GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 204, 26 February 1914, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

NEW STEAMSHIP' LINE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, February 24. The British Empire Steam Navigation Company, an offshoot of the Empire Transport Company, lias been formed and ae(|\iireil ten steamers now being •built by Irvines of Hartlepool. The share capital of f 25,000 lias been subscribed and the directors i.re offering 250,000 s'/; per cent, debentures at 07.

NORTH ATLANTIC COMBINE. London, February 24. The Nordddeiiteher Lloyd Co. has arranged a fifteen years' agreement in the North Atlantic trade with the Ham-bourg-Amerika Line, and has also renewed the Continental pool for five years. The officials of the GermanAmerican Atlantic companies arc; conferring with regard to a fresh, agreement for .five years. The Daily Mail correspondent says that tb.c Kaiser's intervention is mainly responsible'for the settlement. OLYMPIC FUND. London, February 34. The British Olympic Committee has decided to appeal for £40,000 to secure the United Kingdom being properly represented in 1910. SOCIETY DIVORCE. London, February 24. The petition in the Melville divorco case has been withdrawn, the parties having agreed to a deed of separation. Mr. T. Comyn Piatt and Earl Filzwilliam will give evidence to-morrow denying the allegations against them.

DOMINION'S' COMMISSION. Capetown, February 24. The Commission has arrived, and will sit in Capetown for a fortnight.

NEW TRIAL. New York, Fcbruan- 24. A new trial has' been granted to Charles Becker, who was charged with the Murder of Herman Rosenthal, on July 10, 1912. The conviction of the other men involved baa been upheld by the Court of Appeal. . SHIP FOUNDERS. Paris, February 24. The Danish steamer Kcliptika,' bound from the Tyne to Cagliari, foundered in a gale in the Bay of Biscay. Eleven men were rescued, but ten, including Hl3 captain, were drowned.

NO NEWS OF MAWSON. . ' Hobart, February 25. Owing to the failure of the wireless installation in Adelie Land last November, no new-, of Dr. Man-son and his party has been received since then. Professor Mason expects news earlv in March. BIG FIRE ' Perth, February 25. One „f tne bi „ gest flrM the goldficlds occurred in the main,' shaft of the Ivanhoe mine, Kalgoorlie, throwing four hundred men idle. The damage is estimated at several thousands. °

HORSE-BREEDrXG. Freniantle, February 25. An envoy of the King of Mam arrived by the .Medina to study the horse-breed-ing industry and will possibly take some horses baciv to Siam.

'JOHNSON AGAIN. Paris, February 24. Jack Johnson, in a restaurant quarrel with an American boxing manager came to blows, to the great amusement of the other diners. Johnson's wife fainted. The crowd on the boulevards booted Johnson.

DEAD MEN'S VOTES. ~ , . Perth, Februarv 2- r >. , Before the Federal Election Commission evidence was given that the names of many were on the roll who were dead oi had left the district.' Three votes were recorded for voters who had CI dead for two years. Another name on the 101 l was used twice, somebody else casting a second vote.