GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 187, 6 February 1914, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

| NEW INDIAN CAPITA I* By Cable—Proas Association—Copyrignt Calcutta, February 4. Tlio Indian Government is unable to estimate the cost of the buildings at Delhi. It will probably amount to seven millions. A MAD SCHOOLMASTER. Berlin February 4. Wagner, a highly respected schoolmaster, who in September, after killing his wife and four children, went to Mulhausen and set lire to several houses, shooting the inmates as they escaped, thus killing ten persons and wounding twenty-three, has been placed in an asylum. He suffered from mania and believed that he was persecuted, when lie committed the murderi. A BANKRUPT FIRM. London, February i. Coition Berthouds and Co.'s suspension was partly due to the failure of Fry, Miers and Co., who represent many Brazilian houses. Coition Berthoud and Co.'s liabilities arc £400,000 and those of Fry, Miers and Co. upwards of n million. FLOODS IN BRAZIL. | Rio de Janeiro, February 4. It is officially reported that thousands I perished in the floods at Bahia. Villages ' and towns were devastated and crops severely damaged. 1 BRITISH DAIRY FARMERS. I London, February 4. J The Council of the British Dairy FarJ mors' Association decided, at the next I dairy show, to separate the classes for Australian and New Zealand butters, also to have separat: competitions in bacon and honey from this overseas dominions.

CROP FIGURES. Sydney, February 5. The yield of many wheat crops is proving smaller than anticipated. A peculiar feature is that the two ends of the ears are largely unfilled. It is supposed this is due to unfavorable climatic conditions at the time of earing. Adelaide, February 5. The. revised official forecast of the wheat yield is that 16,805,945 bushels were reaped, an average of 8.18 bushels per acre. The crop was aeverely affected by the hot winds early in December. The season's grain returns is the smallest since 1904-fl. DAMAGE BY HAILSTORM. Sydney, February 5. A hailstorm at Tamworth did severe damage to fruit and lucerne crops. The hailstones were jagged lumps of ice, which killed poultry and wild bird? wholesale. ■ ■ KALGOORLIE BY-ELECTION. Perth, February o. At the by-election for the Kalgoorlie seat in the Assembly, M'Leod, the Labor candidate, was returned.