GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 69, 21 November 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] Times— Sydney Sun Special Cables.

London, November 19

Experience gained has induced the Post Office to authorise ten additional

automatic teleplume exchanges based on the Lorimer-Stronger system, Ine authorities consider that tide is excellent tor ordinary cities, but doubt whcther .it is applicable to the great London exchanges. Automatic working is only economical where the installations exbdcd live hundred lines.

KLONDYKE COLD.

Vancouver, November 19

A steamer' with £40,000 worth of Klondyke gold is‘ icebound on the Yukon river, two hundred miles from the coast. Arrangements are being made, to sledge tlie gold down the river to the port at Saint Michael. ~w FLOODS ON THE SAONE. Paris, November 19. The Piver Saone is Hooded and the Creusot Warship Works are closed. Several villages are cut off excepting by boat. There are thousands of unemployed. , THE WESTRALIAN LOAN. London, November 21). The West Australian loan is ed at a half per cent, premium. HOTELS IN PARIS. [United Press Association.] Paris, November 20.

The Senate- has passed a Bill limitingl the number of public houses. Since 1850 the consumption of spirits per head has increased fourfold. There is now one public house for every eighty-two inhabitants, compared with one to four hundred and thirty in land. If the Bill passes the Chamber, there will be no new public houses until the number has been reduced from 480,000 to 180,000.

KRUPP’S SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

Berlin, November 20

Urupp’s dividend for the year is 14 per cent. The r profit was £IBO,OOO. The firm is distributing £150,000 among the employees at Christmas.

DANCERS OF LONDON STREETS.

Ldnddn', November 20;

One liund'redaM seVenty-thrfee children killed''and 5075 injured during the year in London streets, chiefly through stealing "rides on vehicles. ; The London County Council is considering whether it is possible lor school teachers to punish childrencaught. y. t v MUTINY AT SEA. ' >'cw York, XoVehiber 20. Tljd : Britisll shij) Santa’ Rosalia has 'returned from S'ait Francisco; Her crew mutinied and 1 secured a quantity of liquoV. Thh' 'capthin summoned the ■United States iWnue cutters, who placed a guard aboard the 1 Vessel and overawed the meh.

CHARGE AGAINST A CURATE.

London, November 20

There has been much public interest in a ten days’ hearing of a libel action beaween Thomas Ghent (curate of St. Andrew’s, Stockwell) and 1 Fitzgerald, a police sergeant at Clapham. Fitzgerald went to the vestry, where it is alleged that Ghent committed misconduct with his wife, who is an active church worker.

Ghent was employed in Australia , and New Zealand from 1890 to 1896. Mrs Fitzgerald, who is aged 50, in the | witness box, admitted misconduct, in- j eluding assault during a jumble sale, i Other evidence showed that she had a neurotic husband, and had previously accused' another curate at Poplar of similar misconduct. The curate was acquitted after a, bishbp’s inquiry. Ghent, in giving evidence, accused , the police sergeant of blackmail. AN ADVENTURE WITH LUNATICS .Melbourne, .November 20. The amazing, adventures of a party of lunatics on Cup Day were related at an inquiry, into a charge against Carter and an attendant at the Mont Park Asvlum.

Carter was charged with assaulting an attendant, anjl using bad language. The attendant was charged with lining under the influence of liquor and assaulting Carter. The inquiry was held by the Inspector-General of the Insane. Both charges were denied. The evidence showed that ten patients known as liberty men, who work about the farm and are harmless, were

allowed to go to the Cup as a treat for good behaviour. Two attendants and Carter were placed in charge of the party, which went to the races; in vehicles belonging to the asylum. Lunch was taken in a hamper, including one bottle of light ale for each man. A shilling was given to each to pay for admission to the flat,' where the patients wore allowed to wander freely among the dense crowd on the understanding that they should assemble. beside the vehicle after the’ races.

The party visited two hotels on the homeward journey, during which a quarrel arose between Carter and the attendant through a patient taking a bottle of beer from Carter’s pocket. The patients became alarmed, but order, however, was restored and the party returned safely. This is not a new experiment. Part- 1 ies have gone to the Cup in previous years. None of this party were lost, but it is stated that one, from Kew Asylum party disappeared and has not been found.