GENERAL CABLE ITEMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 56, 7 March 1911, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE ITEMS.

£?BEBB ASSOCIATION.] A FOREIGN GANG.

LONDON, March o. Two previously-convicted German waiters were heavily sentenced at London for stealing their employers, plate Tho prisoners had -organised a thieving gang of young foreign A JEW'S WILL. LONDON, March 5. Lord Swaythling's estate has been proved at £1,150,000. His children and grand-children will be disinherited, except for £100 annually^ if they do not profess the Jewish faith, or if they marry out of their religion. SELF-CONFESSED MURDER. LONDON, March 5. A labourer named F. Bedford has surrendered for the self-confessed murder of Harry Martin at the Cafe Royal, London, on December sth. A CONCESSION WITHDRAWN. BERLIN, March 5. German newspapers resent, the enrolment of German minors in • the French Foreign Legion. They declare that, until 1910 enrollers under 18 years were released upon Ger-v many's dentand, which concession they say is now withdrawn. FALSE NOTES REDEEMED. BERLIN, March 5. Grunenthal, Manager of the Note . Department of the Imperial Printing Office, who attempted suicide in 1906 fatter being arrested, for stamping false numbers on thousands of notes on the Imperial Bank, has since redeemed £93,000 "of these fraudulent notes. , ~<.,.. RUSSIAN REPATRIATION. LONDON,,,.March 4. ThY Times's Berlin correspondent reports that the obstacles, to renatriar: ting from Holland* are due to the joint operation of the. German Government and highly rinified German .shipi>ing interests with & view to exjereising pressure on companies out-\ side the shipping pbol:' A ''Miich excitement and t irritation* has been caused in Holland over the matter. THOSE CONCESSIONS. LONDON, March 6. Evidence in the Madagascar concessions case show that Home was separated from his wife. He declared he was unconnected with the scheme. Mrs Home did not appear in court. Lady Blount was interested in the concessions, but afterwards denounced the; scheme1 by unearthing the mysterious personage Bunn, •- who was described as the original possessor of the concession, but who turned out to be a street pedlar instead of the owner of millions. ANTI-JEWISH MURDERS. - LONDON, March 4. Tho Chronicle's correspondent at Vienna reports that Tartakover, the "hess player, learns that an AntiJewish mob at Kievv murdered his parents. THE FAR EAST. ST. PETERSBURG, Marchjt. The anti-foreign agitation at. Mukden is growing . • Proclamations have been issued urging the external nation of Europeans. Advices from Vladivostock state ' 'that a Boxer rising is expected. Foreign _ newspapers in the Far East advise the respective Governments to send troops for the protection of their subjects. RESCUE WORK IN MINES. LONDON, March 4. The committee set up by Mr Winsston Churchill to consider rescue arrangements in mines and draft regulations, recommends the establishment of a brigade in every mine and borough, training and fitting them for the work of rescue, which would be restricted to authorised persons; and also recommends the inaintenancs of the necessary apparatus and the latest tracings of the workings in the mines. PROFESSOR DAVTD'S BOOK. ~ LONDON, March 4. • -The Royal Society /Contributed £200 toyrards the publication of Professor David's Antarctic book. ACCIDENT1 TO LORD CREWE. LONDON, March 4. Tho Earl of Crewe, when dining with Lord Morley, slipped and fell and struck his head, sustaining a slight concussion of the brain. .His condition is improving, but he will be nicapacitated for two months. LONDON, March 5. Lord Crewe is progressing as favorably as can be expected. He- fainted owing to gastric troubles due to overwork, the concussion being a secondary trouble. Other politicians are also feeling the strain of three elections arid fdur autumn sessions in five years. Lord Morley will' represent the Indian Office- and lead the House of Lords during Crewe's illness. A ROYAL TRIP. LONDON, March 4. The Duke of Connaught's South African visit cost £40,000. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN LOAN. LONDON, March 4. The West Australian loan has been fully subscribed. f THE AOTEA. J LONDON, March 4. The Aotea has teen docked. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. AMSTERDAM, March 3. There is an outbreak of foot and mouth disease at Dimburgh and other provinces. The outbreak originated from Germany and Madrid. SPINNING MILLS BURNED. LISBON, March 4. Negrello's spinning mills at Sante Thyrse have been burned. The ruins collapsed, burying a score of people. Ten were killed. * POOR BOOKMAKER.

