GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 169, 16 January 1914, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

ARMY EECRUI.TS WANTED. Times-Sydney Sun Special Cables. London, January H. The War Office is instituting a Picks Advertising campaign to obtain recruits for the regular army. MOTOR-CAR STATISTICS. Received 15, 0.25 p.m. Sydney, January 15. Last year there were new motor-ears registered in New South Wales, their cost, being over a million sterling. Tin* total number o£_ ears legistereil during the year was 5072. NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTRY. Received 15, f1.25 p.m. Sydne.v, January 15. Mr Carmicliael (Minister for Lducation) has decided to retain his portfolios in the Holman Ministry. AX EXECUTION MISHAP. Reeeivivl 15, 0.25 p.m. Perth, January lit. A gruesome mishap oeenrred at the. execution of Odgers. Though only .i short drop had, been provided, Odgers head was completely severed from his bodv. \ BATIIIXO FATAL!! > . Received 15, 11.41) p.m. Melbourne. .Tanuarv 15. A boy named Godfrey while bathing in the Painpaspio river, got into difficulties. His sister went to Ins assistance. and bolli were drowned.

Till'- VTCTOHTAX MINISTRY. UeceiveiV Hi. 1 a.m. , Melbourne. •liiiin.'irv 15. Tlm> liv-oli'ftions have necessitated Mr. Watt fonninir a now Cabinet. Ihe Premier, tlm Attomcy-f-Vncrul, «ml the Minister for As'rienltnre have boon reelected. The other Minister-; were reelected unopposed.

AY' \m;ESS HOXORF.O. Received 1(1, li.i'i ii.m. Paris. January IS. The Cross of Uic* l.e»'io;i of Honor Ims H'tMi conferred on Sarah F.eruhardt, the anions actress.

LTPTOX'R CHAMjEXOF.II. Received 1(1, 12.20 a.m. London, January 1.1. The 'Daily Telegraph understands that, Sir T. Lipton's ehallrn.eer is lilted with c(Mitred)o:ird.