GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14579, 19 July 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

—«, _ P.vess Associalion-By Telegraph—Copyriglit THE BORKUM'S CARGO. '■ LONDON, July 17. (Received July 18, at 5 p.m.) Six hundred tons of tho German steamer Sorbin's cargo have been discharged at Mauritius. [The steamer's cargo took fire on tho voyago from Natal to Australia!] A BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, July 16. Tho Mid-Derbyshire (or Helper) 'election resulted as fol lows: —Mr Hancock (L.), 6735; ilr S. Cresswell (C), 4592. [At the lost, election Sir J. A. Jacoby (L.) boat Mr Cresswoli by 7065 to 3*75.] 1 A TALE OF MISERY. ST. PETERSBURG, July 16. Tho police raided five Johannite'r dens, and found 120 emaoiated children, between two and 11 years of age, who had -been confined in darkness for the purpose of mortifying the flesh and gaining salvation. They were badly beaten, aJid their knees were lacerated owing to prolonged kneel- '%•■ SECRET POLICE. PARIS, July 16, As an outcome of the Hailing spy case, the French Government announces its intention to.exclude all foreign secret police. MINISTER AT PEKING. NEW YORK, July 17. (Received July 18, at 5 p.m.) President Taft has appointed Mr Charles Ciane, a Chicago manufacturer, as United States Minister at Peking. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION. NATAL, Jnlv 16. A Mohammedan deputation has left Natal to urge on the Imperial Government that they reserve their sanction to South African Union legislation affectintr Asiatics. SMUGGLING OPIUM. SYDNEY, July 17. Two Customs officers named Dansey and Love, and Wickham, a. police constable, havo been arrested for conspiring to defraud the Customs by smuggling opium.