GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 August 1916, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

PIERPONT MORGAN'S ESTATE. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. New York, July 30. Mr. Pierpont Morgan's estates is ap- | praised at 15 millions sterling, five millions less than was supposed. His library and art collection is valued at five million sterling. WAGES EAT OT RAILWAY PROFITS, Sydney, July 31. The railway revenue for the past year | increased £400,000. Owing to increased ; wages, amounting to £1,100,000, no profits were shown. ■ . '-'-{ \. REGISTRATION OP ALIENS. ; Sydney, July 31'.-'' The new war regulation requires keepers of hotels and boarding-houses to ■ register the names and nationalities of - all aliens staying on their premises. 1 CONSCRIPTION OF MEN AND MONEY Sydney, July 31'. Speaking at a commercial travellers' ■ dinner, Senator Gardiner said: "If it is' a long war, every fit man will eventu- , ally find his way to the front." Refer- . ring to Wie conscription of wealth, he Mid: "When the democracy of Australia agrees to send men we will also agree to take money." •V CANADIAN GRAFT. : Ottawa, July 30. There is great interest in the trial of ' Mr. Roglin, former Premier of Manitoba, and other Cabinet Ministers, who are charged with the theft of 1% million dollars in connection with the erection of new Parliament buildings. Horwood, the Government architect, gave evidence that he was asked to add 50,000 dollars to the estimates for one wing to provide for a campaign fund. BOMB OUTRAGE SUSPECT J : > ARRESTED. San Francisco, July 30, Thomas Mooney, a. labor agitator, and his wife have been arrested in connection with the recent bomb outrage, making eight arrests. CLAIMS OVER LOSS OF TITANIC. New York, July 30. I A decree has been signed, settling all I the Titanic suits for 055,000 dollars and | barring all future actions. The original i claims amounted to 15,000,000 dollars. J FATAL BUSH FIRE IN CANADA. i Reuter Service. ",', Received July 31. 10.30 p.m. . Ottawa, July 31. Bush fire s have burned the towns of i ochrane and Matheson, Northern, Ontario. A hundred people were killed and many injured. „