GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 21 March 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

SCANDAL IN HI€H LIFE.

[press association.]

L'ONDpN, March 19. Countess , Tarnowska, during the course of several days' examination, told a thrilling story of married life. Her husband was brutal and a drunkard, and constantly unfaithful. The Countess admitted that her only lover was a man named Bordenak, whom her husband shot with a revolver in her arms. The evidence showed that a man named Stalk killed himself for love of the Countess.

PRIVY COUNCIL.

LONDON, March 20, In the case Hamilton Gas Company v. Parker, the appeal was allowed with costs. • [The cause of the action was the proposal to take over the gas supply by theL borough. In the first case the matter of price was referred to arbitrators, but, as they failed to come to an agreement, the case was sent to the umpire. In the Act empowering the company to establish works a clause was inserted, providing that at the end of twelve years the borough could, if it was deemed advisable, take over the gas supply upon payment of the then full value of the concern, and m the event of interest not havrog been earned, amounting to 10 per cent, per annum for the whole period, the Council was to make it up to that sum. The Gas Company, however, claimed for commercial value, or, in other words, goodwill. The umpire decided that the company was not entitled to any goodwill, because of the proviso regarding the making up of the interest to 10 per cent, by the' Council" in the event of the amount not having 1 been earned. The case went the round of the Courts until it reached the Privy Council, and as the Gas Company were the appellants, it would seem that their contention has been upheld.]

THE ATTEMPTED TRAIN DERAILMENT.

(Received March 21, 10 a.m.) V SYDNEY, March 21. In connection with the recent derailment of a train at Mount Victoria, some boys have confessed to placing stones on tho lino.

A VALUABLE PICTURE

(Received March 21, 8.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 2C. Otto Kahn. of New York, has bought Franz Hartz's painting of himself and family for £100,000. He outbid Mr Pierpont Morgan, who offered £80,000.

GERMAN TRADE IN CANADA.

OTTAWA, March 20. Canada is appointing a commercial agent in Germany. Canadian papers report a great influx of commercial travellers and thousands of circulars and letters from German manufacturers.

IMMIGRATION QUESTION.

LONDON, March 20. Tho Central Unemployed Body of London is sending Mr Williamson, their organising officer, for six months to Australia and New Zealand to ascertain the attitude of tho _ Governments and people towards immigration.

THE 'VARSITY BOAT RACE.

LONDON. March 20

Oxford are strong favorites for the University boat race.

A NEW NAVAL AIRSHIP.

LONDON, March 20. Vickers and Maxim's firm has nearly completed a naval airship 500 feet long. Tho container is constructed of a new metal seven times stronger than aluminium and only slightly heavier. The machine is intended for scouting at sea on the north-east coast.

FRAUDS UPON JEWELLERS.

LONDON, March 20

Captain Jas. Henry Edward Holford' has boon committed for trial at the Old Bailey for obtaining tiaras and necklaces of diamonds to the value of several thousand pounds from various jewelers and then pawning them.

VITAL STATISTICS IN NEW SOUTH

WALES.

[Received March 21, 10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, March 21. Tho preliminary report on the vital statistics of Now South Wales for 1909 shows that the population at the end of -last year was 1,645,444, an incrcaso of 40,535. Marriages numbered 13,048, or 8.03 per thousand, the highest record for 22 years. Births 43,769, or 26.94 per thousand. Deaths 9.75 per thousand — the lowest rate on record, and 9 per cent below tho mean record of tho past, ton years.