GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 29, 17 January 1912, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Jiy Electric Telegraph.—Copylight.) LLlilteU t'leaj. j (xteceu’cct i<, ii.lo a.m.) Benin, uaiuiuiy 10. Lieut. Ireiicn, m a fortress for espionage, appaioxniy at#to Cuiliillit buluac*. ILO ilo Muiiii m Liio iuitiOdS oy u naiuti', mu eiil nun noon uiimirt. me authorities arc convinced tnat it u.is a Snam attempt, jic-ncn Hoping uj oa transferred to Hospital wun a view to escaping. BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY. (.Received 17, 11.10 a.m.) hiomiou, January 16. Sir Edward Urey, in reply’ to a correspondent concerning Lioeial newspapers’ accusations, says any statement time nis policy is in any way aggressive or inspired witli antagonism to any r Power is totally unfounded. ' IRISH HOME RULE. (Received 17, 10.40 a.m.) London, January 16. The standing committee of tho Ulster Unionist Council has resolved on stress to prevent Mr. Churchill's dome Rule meeting at Belfast. A PENNY A MILE. (Received 17, 10.40 a.m.) London, January 16. Petrol tramcars have been nuuigu•ated at Morecambe. The cost of fuel s a penny per mile. SEVEN PEOPLE SUFFOCATED. (Received 17, noon.) Ottawa, January 16. At Yorkton, Saskatchewan, on the ■ve of the celebration of their golden .redding, Mr. and Mrs. MnNicholl round tho dead bodies of their six grandchildren and also of their daugn-.er-in-law, who had been asphyxiated .n their home in the prairies. Snow md ice bad choked the stove pipe, md all the inmates had been killed iy coal gas. The husband was absent n Winnipeg arranging for tiie wedling celebration of Ins parents.

PREFERENTIAL TRADE.' (Received 17, noon.) Ottawa, January 16. According to returns furnished to birliament, Canada is desirous of •caching a trade agreement with Ausrnlia as soon as possible. In the ■oursc of correspondence between the wo Governments the , Minister for Prado and Commerce agreed to grant Australia substantial preference in reurn for preference for Canadian art”les of export and also free entrance or articles l of • Canadian natural pro'uco. The offer also included proposes for improved steamship communiation.