GENERAL CABLES.
DIG STRIKE THREATENED. (Received January 22. 9.46 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 22. The American Miners’ Union demands an increase in wage* of 121 per cent. Tho demand is likoiy to ho tho causo of a big strike. WARLIKE VENEZUELA. NEW YORK, January 21. Venezuela, which is at present in dispute with Franco, owing to tho nonrecognition by Venezuela of tho French Charge d’Affaires, ia garrisoning her porta and furnishing her troops with supplies. (Received January 22, 9.46 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 22. General Castro, President of Venezuela. threatens to lire upon any French warship appearing (iff Hi Onayra. THE FAMINE IN JAPAN. TOFvfO, January 21. Japan, in response to private inquiries, states that she will welcome foreign help in tho relief of tho famine in the country. BILLIARD MATCH. LONDON, January 21. A billiard match between Mitchell and Weiss, 16.000 up, was drawn, tho Booro being—Mitchell 15,832, Weiss 15,833. Tho latter's score included breaks of 429 and 439. JAPANESE TRAINING SQUADRON. TOKIO, January 21. A Japanese training squadron, with two hundred cadets on board, is to sail from Yokohama on February 11th. It will visit Waihaiwoi, Hongkong. Manila, Australia, and Singapore.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5804, 23 January 1906, Page 5
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