the Corinthic departing for New Zealand on Thursday morning she was delayed till 3 o'clock in the afternoon, owing to-trouble with the. Wharf Laborers' Union. Following the usual custom, the unloading of cement three casks at a time was commenced, but the secretary of the union objected that this load was too heavy. The stevedore en- ! gaged an extra man, but the union deI manded that only two casks should be j hoisted together, and threatened to J strike if the extra men were withdrawn. ] The stevedore perforce conceded the dej mands. COAL FROM NEWCASTLE, j Sydney, Janaury 4. j The coal exports from Newcastle last year were 5,030,308 tons, valued at [ £2,617,694, compared with 4,061,780 tofts ' and £2,116,929 in the previous year. New 1 Zealand took 534,218 tons, compared I with 333,208 tons in the previous year. j ANTI-MILITARIST RESOLUTION. 1 Melbourne, January IS. j The interstate conference of freedom j leagues condemned compulsory training, ] and decided to assist in every possible j way trainees in refusing to serve for conscientious reasons. ') FIRE IN MELBOURNE. j Melbourne, January IS. A fire gutted the Australian Chemical Company's a'nd the National Press PrintJ ing Company's premises. ] .