GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 168, 15 January 1914, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

THE LEEDS STRIKE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, .lanuary 13. The Leeds Corporation has promised to reinstate the workers anil consider the claims for increased wages. r Phe strikers have accepted the offer. THE KIiOIiKDITCTf Ml' 1! 1)101!. London, .lanuary 13. The driver and conductor of an omnibus have idpntilicd Starclilieid. who, in | the company of a foreigner, boarded a 'bus at Kentish Town 'an hour before the body was found. KAISER'S ANTI-FAT CURE. Ilei'lin, January 13. The Kaiser, on his doctor's advice, is assisting bin gardeners in sawing anil chopping trees. The official press regards the. exercises as a fresh proof of the Emperor's interest in sports, and games. Berlin, January 13. Tim Ktiiser's object in trying manAal labor is to reduce his stoutness, hi the gardens at Potsdam he is sawing and splitting wood in suitable, sizes for stoves, <a gardener assisting him and getting the wood as wages. MARRIED O.V A SICK-RED. Budapest!), January 13. Francis Kossuth, leader of the Hungarian Independents, is ill. His symptoms becoming worse, llie was married on his sick-bed to Countess lienyovsky. Francis Kossuth, in marrying Countess Benvovcky while seriously ill, did so under a promise, to Count Alexander lienyovsky, an old colleague, who died in llie spring of 1!)J3. Ko-sulh recently had a severe illness. When he had apparently recovered, his engagement was announced, lie had a relapse yesterday, and was suffering from suffocation and ] heart] weakness when the ceremony was I performed.

I A SENTENCE IUCIHTED. f ■ London, January 13. j Joseph Josephson's sentenco for stripJ pin# and smacking girls employed as | typists has been reduced to three j months, on the ground that there was no I real evidence of indecency.

WILLMiD ACQUITTED. New", York, January 13. The jury acquitted Willurd in connection with the death, of Young, after deliberating all night. FIliE AT TIMBER YARD. Sydney, January 14. Fire destroyed the Burns Company's timber yard at Pyrmont. The damage is .heavy. REDUCTION' OF LICENSES. Melbourne, January 14. During seven years the duction I'oard has closed 710 hotels, whereof St) per cent, were in metropolitan and urban centres. A total of £344,!>.i2 compensation was paid, which was met by the remaining hotels. 'LABOI! CONFERENCES. Melbourne, January 14. A conference of the Steamship Owners' Association and tihe Waterside Workers' Federation has opened to consider claims under the Federation's new | log, including a demand for two shil- [ lings an hour for waterside workers. | The conference adjourned till Thursday to enable the employers to discuss the claims. I Ilobart. January 14. j Another conference of the parties to the printing dispute has proved futile.

J J "RACTK AFi SOCIALISM. Melbourne, January 1-t. Thomas t%iitlcy, a dit-laroil Socialist, iinil owner of four cottages, died and curried out Socialist, ideas by leaving three cottages to their occupiers', who also receive a share of the proceeds of the sale of the cottage wherein Cadley lived. The hitl':inee of the estate was distributed in legacies In friends. (Jne tenant, was n jeweller anil Cadley chopped him a supply of wood so that he should not spoil his hands for line work.