GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143472, 20 April 1911, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

LONDON BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.

.LONDON, April 19,

Tho balance-sheet of the London Bank of Australia shows that the profits were £121,289. A dividend of 7 per cent, on preference shares, and 5 per cent, on ordinary shares was declared, £32,578 carried to tho reserve, a bonus was -granted to the staff of 10 per cent., and £22,372 carried forward.

THREE MEN ELECTROCUTED. (Received April 20, 8 a.m.) BERLIN, April 19. A workman was killed at Hamburg by touching the wire of a broken electrical tidal signal. Two of his comrades wore also killed in trying to rescue him. CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICIAL. (Received April 20, 9.0 a.m.) PARIS, April 19. M. Chcdaunt, architect at the Foreign Office, has been arrested for complicity in the recent disclosures. QUEEN ALEXANDRA AT CORFU. CORFU, April 19. Tho Kaiser and Kaisoriu entertained Queen Alexandra and the King of Hellenes at their villa in Corfu. AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE. BERLIN, April 19. A movement is on foot in official circles to summon an International Congress in 1912 to consider the introduction of an international language as a compulsory subject in all tho public schools of leading Nations. , CHILIAN INDEPENDENCE. VALPARAISO. April 19. Tho Kent and Challenger have concluded their visit as representatives of tho British navy at tho celebrations in honour of the anniversary of tho establishment of Chilian independence. Tho series of entertainments was marked by tho utmost cordiality. A HOSPITAL BURNED. (Received April 20, 9;55 a.m.) LONDON, April 19. Tho Fazakerly Hospital at Liverpool has been burnt, but tho patients were rescued. CARUSO TAKES A BEST. (Received April 20, 1.30 p.m.) NEW FORK, April 19. Caruso has left for Italy, as his throat needs rest after his illness, which moans to him a net loss of £25,000. « A MARATHON RECORD. (Received April 20, 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 19. At Boston Clarence Demar made a now Marathon record, covering 25 miles in 2 hours 22 minutes 38 seconds. .