GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 233, 20 February 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

A DISPUTED WILL. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, February IS. In tlie Probate Court llaydou Erskiue Starke claimed the revocation of a codicil of the will of Miss Maria Matfingley, of Kensington, bequeathing £7500 to Dr. Frederick Bryan, an Australian, who was Miss Mattingley's grand-nephew, and also £7500 to Mrs. Starke, who was a passenger on the] Waratah. Plaiiitill' alleges that Bryan unduly influenced the weak-minded testatrix, whose relations are chiefly hi Australia, She died the day the Waratah was supposed to have foundered. The codicil also left the residue of £IO,OOO equally between Dr. Bryan and Mrs. Starke on condition that if either predeceased the testatrix the whole of the residue was to go to the survivor.

BRAVE .SEAMEN 1 " REWARDED. \ London, February 18. The underwriters presented the captain of the Snowdon Grange (which was given up for lost, but ultimately towed into Quecnstown) with a gold watch and cheque for £4OO, and also gave cheques to the officers, who were introduced to Lloyds and cheered. MILK POWDER PROSECUTION. London, February IS. Joseph Nathan and Co., of Gracechurch street, have been, fined 00s and costs for importing cream milk powder from Austria, with 12 per cent, deficiency in milk fat. Counsel for the prosci cution said this was a case in which the i" sins of the consignors were visited upon the consignees.

BOY SETTLERS. London, February 18. \ A conference of educationists is being held at Bristol to consider the problem of untrained boy labor. A letter from the Hon. Thos. Mackenzie was read suggesting the establishment of a farm to give the lads a year's agricultural training. New Zealand would then be able to absorb the lads in the primary' industries. LIVINGSTONE CENTENARY. London, February 18. Admiral King-Hall opened an exhibi-1 tion illustrative of South African life and customs in celebration of the birth of David Livingstone. A STEAD ".MEMORIAL. London, February IS. The jornalists' memorial to Mr. W.' T. Stead will be of bronze, with a medallion portrait, and will be erected on the Thames Embankment. A repliea is going to America. AIJSTRO-lIUNGAIttAN RELATIONS. Vienna, February IS. After a sitting lasting three days the Council of the Austao'-Himgariaii Ministry settled all the commercial and political questions under discussion. FRENCH POWDER DEFECTIVE. Paris, February 18. After a lengthy . suspension of big gun firing in the navy it has been resumed. A gun exploded on the Danton at Toulon, and three persons were killed. ASSASSINS SHOT. San Salvador, Februarv 18. Three assassins guilty of aiding in the murder of President Ara.jo were°shot in the presence of a huge crowd. Four others implicated have not been captured yet. - l