GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 22, 26 June 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

A iU'K:J".. , .i:iL'S KATK. By Cable--I'rc- X oeiation-Copyright. London, •firm; 24. •William !!:ivt')ii. the gamekeeper at Winilionii' who murdered a servant, girl named Winifred Mitchell, whose body | w:is siil)s(M|tieiifly found by some boys in a wood in a 'shallow grave, was executed to-day. I'.arlon confessed to the nninler. ])K\'()Ni'(ii;T tu\\ t el outrage. London, -hirie. ■24. Four boes v4iu wen- arrested yester- ,:.;.- ;!i ; ~,n ~,,,.. \..-, L li the placing of a sleeper on Liu: iiK-luN in the Devonporl tunnel, have confessed that they were playing with sleepers ut the spot. TIIIO IMPKRAIOR'S CHEW.' New York, June 24. I A thousand of the crew of tile linI peratur held a mass meeting and denounced the sanitary conditions, food and working conditions aboard the liner. Speakers announced that the men wero treated like dogs. FURTHER FLOODS. Sydney, June 25. As the result of the recent rains there are floods in the Ncpean, Hawkesbury and some other rivers. Considerable damage has been done, NON-PAYING RAILWAYS. Sydney, June 25. Tii order to meet Ihe deficit in the (railway revenue, increases will be made ] in • the price of season tickets and freights representing a total increased revenue of £147,000 per annum. Ordinary tickets will not be affected. QUEENSLAND SUGAR BILL. Brisbane, June 23. Tn the Assembly to-day the Treasury Department cleared the way to the introduction of the Sugar Bills outlined in the Governor's speech. VITAL STATISTICS. Sydney, June 25. The Telegraph, dealing with the Dominion's vital statistics, says this is not the first time New Zealand has broken the mortality records in the. best way. It still remains, however, to improve the birth-rate, which is admittedly lower there than anywhere else in Australasia, excepting South Africa.