GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 110, 30 June 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright United Press Association. London, Juno 29. Mr. Justice Grantham, at Newcasv'- tie, referring to Mr. Winston Churchill’s recent utterances, said. Judges " wore prepared to go to prison ratnei * than obey the dictates—lie would noi say of an unscrupulous Minister—but of a Minister who might make unfounded charges against Judges. Singapore, June 29. Mrs. Proudlock reiterates her innocence, i and states that she is unable to bear the horror and suspense of a second trial. She withdraws her appeal, and asks tiie Sultana to have pity on,her sufferings and pardon her. Vienna, Juno 29. Li "lining started an alarming fire in the Galican naptha district.. Tho flames rose above the reservoir, covering the streets and railways, and they have already destroyed two bridges, which have cut off the town ' of Gbrlitz. from the outer world. The loss -is estimated at £40,000. London, June '29. At the annual meeting of the Na- , tional Service League Lord Roberts ! stated that the membership was now 91,142, an increase of 30,000 for the year. Seventeen Commoners were now pledged to the League’s proposals. Australian Ministers had assured him of the immense advantage to the health of boys through tlic ;cadet corps. If Britain got the boys, trained, compulsory service would follow naturally. It was, be said, infinitely regrettable that military training, which was one part of Lord Haldane’s, scheme cf immediate practical value, had been dropped at the fiijst breath of the disapproval of tlipse inaccurately called the “Peace Party.” Mr. W. B. Ley lawk of New "Zealand, was amongst the speakers. New York, June 29. The aviator Sopwitb, acroplaning around Now York harbour, passing over the steamer Olympic, outward bound, ’dropped a quantity of mer(chandiso on thq, liner’s deck. These are the first goods so delivered.