GENERAL CABLES.
MR. J. p. MORGAN'S FORTUNE. By Telegraph—Press Association. New York, April 1. Wall Street estimates the late Mr. Pierpont Morgan's fortune at twenty million sterling. It is understood that large sums have been left to charity. AMERICAN TARIFF REFORM. ' Washington, April 1. Ex-Senator Bailey, a Democrat, says that if Congress delays settling the tariff a million will be thrown idle throughout the country. Importations are at present delayed awaiting tariff reductions. If Congress is dilatory the whole business system will be demoralised. POLICE SERGEANT SHOT. London, April 1. A policeman at midnight shot Sergeant Crouch on a lonely footbridge over the River Avon at Enford, and then committed suicide. It is believed the policeman was recently reprimanded. THE DUTY~ON SUGAR. London, April 1. The Parliamentary Committee of the co-operative unions, representing ten millions members, has renewed its petition to the Government to abolish the sugar tax. They point out that, despite the Liberal Party's policy of a free breakfast table, there are sti'll heavy duties on many articles of food.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 287, 3 April 1913, Page 2
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172GENERAL CABLES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 287, 3 April 1913, Page 2
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