GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 218, 14 March 1914, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

THE SUBMARINE A 7. j By Cable—Pres3 Association—Copyright i London, March 12. ■ Mr. Churchill, questioned in the | House of Commons, said that no diver had penetrated to the sunken submarine A.7, and the cause of its loss j'would never be known. THE ALSACE TROUBLE. Berlin, March 12. Some of the inhabitants of Zabern are suing General von Reuter for damages for imprisoning them in a cellar. GREAT MOSCOW EXHIBITION. St. Petersburg, March 12. A departmental committee favors the holding of a great exhibition in Moscow in 1917. FROZEN MEAT ON THE CONTINENT. London, March 12. Switzerland is reverting to the 25 i franc tariff on frozen meat in April. THE DEPORTEES. London, March 12. Women's organisations welcomed the wives and families of the deported men. THE N.D.L. LINE. Berlin, March 12. TV North German Lloyd report states that the company is probably abandoning the Australian service, because large subsidies are indispensable for continuing the South Sea service. POLAR EXPLORERS. London, March 12.

Sir Ernest Shackleton will not reply to Koenig, considering it useless after the full statement whicli has been published. THE CHINESE BANDITS. London, March 12. The China Inland Mission is concerned for the safety of Mr. Lagerguist and his wife, the Misses Jane and Emily Black and Miss Emily King at Lohokou. TWO MEN DROWNED. ' Adelaide, March 13. Two Englishmen, Clement Baker,, a steward, and Armytage, a cook, on the steamer Saros, while bathing, were carried out by the tide and drowned. Armytage's body has not been recovered. FIRES IN SYDNEY. Sydney, March 13. Fire destroyed a portion of' Morley Johnson's furniture warehouse in George street. The damage is estimated at £SOOO. Barrett's boot factory at Redfern was destroyed and two horses incinerated in the stables adjoining the factory.