GENERAL CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 266, 30 October 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE KING OE SIAM. London, Oct. 2S. Prince Alexander of Teek has departed for Bangkok to represent the King nt the coronation of the King of Siam. AMERICAN .ii'IK.I: ASS' A VLTED. New York. Oct. 2S. An infuriate:! female litigant at Seattle waylaid and horsewhipped Superior dodge Mair, of Washington State Court, seriously injuring him. The sheriff overpowered and convoyed the woman to gaol. Th loss ol a lawsuit was the motive of her net. BOY SCOI'TS IN ERANCE. Paris, Oct.. 2S. The Bov Scout movement lias i.ecn established in Era we. A Mt’RDEROVS IVIAED. Vienna, Ort. 2R. Tn order to perpetrate :> life insurance fraud, a chidfeur named Toman murdered an unknown man, removed his eves and nose to prevent recognition, and dressed his body in his own clothes containing persona) letters. Toman has escaped. MEXICAN REVOLT SI’PPRESSED. Mexico, Oct. 29. The revolt has been suppressed. Fifty followers of the revolutionary leader Zapata were killed in art ehcotinter at Cmintla. The rebels have apparently’ retired from the vicinity of the city of Mexico. IRISH BLIGHT. (Received 30. S. 15 a.m.) Sydney. Oct. .10. Out of a consignment of 1200 hags of Clarence River potatoes sent to Brisbane, 590 were condemned as being affected with irish blight. Outbreaks are reported in other districts. 1 ESTIVAL GE EMPIRE CLOSED. (Received .30. S. 15 a.in.) London, Oct. 29. The Festival ol Empire nt Crystal Palace lias (dosed. 'file majority of visitors throughout were provincials. ARREST OE COINERS. London. Oct. 29. Alexander ami Jules Barault. Frenchmen. r.-puted occupiers ol a (■ciners' den in Netley stri-et. were remanded on the charge of feloniously possessing moulds for the manufacture of Ei em 'i’aml Belgian ti'. e I nine pieces. Till: LATE GENERAL BI LLER. London. Oct. 2,. There was a great gathering at Uinhosier Cathedral ’.(hire Lord Grenlell unveiled M( Kennai - re ami..mt ’ ronze tigure ol the late General Buller. VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. (Received TL 9.15 a.m.’i Melbourne. Oct. 29. i (»v, in.r to .111 error in issuing the dis- ! ..hluon' vm. ■h.o Slate .•lection must 1 i„. held oil Nov.-ad.er Kith, a week irliei' than " a - intended. : Melbourne. Oct. 39. ■ At the Ballarat Band Contest St. 1 Augustine's Orphanage Boys won the ‘•A” grade ci;mpctition. anil the Anstra’asiaii vlmmpionsLip. A remarkable ieature of the contest was the average i; t ee of the winners, the youngest being 17. and the eldest 21. The Rozelle ; Band (Sydnev) .came in second.