GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 235, 13 March 1915, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT. , k By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. *■" London, March 12. A meeting of the Welsh Liberal members of, tlie House of Commons carried a resolution requesting the adjournment of the Bill to give effect to the postponement of the Disestablishment Bill until after the Easter recess. Several notices of motion: wore given to ■" ject the Bill. The I rec Church Conference passed a resolution protesting against the postponement of the Disestablishment Bill, ] SPANISH TRAIN DERAILED. > Madrid, March 11. ; A train was derailed between Vigo ; an (X Orcnse. 'Fourteen persons were killed and fourteen iniured. 1 SARAWAK REBELS DEFEATED. Singapore, March U. The Rajah of Sarawak defeated 500, rebel Dyaks. Thirty rebels were killed. MOUNT MORGAN RETURNS. Brisbane, March 1-2. Mount Morgan returns for the month ended March 7 show that 24,475 tons of , ore were treated, and 2870 tons of concentrates, producing tons of blister copper, containing 704 ton; of copper and 10,730 ounces of gold. The output is •valued at £5(i,544. NEW IRON WORKS. Sydney, March 11 The first test of th c smelting at the Broken Hill Proprietary Company's iron and steel works at Newcastle has been made. When in full swing the works will employ several thousand men. STEEL IIATLS ORDERED IN ENGLAND. Melbourne, March l'i. The Federal Government, with a view to obviating many men engaged in railway works beiii" rendered idle, and in order to prevent unemployment, has ordered 12,500 tons of steei rails in England. CHARGE OF EM BE/ELEMENT. Brisbane, March 12. Thc manager of the Cairns branch of Burns, Pliilp and Co., and two clerks, .are charged conjointlv with embezzling £3774. LUGGERS LOST IN CYCLONE. Adelaide, March 12. Three luggers and their crews, totalling fifteen, have been missing since the

cyclone on the Bth inst. It is believed the luggers have been wrecked. A BRUTAL PUXISHMEXT. 'MELBOURNE, March 12. Judge Murray recently sentenced a certain Bernasconi to a ypars imprisonment at Port Moresby, for hanging a native boy from a rafter of his store for punishment. Bernasconi demanded that 'lis case should be heard by a jury, and Judge Murray stated a case for the opinion of the Court. Sir William Irvine supported tile appeal, contending that under the Federal law Bernasconi was entitled to a jury, and therefore had been .illegally convicted. • RABBIT TRAPPERS' PROTEST. Sydney, Marcli 12,' ■ Tile Workers' Association sent a deputation to Mr. Black with reward to the low prices in the rabbit industry, and suggested that the Government should control the establishment of freezing works and that poisoning should be abolished, and it should be made illegal to destroy useful food. Mr. Black stated that the objection to State meat freezing was annlicable to rabbits. Droivht conditions would interfere with supplies. THE AFTERNOON SHIFT. Sydney, March liW The delegates of the board til Colliery Employees' Association una%. mously decided to recommend the accept ance of th© proprietors' pronosais in connection with the afternoon shift. It is anticipated that the lodge will accept them.