GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 77, 26 January 1914, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

I ■ r IIIL SliirtvliX SUBMARINE. J'j Cable— Press Association—Copyright Received-24, o,ij j>,m, Loiuluii, January 23. A hawser was placed round the sunken .submarine A 7 in an ell'ort to move her, but it failed. For the purpose of investigating the cause of the disaster, A 5 was submerged to a considerable ] depth. Tlie crew readily raised the \essel .to tlie surface, using Uie emcv- ' gency hand pump. i DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE. ' Athens, January 23. ' An earthquake -wrecked a portion of a fortress and three houses at Lepaato. livery house was damaged. J A XOTED ARRIVAL. j Received 25, 5.5 p.m. j Brussels, January 24. A sjon born to Prince Victor Napoleon is the first direct Bonapartist heir since the I'rince Imperial. The birth of a son to Trine Victor Napoleon has been received with the greatest delight in Buonaparte circles, THE AMERICAN POLICE. ~ Received 25, 5.5 p.m. New York, January 24. Colonel Goethals has promised to become the -.lead of the New York police After the Panama Canal in finished if tlie President allows him to retire and he were given absolute control. The President was surprised at the announcement, stating lie intended Goethals to become tho first governor t)f the Canal Zone. FRENCH VICE-CONSUL SHOT. Received 25, 5.5 p.m. Tangier, January 2-1. < M. Valdsome, who was tho French Vice-Consul, was giving a party. Finding no dinner for his guests, he dismissed the cook for drunkenness. The cook fired three shots from a revolver, and Valdsome fell dead in his guests' arms.

BRITAINS' SHIP-BUILDING. , Received 25, 5.5 p.m. London, January 24. • Six hundred and forty-one steamers, and 47 sailers, with a tonnage, respectively, of 1,919,578 and 12,575, wore launched in the United Kingdom in 1913, whereof 73 1-3 per cent. was on the United Kingdom's register. The output of other countries was 1002 merchantmen, tonnage 1,400,729, SUSPECTED SUFFRAGETTE OUTRAGE. Received 25, 5.5 p.m. London, January 24. A watchman of the extensive conservatory at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, extinguished a homh. But a second burst, at another part and destroyed much "laps and valuable plants. The explosion is attributed to the Mlfiragettos. INDIAN" LOAN 7 T'EN'DTN'G. Received 25, 5.5 p.m. London, January 24. 1 There are rumors of an impending Indian loan of ten millions sterling. A NATIONAL TRIRUTE. Received 20, 12.15 a.m. Paris, January 2a. M. Poincairo. tin; President, attended an impressive Slate funeral of M. i'i c " quart, at the. Pern la Chaise cemetery. Dreyfus was present. LONDON BUILDERS' LOCK-OUT. Received 2fi, 12.15 a.m. London, January 2,). Tliirtv thousand builders are out, anil it is expected the Test will be out on Tuesday. The masters eomro 110 per cent of the building trade ot London. ' >