GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 3, 13 December 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

ABDUL HAMID’S JEWELS

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Baris, December 12. The sale of the ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid’s jewels is concluded. it realised £279,236.

AMERICA AND RUSSIA

Washington, December 12

The abrogation of tiie United States Russian treaty of 18.T2 is urged on the grounds that the Czar’s alleged discriminations against Americans, jews, and others, tends to exasperate public feeling.

FIRE AT CONEY ISLAND

New York, December 12

A fire lias raged for hours at Lima Park, the show place of Coney Island. Restaurants and amusement resorts adjoining have been destroyed, but no lives lost. M rSTERIO US MURDER.

New York, December 12.-

Mrs Kauffmann, wife of a wealthy commission agent, was murdered as she returned from a theatre with her husband. A Chicago chauffeur has confessed ho was aware tho party would be held up, and the woman was shot because she screamed.

AN IMPORTANT INVENTION

London. December 12

The Westminster Gazette states chat Mr A. T. Johnson, ex-professor of the Royal Academy of Music, an Australian, is collaborating with Mr F. Varlcy, who assisted to lay the first successful Atlantic cable. After nine years’ experimenting he has perfected a 'system of tuned metal rods, connected with similarly’ tuned re-

ceivers, which can be applied to either cable or wireless telegraphy. The invention prevents tapping, and enables an unlimited number of keyboards, resembling typewriters, to send messages simultaneously, and, with a current of three volts, conveys a message from London to New York, now requiring forty volts. The British Government has opened negotiations to purchase the invention.

RAILWAY CONFERENCE

London, December 11

Both sides of tho railway conference accepted a scheme practically as embodied in the report. The companies made a concession in other matters, including the status of casual labourers.

A NICE POINT,

London, December 11

In the divorce case, Statham v. Statham and Gaekwar, of Baroda, the Court reserved its decision as to whether Gaekwar, being a foreign ruling prince, was immune from .proceedings.

ENGLISH RAILWAYS,

London, December 12

Modifications made in connection with tho railway conference will Tend to speeding the work of the conciliation* boards. Each company settles the increase of wages and reduction of hours, giving an answer in writing within six weeks oft -a petition by 25 per cent, of tiie ’ employees of any grade. The boards meet next May. Alterations will not operate till July.

It was agreed that casual hands be paid hourly ’ rates, nOt> lower than the minimum of permanent men. The executives .of, .Spur unicpis v dor. cided to accept tiie agreement, "and' the directors regarded it as a fair compromise. The men’s leaders are confident of their ability to persuade the employees to accept the terras.

PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION

London, December 12

Good progress has been made in London and the provinces in connection with the establishingiof a,United Kingdom branch of the Empire Par-, iiamontary (Association. Tiie active co-operation of municipalities and chambers of commerce has been enlisted. Lord Grey lias been appointed chairman of the executive. BOMBS IN BELGIUM. Brussels, December 11. A bomb was thrown at Liege. It was filled with nails. Some of tho victims had their legs blown off. Fifty wore injured. Verveck, the supposed author of the Leige outrage, died of his wounds. The bomb was loaded with gunpowder. The victims mostly belonged to the working class, including many girls. The incident has aroused fears of a renewal of the outrages of seventeen years ago, when Leige was the centre of anarchism.

ABBEY INTERMENT.

(Received 13, 8.5 a in.)

London, December 12. The Dean of Westminster has offered the interment of Hooker in the Abbey on condition that the remains are previously cremated.