GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 216, 31 January 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

YOUTHFUL DESPERADOES. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Paris, January 20. Six youths, armed with revolvers and daggers, held up a tramear and stole the takings. A sharp fight ensued with the officials and gendarmes, during which the youths fired at the tram. Four were arrested. FIdHT WITH AN EEL.' Honolulu, January 2!). Kahanamoku, the swimming ' champion, lost a finger, and was nearly drowned, while, struggling with a monster eel. Possibly he will not compete at the Australian championships. POLITICAL LEVIES ILLEGAL. London, January 20. Mr. Justice Neville gave a judgment restraining the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation from expelling Jo>eph Parr, and declared that political levies woro illegal. OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX. London, January 20. There are fifteen cases of smallpox in Sussex.

CRUISER FOR AUSTRALIA. London, January 20. The cruiser Melbourne has sailed. THE TUTUMAYO OUTRAGES. London, January 20. Arana has cabled to the Pntumayo committee that lie is coming to give evidence. TWO MURDERERS HANGED. London, January 29. Williams, who was convicted of the murder of Inspector Walls, and Hopwood, murderer of Florence Dudley, have been hanged. WOMEN'S LABOR LEAGUE. London. January 29. The Women's Labor League Conference passed a resolution in favour of women's franchise, preventing war hy a general strike, and granting divorce where mutual,affection and respect had been destroyed. DTVTNITY DEGREES. London, January 20. The Congregation at Oxford,' which recently removed the restriction that degrees in divinitv could be.granted only to members of the Church of England, has amended the clause in the direction of excluding non-Christian religions.

OIL ENGINES. London, January 29. A Rritish company with a capital of £ 1.000.000. privately subscribed, has hem formed to exploit merchant vessels with oil engines. Contracts for several vessels of 0000 tons have been placed with Swan, Hunter, Richardson and Co.. and Armstrong. Whitworth and Co. They will have engines of British design.