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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 111, 1 May 1908, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

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ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. Received 30th, lO.io p.m. Loudon, April 30. The Earl of Dudley's brother, John Ward, is engaged to Jean, daughter of Mr. Whitelaw Read. DEPRESSION IN GERMANY. Received 30th, 10.10 p.m. Berlin, April 30. Owing to severe depression in trade in Germany, luiemployement is general in almost all industries. RAISULI'S ESCAPE. London, April 29. Later reports of the attack on Ha>suli show that some men in amlmih lired ou him, but lie managed to escape on horseback. MURDERED li\ SEPTUAGENARIANS New York, April 29. A murder .with robbery as its motive has been committed at New York liy ». man, named Farmer, and his wife, both over 70 years of age. The victim was Mrs Brennan, owner of a house at W.iterton, New I'ork. The Farmers lorged u deed to obtain possession of the house. Then they lured Mrs Brennan into their house and killed her with an axe. It was the wife who struck .the fatal blow. The Farmers placed the body in a trunk and took it to deceased's home. Then they took possession of the Uoubc,. When arrested, they confessed the crime.

TAJSMANIAN CABUSH Melbourne, April 30. \ In 1000 the Commonwealth Govern- - fluent passed an Act abolishing the rate of y 2 d per word previously paid to the Eastern Extension Cable Company for I messages transmitted over the Tftsiutitiian eables, leaving the company only -a. minimum sum guaranteed. The company is now issuing a writ against the Government claiming damages equal to the difference between tha guarantee ami the amount which it is estiiuutcd [ would have been received if the rata oi , %d had been continued. HAVViIIIA MUSICIAN'S SUCCESS. ~ . , London, April 2D. Iraneis Uutclieiis, a Naw Zealand pianist, has been awarded the I'lielberu Mrnle 1 ' by 1116 IWyal Aeadeiu ? A BURGLAR'S HAUL. i" , . London, Afiril 28. Jewels valued at £IOOO were stolen lioin the dressing table of tln> u„„„, able Mabel VereL, of v£ count Goit. It is believed that the burglar was concealed in the at night for some time. '^nee

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