GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 44, 6 October 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

NO ROOM FOR ASSISTED IMMI-

grants

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, October 3. The regular Australian lines have decided to curtail tho space allotted to assisted immigrants and devote it to paying passengers. COSTLY PORCELAIN. London, October 5. ,Mr W. Lever has purchased Bennett’s Chinese porcelain collection at a cost of £300,000. GETTING IN EARLY. London, October 5. The Hoxtcn Conservatives have adopted Robert Soivcr as a candidate for tho general elections. GERMAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Buenos Ayres, October 5. Lieutenant Filchncr’s expedition, in the Deutschland, has sailed for the Antarctic.

HOME RULE,

(Received 6, 9.30 a.m.) London, October 5

It is reported in Dublin that the Home Rule Bill provides a gift of ten millions to start a new Parliament, and that the Government’s chief difficulty relates to the attendance of Irish members at .Westminster.

The Hon. Lyttelton, speaking at a Unionist demonstration at Selkirk, in discussing Homo Rule, said, so long as they had the opportunity of a full and fair debate, they should rely on argument, and not resort to the menaces of force.

THE LOUVRE PICTURE -THEFT

Paris, October 4

The Gioconda enquiry 'has led to the discovery in the Louvre of unknown passages and secret entrances admitting to the various rooms containing the most valuable paintings.

DISEASED PORK

(Received 6, 8.5 a.m.) London, October 6

Several carcases of Now 1 South Wales and Victorian pork haver been condemned in London for tuberculosis’. They bore the Commonwealth mark as approved for export. The importers are claiming their value from the Commonwealth government. THE FIFESHIRE. , London, October 5. Aden adviccfc ’state .-.that the .prospects of salving the Fifeshire’s hull are hopeless. TfiA recovery ofi copper, lead, tallow, and perhaps a little.wool is possible. ...

MR CHURCHILL’S ATTVHCE.

London, October 5

Mr Churchill,iispeaking at Dundee, advised his constituents to run a second'Liberal against the Labour member at the next election.

FRY’S TRAINING SHIP

London, October 5

The Admiralty lias given v the gunboat President (once drillship of the Royal Naval Reserve) to C. B. Fry to enable him to extend the sea-train-ing school connected with the training snip Mercury.