GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 21, 12 June 1914, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

PUSHING AMERICAN COAL. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, June 10. American coal is displacing English on tho Italian and Egyptian railways. This is causing consternation in Wales. DEVELOPMENT OF WIRELESS. Antwerp, .Tune 10. The Government lias decided strongly to support the development of wireless telegraphy nnd is erecting; powerful rei cciving pasts in thirty-live large centres. INFLAMMABLE FLANNELETTE. London, June 10. At a conference of British drapers at Manchester it was stated that flannelette was less dangerous than calico or muslin. The prejudice against it WM created for the purpose of pushing the sale of other fabrics. Berlin, June 10. Wassmann, a journalist, was sentenced to a year's imprisonment in the Salvarsan libel case. The court declared that the charges against the municipal hospital officials were unfounded. WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT. London, June 10. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have appealed to the religious citizenship of the country agajnst the alienation of Welsh church funds for other purposes. The appeal added that if any so-called privilege, associated legally with tho establishment, was shown to affect harshly or unjustly anyone they would do their utmost to co-oper-ate for its removal. A strong and influential committee is at present considering the question of securing a larger i measure of independence and self-go--1 vernment for the church.

BIG BUSINESS FAILURE.

London, June 10. The Canadian Agency's balance-sheet for June, 1913, shows that it borrowed £2,250,000, and received over £500,000, and had a liability of £BOO,OOO of the instalments on the purchase bonus. A receiver has been appointed for the Southern Alberta Land Company, which was associated with the Canadian Agency and Chaplin and Company.

SHOCKING BATHING FATALITY.

Melbourne, June 11. A man named Croxford was bathing at Sandringlliam in the presence of his wife wlien the latter was horrified to see a large shark draw her husband down. He wes not seen again.