GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9294, 16 February 1907, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A DREAD DISEASE. [press association.] LONDON, February 15. Cerebro .spinal meningitis has appealed, in Staffordshire. PICTURES STOLEN FROM GALLERY. LONDON, February 15. Nineteen good pictures have been stolen from the ant gallery in Pullheli, Wales. SHAKESPEARE'S EARLIEST PORTRAIT. LONDON, February 15. What is supposed to be the earliest portrait of Shakespeare, painted on aai old panel .and valued at £3000, has been discovered. SUSPECTED COMPLICITY IN MURDER. LONDON, February 15. A tailor named' Bayer has been arrested for complicity in Miss Lake's murder. FORECASTING THE WEATHER. MELBOURNE, February 15. The meteorological bureau is arranging to predict the weather three or four days ahead. Outside stations are to be established, with which communications waJl be held once daily. These stations will probably be New Caledonia, Samaraia, Banjowanigi, Cocos and New Zealand. CENTRAL AMERICAN DISPUTE. (Received February 15, 9.55 p.m.) NEW YORK, February 15. Honduras and Nicaragua have agreed to arbitrate. 300 TURKISH SOLDIERS DESERT. (Received February 15, 9.55 p.m.) PORT SAED, February 15. When the Turkish 'transport Hodesdah Was 1 passing through the Canal, 300 jumped overboard! in Hhe- Bitter Lakes, and escaped inland, except ten, who were J either shot or drowned. 1 — — — —