GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 230, 17 February 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

THE EMIGRATION QUKSTrOX. fly Cubic— Pre.-s Associalion— Copyright. London, February 14. Tlio Colonial Institute's emigration committee have submitted to Die Poor Law district conferences information relating to emigration of children to the overseas dominions.

BOOKMAKERS' FIXED. London, February 14. Two of the football bookmakers wore each fined £IOO sterling, and the other seven were bound over to keep the peace. (A cablegram on February <> said that as a result of a betting raid at Newcastle, in connection with League football, nine men had been committed for trial. The evidence showed that the promoters' profits were £7OOO in four months. !One professional footballer won £1000.)

UNIVERSAL, CATHOLICITY. Delhi, February 14. A storm lias been raised in the Roman Catholic community throughout Indif over a 'Government circular prohibiting the use- of the word Catholic in documents as synonymous with Roman Catholic, because the Litter's claim to universal catholicity is disputed by other churches. THE FiTRASBIJRG HOAX. Berlin, February 14. Tn consequence of the success of the hoax at Strasburg where, owing to the receipt of a forged telegram, the whole garrison turned out to be reviewed by the Tvaiser, who was 1000 miles away, the Governor. General Egdoffstein. has been superseded and a special code is being devised for the use of Governors of fortified towns.