GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 148, 15 August 1911, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

ITALIAN CRUISER STRIKES A ROCK. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United the.,.. Association. Rome, August 14. The cruiser Sagiorgio stiuek a rock at the Posilippo, and remains last. FIGHTING A DUEL. (Received 15, S.O a.m.) Vienna, August 11. Chunt Karolyi and Count Steinberg foirght a duel with swords, owing to Karolyi slandering the Austrian army iu a speech In-the Hungarian Parliamont. Karolyi was badly wounded. TRADE UN KdTcONGRESS. i' As ■ Vienna, August 14. ’j’lie Ihteniatinna! Trade Union Congress at Bmla Post accepted the Swiss proposal for international support in coimeetion with affiliated federations’ strikes. SOUTH AFRICA. (Received 15, 8.2 U a.m.) London, August 14. General Botha, interviewed, said South Africa had a great problem to face, w iiieh must be solved by South Africans alone., He emphatically denied that there was dissension in the Cabinet.' His policy favoured immigration, huh it was his duty to see that those who were practically starving in South Africa wore placed in a position to earn their living before thinking of outride immigration.

ON A BURNING HOOF. (Received 15, 9.15 a.m.) London, August 14. During a lire at a wine and spirit depot, Oxford Street, throe persons took refuge on the burning roof. They were rescued by hook ladders and ropes. CHEAP LAMBS. London, August 14. Owing to the drought lambs in Kent are selling at one shilling each. ■ TWELVE PERSONS DROWNED. Berlin, August 14. Twelve persons were drowned at Rudcukiichen, a new bathing place. SOUND .REMARKS. (Received 15, 10.0 a.in.) London, August 14. The “Pall-Mall Gazette” says that Mr Fisher’s remark’s at Melbourne, as cabled, are as sound as anyone need desire. His statements concerning defence and the Japanese alliance ware particularly important. COMMERCIAL. (Received 15, ’11.15 a.m.) Londob, August 14. Shari]''Vp'iotatioils N'Waihil'Julietibu 20s lOd and’2Ss Id, Talismaii’ 47s (id and 52s (id. ' • I '.