GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 4, 14 December 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

NAVAL DEFENCE PROPOSAL

(By' Electric Telegraph,—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, December 13.

The “Daily Chronicle” states that Mr. Grant, Minister for Works, proposes that the South African Government shall build a fleet of armed cruisers, costing £S,UUO,U(JO, to be used to carry mails and lent to Britain in war time. BIG BILLIARDS. London, December 13. Gray’s recovery brought a big crowd to see tho match. He scored 1171 in tho afternoon, including a break of 3UB, compared with Stevenson’s 740. Afterwards Gray look the lead with 237. Stevenson reco/ -.rod, scoring 335, chiefly by nursery canons. NOTICE TO STRIKE. London, December 13 The cotton operatives’ executive authorised the workpeople of Nelson r ill to tender notices to strike to-day, owing to the employment of non-union-ists. The executive avowed vlieir intention of taking similar iclnn at other mills. The masters ’federations (employing 160,000) have accordingly given notice that after the )t!i December all operatives will bo I • nblo to dismissal without notice. It is understood only one Nelson employee now refuses to join tho union.

AMERICAN REPUBLICANS

(Received 14, 8.5 a.m.) New York, December 13. The Republican National Committee disclosed itself pro-Taft at a meeting at Chicago, and proposed to formulate a programme.

A DISORDERLY MEETING

(Received 14, 8.5 a.m.) Now York, December 13. Groat disorder marked a Carnegie Hall arbitration meeting. The police were called in and there were many ejections.