GENERAL CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9044, 20 March 1908, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

Received March 19, 7.58 a.m. LONDON, March 18. The LSank of Australasia's report shows —Deposits, £15,879,335; cash and securities, £6,483,200; bills, £15,771,653. NEW YORK, March 18. In conection with, the shooting incident at the residence of Mr Snippy, Chief of the Chicago Police, reported early this month, it has been ascertained that Averluch, the alleged Anarchist, was merely trying to obtain a passport. It is believed that Mr Snippy, who had been the recipient o I Anarchist threats, attacked the man, hglieving him to /be an Anarchist, ffid thst Averluch acted in self-defence. (It was at first reported that, irritated by the police efforts to discover- the murderer 'of Father Henrichs. a Catholic pries,t, at Denver, Averluch gained admittance to the residence of Mr Shippy, wounded Mr Shippy's son and coachman, and then shot and stabbed Shippy, who finally shot the man dead). Received March 19, 8.35 p.m. DURBAN, March 19. The Zulus express their confidence that Dinizulu will be released owing to the Imperial Government's intervention. Received March 20, 12.59 a.m. LONDON, March 19. The Atlantic Cable Companies are unwilling to further reduce the Press rates according to Mr A. Deakin's and Sir J. C. Ward's request.