HAGUE, 'March 4. The Second Chamber of the Legislature, subject to the First Chamber's approval, abolished totalisators at races, and proaibii'iJ foreign bookmakers from transacting business in Holland. Bookmakers.deal ing with clients whose business is brought by post will be expelled. THE ONLY REMEDY. PARIS, March 4. In an article published in La Revue, Baron Estournelles-Constant makes a fervent appeal for Franco-German^ reconciliation as the only remedy for European peace. A WEST INDIES SERVICE. OTTAWA, March "4. The Canadian-Pacific Railway Company propose to establish a service of steamers between Montreal^ Boston, and the West Indies, the Do-* minion and the -West Indies subsidising the scheme. The people of Jamaica are enthusiastic. REAR-ADMIRAL PEARY. NEW YORK, March 4. The Senate will amend the Com-

mander Peary Bill, granting'the explorer ;rank .of Rear-Admiral "" on the-retired list" corps civil engineers, with pay according to that rank. AN UPROARIOUS S CENE. lI WASHINGTON, March 5. > Disorderly scenes occurred in the House of Representatives. One Member challenged the Speaker and the latter defied him. The Member referred to Mr Cannon's grey hairs and Mr Cannon retorted: "That needn't bar anything." The House cheered the Speaker uproariously. ■ -< •. ROBBERY AND MURDER. WASHINGTON, March 5. A" robber killed a policeman at Alexandra, Indiana, when discovered holding up a jewellery store. The robber $ed and barricaded himself in a vacant house. A posse surrounded the house and a fight was imminent. An accomplice was arrested. ! The mob endeavoured to stdrm the gaol arid lynch, the prisoner, but were dispersed. ALASKA CONDITIONS. WASHINGTON, March 4. The Congressional Committee appointed to investigate the political and economic conditions of Alaska were empowered to recommend .. legislation for the December session of Congress. A HIGH APPOINTMENT. LONDON, March 5. Sir Edward Tennant has been ippointed Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. WILDING AGAIN. PARIS, March 5. Wilding won the Monaco International Championship, defeating De Cugis by 5-7 1-6, G-3, 6-0, 6-1. CHOLERA. .• • NEW YORK, March JSL It is reported that there is a serious outbreak of cholera'I"at Honolulu- The Federal Government's help is sought.1, Out of 18 cases there have' occurred 15.,' deaths . THE POPE. ROME. March 5. - Tho Pope gave a private audience to Sir John and Lady Downer, of Adelaide A BALLOON FALL. ROME, March 5. Tho balloon Albatross fell a distance of 1900 metres at Turin, luckily into some- trpes. Six aeronauts were seriously injured and one desperately. .CHINESE FAMINE. PEKIN, March 5. Advices from Shanghai -state that the famine in Anhui and Kiangsu is intensifying. It is as severe as in ■1906; andi .there is a. large exodus of the population southwards. SWIMMING. SYDNEY, March 5. Tho half-mile championship of New South Wales resulted "as follows: — Longworth 1) Healy 2, Wright 3 Won by 60 yards. Time, llmin. Si sec. The 100 yards championship resulted:—Hoaly 1, Longworth 2, Hill 3. It was a, great race; won by a touch, in one mihuto. SCULLING. i , SYDNEY, March 5. The entries for the Parramalta Hundred total 41, including all the leading scullers. HOLY WEEK. SYDNEY, March 4. Archbishop Wright has entered a strong protest, and . the Cathedral Chapter adopted a resolution, against holding a Royal Show in Holy Week. The society, however, will make no change in the dates. STARVATION THREATENED. MELBOURNE, March 4. The rains continue in the North Coast. Dorrigo is isolated owing tothe impossible state of the roads. A telegram states that starvation is staring the settlers in the face. DEPORTED. PERTH, March 6. Owing to the public indignation at the light sentence of twelve months inflicted on the Japanese Seto for the manslaughter of the French woman Defour, it has been decided that he be deported on liis. release. A BIG FIRE. MELBOURNE, March 6. The Australian Straw-board Mills at Broadfield have been destroyed by fire, the "damage being £100,000. The fire started in the engine room, where a quantity of paper was stacked, and spread rapidly. The whole of the machinery was ruined, _but was insured in different companies. THE VANCOUVER SERVICE. BRISBANE, March 6. A. deputation urged Mr Fisher to retain tho present Vancouver service, and he replied that it would be fully gone into. Ho did not know whether a subsidy of £50,000 would be requiretl, but if it was clear it would be in' the interests of Australia he mightgo even further.