GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 44, 15 October 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

CHINA’S FINANCIAL NEEDS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association. ) (Received 8.20 a.m.) London, October 14. The Telegraph’s Pekin correspondent says that a powerful independent London banking combine informed China of its willingness to consider '•ea-sona-ble conversion schemes for any amount. The total needed for the next two years to set China on her feet (including tiie Crisp Joan) is £20,000,000. BANK DOCUMENTS RECOVERED. Paris, October 14. The Bank of Egypt documents have been recovered in a house in the Rue Loffitte. RIVER FLOOD AND A COACH. (Received 11.5 a.m.) ' Algiers, October 14. A river which was in flood swept away a mail coach, eight of the twelve occupants being drowned, BARRY’S EASY WIN. (Received 8.55 a.m.) London, October 14. Barry easily defeated Durnan in world’s scupling race. (Received 11.10 a.m.) London, October 14. In the sculling race, Barry, who had the Surrey station, led from the start. Ho was seven lengths ahead at Barnes’ Bridge and thence sculled easily, winning by two lengths in 22min 31sec. WELL-PLANNED THEFT. Three thieves entered a jeweller’s shop in F.dgeware Road and inspected a £SO ring. They then presented revolvers, and after stunning the manager with the butt end of a weapon left the shop. They ran to a waiting taxi-cab, and one mounting the footboard held the revolver to the driver’s body. They forced him to drive to a quiet corner of Finsbury Circus and finis escaped. Lord McKenna, replying to a deputation, said the Government was firmly determined, that the White Slave J raffle Bill should be passed this session with unlimited power to the police for arrests. BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT. ... Ottawa, October 147. The Duke of Connaught, speaking at Winnepeg on the Boy Scout movement, said ignorant and mischievous people sometimes characterised it as a militarist scheme, but if the aims such as the movement' inculcated could be described , I >niilstari(iticj r ;,| sprtainly militarism was the best possible thing for any nation. 11 y t.f