GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 28, 1 February 1913, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.' j (United Press Association.) A SHIP ON FIRE. London, January 31. The Magdelburg, from Hamburg to Melbourne, arrived at Corunna with her cargo on fire. A RATE WAR. German lines resent the CanadianPacific Company’s intrusion in the Trieste rate war that is threatened. It is understood that the Cunarders will- change their route. An Austrian service has commenced rate-cutting, in order to compete with the Canadian Pacific line. BRITISH SPY IMPRISONED. Berlin, January 31. Oswald, an electrician engaged on warship installations, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment and deprived of his rights for ten years The evidence showed that be was regularly employed as a British Admiralty spy, and supplied several reports and plans. EX-PRESIDENT DE CASTRO. Washington, January 31. It has been finally ordered that exPresident De Castro shall be deported on the ground that he flatly reft sed to answer a question as to whether he participated in the killing of General Paradez during the Venezuelan insurrection. The crime is held to be nonpolitical, involving moral turpitude.

A TRAMPS’ CONFERENCE,

New Orleans, January 31

The National Convention of Hoboes and Tramps decided to adopt suffragette methods in order to secure release from gaol when convicted of vagrancy. Protests were made against the vagrancy laws’ strictness in sever a.! States. The resolutions were ordered to be sent to the State Legislatures.

SHELL KILLS FOUR PEOPLE,

(Received 9.10 a.m.) Berlin, January 31

During the demolition cf a fort at Koenigsberg, a shell exploded, killing four persons.

WITHDRAWING FROM BUSINESS

Tokio, January 31

Owing to new insurance regulations coining into force, the Equitable (New York) and Sun and Life (Canada) companies are withdrawing from business.

IDENTIFYING CHINESE IN

CANADA

(Received 11.-0 a.m.) Ottawa, January 31

N The Government is contemplating the introduction of a scheme for the identification of Chinese, by using photographs and the Bertillion system. It is estimated that there are 50,000 Chinese in the Dominion. It is not stated whether the system will include Hindus. 1

CLIFF BURIES WORKMEN.

(Received 1&.35 p.m.) London, January 31

The fall of a cliff at Nottingham caused the burial of seven workmen, two of whom were killed.