GENERAL CABLE NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8265, 30 October 1912, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

BERLIN, October 28. Tho Kaiser has accepted a gift of £6OOO, ns the nucleus of a fund for the benefit of military airmen meeting with accidents.

SYDNEY, October 29, Tho New Zealand Government has purchased the Shorthorn bull Ransom, which secured third prize at the Royal Agricultural Show. _ _ Nows has been received by mail that eight oases of plague occurred at Noumea from September 17th to October 17th, comprising one Javanese and seven Kanakas. Five cases proved fatal. The authorities are endeavoring to stamp out tho plague.

(Received October 29, 0.55 p.m.) NEW YORK”, October 29. John Bernnuer, a Bulgarian, robbed tho residences of Mr J. Pierpont Morgan and other wealthy people of a largo amount of jewellery. When arrested he claimed that ho had committed the burglaries under tho hypnotic influence of a criminal associate.

MELBOURNE, October 29. A Hobart firm petitioned for tho winding up of the Australian Shipping Company, Melbourne, on the ground that a judgment for £IBB Ha 9d had not been satisfied. The petition was accepted, and an official liquidator appointed. Macartney, the cricketer, has returned from Elngland. During the voyage his portmanteau was rifled, and jewellery and other articles valued at £IOO stolon.

BRISBANE, October 29. _ The Right Rev. Dr Frodsham, Angli- • can Bishop of North Queensland since 1902, will retire on March 81st for health reasons. (Received October 29, 9.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 29. At the inquest on Harry Foley, killed by tho accidental discharge of a revolver which he was examining with Mrs Hart at Darlinghurst, a verdict was returned that the mishap was due to the woman’s culpable negligence. She was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter. The Sydney Harbor Trust has discharged 300 employees, the Governments shortage of funds necessitating retrenchment on public works. A great rally of Liberals to-day farewelled Mr O. G. Wade (leader of the Opposition) and family on their departure for Japan on a visit for the benefit of Mr Wade’s health.

MELBOURNE, October 29. A strong movement is afoot here, supported by the Churches and Labor bodies, to secure the deletion ot dogging from the sentences passed on McDonald and Moore recently for assault on a girl and burglary at Mr Geoffrey Symo’s house respectively. The protestant? contend that flogging is a savage and repugnant punishment.