GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 199, 20 February 1914, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

NO WASTE. | By Cable—Press Association —Copyright Paris, February 18. Lead pijtu manufacturers are collecting bullets on the Balkan battlefields. A vessel is unloading 205!) sacks, each weighing 1001b, at Marseilles. SMALL-POX IX AUSTRALIA. Sydney, February ]!). There are two eases of small-pox at Singleton. CiAURISOS EPIDEMICS. Paris, February 18. According to the newspaper La llumanitß measles have broken out in 7(1 French Harrisons, Scarlatina in fid, mumps in 40, and ecreho-spinal meningitis in 117. IMPERIAL TRADE. London, February IS. Inter-Imperial trade ill 18DS totalled lOtili millions; in it readied 2030 millions. Tlio proportion of foreign trade in 1S!>8 was 75,3 per cent, and Imperial trade 24.7 per cent. In 1912 the proportion was 7!1.5 per cent, and 2(1.5 per cent. A MYSTERY CLEARED UP. .St. Petersburg, February IS. The mystery at FastolV lias been cleared up. The Christian boy, named Boris Taranenko, who was supposed to have been murdered, has been found alive. Two prisoners have been released on hail in connection with the alleged murder of the .lew boy Josef Pasgkolf. CABLE RATE REDUCTION'S. London, February 18. Mr. Matthttw Nathan, on bo'half of the. Treasury, has given notice to propose that the Pacific Cable Board do not mako the, announced reduction of fourpence per word on New Zealand cablegrams. NEW YORY UXKMPLoYMKXT. New York, February 18. The Federal Industrial Commission will investigate the problem of unemployment. Thpro are 350,000 idle In New York. BRITISH TERRITORIALS. London, February 18. Colonel Seeley's figures show tiiat the deficiency of territorials in ilmiliary was twenty per cent. •MADE IX OKUMAXY." London, February 18. Tho South Eastern Railway Company is importing loconiotivos fiom Germany owing to the pressure of onders in British works. COURSING. Leiulon, February 18. In the Waterloo C'up first round, Once Australia beat Fiesole, Captain Wood beat Silvian Again. In the second round Coming Hero beat Captain Wood, Tide Time beat Once Australia. THE SWEDISH MIXISTRY. Stockholm, February 18. The new Ministry is described as strong, unbound by party ties, and united for the common aim to strengthen the national defence. The Liberals and Socialists are unable to find any demot eratic reason for its existence.