GENERAL CABLES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5728, 25 October 1905, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE PRINCE. OF WALES. (Received October 25, 1.7 a.m.) LONDON, October 24. The Renown, with the Prince and Princess of Wales on hoard, was met by Lord Charles Beresford and twenty-five warships outside Genoa, and escorted southwards to the Straits of Alessina. A COLONIAL’S INVENTION. LONDON, October 24.

A “course and distance recorder,” the invention of Captain Forbes, of Melbourne, Kas been successfully tested on board a 25-knot destroyer. The next test will be made aboard a battleship.

“ENGLISH REPOSE.” NEW YORK, October 23. Air Choate, late American Ambassador in London, ' speaking at the Lotos Club, warned Americans (hat they were going at too tremendous a pace, and it would be better for them to cultivate tho English repose. LIQUOR LEGISLATION. ' SYDNEY, October 24. The Attorney-General announced tonight that it was tho intention of the Government tol place clubs on Hie same footing as hotels under the Liquor Bill, ADVENTURE WITH A WHALE. , (Received October 25, 0.10 a.mi) NORFOLK ISLAND, October 24. A party engaged in whaling made fast to a cow whale, which stove in the boat with a stroke of the fluke. The leader of the party, named Buffett, was badly hurt, but the rest of tho crew escaped injury. AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS. (Received October 25, 0.2 a.ln.) LONDON, October 24. The warships Pyramus and Pioneer have resumed their voyage to Australia. AESTHETIC SOCIALISTS. BERLIN, October 23. Herr Bebel and the extremists having secui-ed«a victory in the control of the Socialist party, the entire staff of tho Socialist paper “ Vorwaerts ” has resigned. The members of tho staff were accused of being too aesthetically ethical and prone to compromise. THE NORWEGIAN THRONE. CHRISTIANIA, October 23* The Norwegian Government proposes to allot tlie new King a civil list of £41,600*

RELEASED PRISONERS. TANGIER, October 23. Captain Crnwther and Lieutenant Hatton, the British officers who were recently captured hy brigands, were well treated by their captors. The}hare arrived here.