CABLE NEWS. The Lates.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxix, Issue 7350, 3 December 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. The Lates.

HOME AND FOREIGN

G/iitcd Press Association— Per Electrii Telegraph—Copyright.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE,

Received December 3, 8.42 a.m. LONDON, December 2,

A fire at Bishop-Stortf ord, Hertfordshire, destroyed eight buildings connected with the Anchor Malting Company. The damage is estimated at £200,000.

OFFICERS ON HALF-PAY,

The War Office states that the recent placing of officers of the sth Lancers upon haif-pay is not due to causes detrimental to their character, as their service will bo utilised elsewhere, and the regiment is not inefficient.

SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPTED FRAUD.

Preston, alias Redgraj.)e, agent for Coleman,. was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude for conspiracy in forging arid'uttering with intent to defraud the London City and Midland Bank of £512. In the same connection Campbell, electrician, was sentenced to seven years', and McQueen, tailor, to five years'. Childs, a photographer, who turned King's evidence, was sentenced to nine months'.' imprisonment. PANAMA CANAL BONDS. NEW YORK, December 2. Sir Cortelyou's Panama issue has been many times over-subscribed at about, the present market price, FATAL EXPLOSION/ An explosion at Naomi colliery, Pennsylvania, entombed 60 persons. FRENCH AIRSHIPS—AN EPISODE. PARIS, December 3.

A gale wrenched the balloon Patrie— while being repaired at Verdun—from the grasp of 200 men. It was seen early to-day above Torr Island, Antrim. The Government has ordered M.. Joliot to build two airships of similar type. Meanwhile, the airship Ville de Paris replaces the Patrie. at Verdun. GUNNERY EXPERIMENTS. Received December 3, 11.9 a.m. LONDON, December 2. In connection with the naval gunnery experiments, though the battleships made excellent shooting, and the effect was terribly destructive at a distance of 7£ miles, yet the armour of the old battleship used as a target was not pierced. . «