GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

POLITICS IN SPAIN. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Received, Jan. 27, 12.5 am. Madrid, Jan. 26 Senor Dato has unexpectedly resigned the Premiership. A large section of the public demand that General Anido be Premier in order to combat the terrorism which General Anido has been fighting as Governor of Barcelona, where 23 deaths by violence have occurred since Thursday.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. MURDERER DIES IN PRISON. Received Jan. 26, 7.25 p.m. London, Jan. 25. Stinie Morrison, convicted of the murder of Beron at Clapham Common in December. 1911. died in prison as a result of a hunger strike. The prison doctor said he believed Morrison hoped to get his case reconsidered^ —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn

HUGE WAR PROFITS. Received Jan. 26, 5.5 p.m. PARIS. Jan 25. Since March. 609 charges have been investigated in the Seine Department against merchants and manufacturers for concealing war profits, and sentences have been imposed in 55 cases. The total amount of concealed profits was over 60,000.000 francs. One manufacturer revealed profits of 32,000,000 and another of 17,000,000. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn ITALIAN WATER POWER. Rome. Jan. 25. Signor Ricci, the new Ambassador to Washington, has announced his intention of trying to attract America capital to develop Italy’s colossal water power. FIRE IN AMERICA. New York, Jan. 25. A fire at Athens, Georgia, destroyed three blocks in the business section. The damage is estimated at four million dollars. ITALIAN WARSHIP REFLOATED. Rome, Jan. 25. The dreadnought, Leonarde da Vince, which was sunk by an explosion in 1916, has been refloated and docked.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. O’CALLAGHAN FREE TO SAIL. New York, Jan. 24 A message from Norfolk, Virginia, states that O’Callaghan, Lord Mayor of Cork, has been granted a seaman’s certificate and is now at liberty to ship on board any foreign-bound vessel. DELAGOA BAY RAILWAY. Capetown, Jan. 25. In connection with the recent Portuguese disclaimer of alleged negotiations for the transfer of the Delagoa Bay railway and port to the South African Union, it is now stated that the disclaimer followed an attempt by American agents to obtain a long lease.— Aus.-N.Z_ Cable Assn, and Reuter.