GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1917, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

I » A BANK ROBBER SEIZE®. • Auttralian-N.Z. Cable Association Received Feb. 10, 0.55 p.m, , ' Sydney, Feb. l&i A mnn entered the Newtown brand* of the Government Savings Bank and grabbed bundles containing £720 in ' notes. Two clerks chased and captured liini. Subsequently, Joseph Ryan, aged 31 years, was remanded on a charge of ' stealing the notes. It is stated that hqj Recently arrived from New Zealand. CLOSING HOURS OP HOTELS Received Feb. 10, 0.45 p.m. Sydney, Feb. 19. Mr. Holman has promised that thi question of the hours for closing shall be submitted to a referendum bei ■ foro any alteration is made. ■ . ■ BUILDING MATERIAL UNPROOUJtt ABLE. * Received Feb. 16, 0.45 p.m. Sydney, Feb. IK. Building at the North Shore has beett • postponed till after the war, because material is unprocurable. REBELLION AT SANTIAGO. Received Feb. 16, 11.40 p.m. New York, February IV. The Governor of Santiago cables that the officials have been deposed and that the whole province of Santiago de Cuba is in possession of the insurrectionists, i THE NATIONAL MINISTRY, Received Feb. 17, 12.46 a,m. Melbourne, February ill. It is expected that the choice of th 6 National Ministry will be completed to* morrow. , FLOUR FOR BRITAIN. Received Feb. 17, 12.45 a.m. Melbourne, February 16. Mr. Hughes has announced that ha' lias arranged that a portion of the threa million tons of wheat purchased by the Imperial Government shall be cowerted into flour prior to shipment. TWB will' be sufficient) to employ the mills 6ome months. STATE ELECTIONS. Received Feb. 17, 12,45 a.m. vtt Sydney, February I®. The State eletcions have been &tts ' for March 24. •** r A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. ; : Received Feb. 17, 12.46 a.m. Sydney, February 18. / * A four-storey building in street, ocrupicd by various tenants, waa , ? gutted by fire, The damage is in thj vicinity of £20,000. ' Cv PRICES OF BRAN AND POIiEAB^), Received Feb. 17, 1&.45 ».m, i. ' Sydney, February 19. • V The Commodities Board has fixed th# price of bran at £3 16s, ex mill, pollard at £6 6s. j ; - \