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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1913, Page 5

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AMERICAN TARIF. WASHINGTON, October 10— Several State Legislatures are taking fiction in view of the retention of the 5 per cent, tariff, favouring American ships. OUR NEW LOAN. LONDON, 'October 10—The “Daily Mail” characterises New Zealand’s loan as cheap at 4 per cent. The “Financial Times” says that the bonds are a good investment in themselves, but as a means of exchanging into stock offer no advantages on the current market price. ALL RED SCHEME. LONDON, October 10.—The “Daily News” states in connection with the All Red Route that a contract valued at £1,000,000 has been placed with Perry and Company, contractors, to build a. harbour at Blacksod Bay, and a railway from Collooney <o Blacksod Bay, via Baltina Channel, with a train ferry across the Irish Sea. It adds that the scheme has passed the theoretical stage.

DESTRUCTIVE STORMS. NEW YORK, October 10.—A tornado at Nebraska ravaged, the country round the towns of Brokenbow and Sargent. A storm :u Alaska destroyed the town of Solomon. Every building was destroyed. The three hundred inhabitants lost everything. TURKEY AND GREECE. LONDON, October 10.—Turkey, in a note to the Powers, denies raising the question of the Aegean Islands with Greece, and declares that she is desirous of reaching an understanding in the mat. ter of nationality on the basis of the Bulgarian understanding. Turkey and Greece have agreed to mutual demobilisation. AUSTRALIAN AVIATOR. LONDON. October 10.—Lieutenant Hawker is progressing favourably. DIESEL OIL ENGINES. (Received this day at 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, October 10.—Twelve vessels with the Diesel engine installed, have been built throughout the world, and 25 are building. The price of oil has doubled since the engine was introduced. Meanwhile the engines arc confined to routes where oil is cheap. BROKEN WINDOWS. LONDON, October 10.—The Suffragettes broke windows at the residence of several -West End doctors as a protest against the resumption of forcible feeding MINERS’ FEDERATION. LONDON, October 10.—The Miners’ Conference by 535,000 to 291,000 negatived a resolution for five days’ work a week on all coal fields. One speaker declared that statistics showed that there was only four and a half days’ employment for all. The conference recommended that steps be taken to create a new standard of wages in connection with the various Conciliation Boards; also a minimum of 7s per day for miners employed at the face or ripping.

OBITUARY. TOKIO, October 10—Prince Kalsura, flic veteran Japanese statesman,’ died today. SPANISH BULL FIGHT. —PRESIDENT ABSENT. MADRID, October 10.—President Poincare, who is a well-known lover of animals, firmly but courteously refused to attend a bull light, officially organised in his honour. King Alfonso, who intended to accompany the French President, was likewise absent.

SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY. SEOUL, October 8.-—The case of Baron Inehiko and live others him been finally settled by the confirmation of heavy sentences of imprisonment imposed on them. Baron Inehiko, who is ex-Presideht of the Privy Council and President of the Young Men's Christian Association, was sentenced some time ago to ten years’ imprisonment for conspiracy against Count Terauchi. The sentence was subsequently reduced to six vears.

BOILER EXPLOSION. TOKTO. October 10.—A boiler explosion cut the destroyer Katsiiki in twain, off .Aomari. Two men were killed and sixteen injured.