GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 237, 25 February 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

A HANDSOME DONATION. By Cubic— Press Association—Copy right. London, February 23. The Society i'or the Promotion of Christian Knowledge has received an anoyrnous donation of £IO,OOO.

AN ACTIVE VOLCANO. St. Petersburg, February 23. 'The, Bere/.ovoski volcano in Kaiiischatka is erupting cinders over a radius of ten kilometres. ARCTIC EXPLORATION. Ottawa, February 23. The Government is financing Stefansson's further explorations in the Arctic regions. One of the objects will he to raise the British flag on many unexplored islands.

EDUCATION IN CHINA. Rome, February 23. Senor Luzzati, ex-Preraior, has accepted the post of advisor to a new institute in Rome to train Chinese in agriculture, political economy and subjects relating to state-craft. JAPANESE POLITICS. Tokio, February 23. All the Ministers attem.rd a meeting of the Seivukai Party. The Premier declared that he would follow the party's platform and also pledge himself to adopt Count Saionji's policy. ANOTHER STEAMER ELOPEMENT. London, February 23. The newspapers state that the steamer Port Lincoln is carrying a second eloping couple. They are an artisan's wife and a well-known Gloucestershire farmer, who was in a chapel choir.

INDIAN EDUCATION. . Delhi, February 23. The' Education Department has announced that, -while free compulsory education 'is 'impracticable, it ihopes shortly to provide for double (lie number of primary schools, while free education will be'given to those unable to afford payment. A great effort will be directed towards the" education of girls especially in the direction of hygiene. It is proposed to have a college affiliated to a university in each leading province. An appeal is made to wealthy Indians for support . ITALY AND THE POWERS. Rome. February 23. The Marchese Pan fiuillano. in the Italian Chamber, said the position in the Mediterranean was satisfactory, while relations with France and Britain as African neighbours were' of the friendliest. All the Powers recognised that the integrity of Asiatic Turkey wn> essential to equilibrium.