GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 172, 20 January 1914, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

IMPORTING EXPERTS. r.y Cable—Press Association—Copy right (Sydney, January !!). The. Mini.-dcr for Education, opening the new Clifton School, condemned the policy of importin« experts from abroad lo fake precedence of Au.-tralians. Every encouragement, should be given to lit our own men for the highest, positions. SYDNEY HAKIHiR RICOULATION'S. Sydnev, January ID. Fresh regulations have been gazetted governing the navigation of the harbor. A DOMESTIC TRAUEDY. LTisbane, .lanuarv It). Kenrv Perue Ilopgood called at the police station at Rowcn Hills and state,.! that his wife had been trying to poison him and lie had killed her in a timber yard. The police investigated and found the body of Uridgvl Ilopgood with two wounds in her left forehead, I

MOTOR-BOAT ACCIDENT. P.risbam', January 18. In a motor-boat accident near Riverview three men were drowned, Constable Kearney, Joe (Jrecn and Richard livans. The. other occupants were lescued. It' is 'believed the boat struck a rock. AUSTRIAN NAVY. Vienna, January IS. The Szcntistvan, tha fourth Austrian Dreadnought, has been launched al Kiume. A TRAYELLINU JOURNALIST. Ilrisliane, .lanuarv 10. Mr. Walter Williams, an American journalist, and designer of the idea of schools for journalism, arrived by the sieamcr iMaiaram. He intends visiting \ the Islands and studying the methods I of journalism in different parts of the | world, lie is deputed by the as,ociaj ted daily papers of America to write I articles on social, political, industrial, I and economical questions. Referring to | the wool controversy, he said only :i i small percent aye obecled lo free wool.

HAWKER AT ADELAIDE. Adelaide, January 1!). Henry liawker, the famous Australian aviator, has arrived, bringing a Sopwith biplane. He intends living to Melbourne and Sydney. TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Sydney, January 1!).. A new scheme of technical instruction in trades schools is proposed' by the 'Minister for Education, to commence at the beginning of Ihe new term. Courses are being prepared in building, plumbing, house painting and decorating, sign painting engineering, leather manufacture, printing, baking, tailor-cutting, boot-makiii'i, and structural and artistic trades. NEW SOUTH WALES FINANCES. Sydney, January 1!).. The State Treasurer proposes to suiipeml the operation of (lie sinking fund till the deficit of 11,00.0,000 is wiped oil' the State accounts, also to modify the income-tax in such a way as to bring in more revenue. SYDNEY FIRE JUUOA'.'E. Sydney, January If).. The annual report of tin- Fire i'.rigade , shows that there were K>OD fires in the 'metropolitan urea last year. Sixteen were classed as serious. The report urges the necessity of a high pressure salt water service with mains honeycombing the business portions of the city.