GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1917, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

! SNOW SLIDE KILLS FIFTEEN. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright ■ New York. Feb. 2C. A snow slide at Boise destroyed <» building of the North Star mine, and fifteen were killed, N.S.W. POLITICS. Sydney, Feb. -t. Speaking at a picnic of the employees of the naval l establishments Senator Gardiner denied that the Senate was a lion ill the path of the party in power, If a pi/jposition put before the Senate was for the benefit, of the country it would get the same conederation as though proposed by a Labor Government.^ ' MEXICAN MUNITION WORKS. e Austtralian and N.Z. Cable Association. New York, Feb. 2fl. The New York World correspondent in Mexico City says that the Government, is establishing its own ammunition and arms factories. HURRICANE IN NEW CALEDONIA. Sydney Feb. 27. Dethili have been received of the hurricane in New Caledonify on February 14, which was described as one of the heaviest experienced. The Pagamonne mining settlMfient. was totally wrecked; and many were injured. Six men in a motor-boa.t attempted to ' save the lighters in the harbour, but were blown out to sea and three men drowned. The Ouaeo townslyp suffered heavily. Two were killed and eighteen injured. Fifteen lighters, a hulk and two tugs were sunk. The steamers La France and Bcllambi were blown ashore.