GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 172, 13 August 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

THE NAVi LEAGUE. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 12, 11.35 p.m. London, August 12. The Navy League is being reorganised to facilitate the formation of hraaehes on democratic lines, with nominal subscriptions. The League intend to be a limited company ;i,iu becomes an unregistered society, like the National Service League.

THE EXTRA DREADNOUGHT. Received 12, 11.33 p.m. London, August 12. Mr. Reginald McKcniia (First Lord of the Admiralty) announced that the four additional Dreadnoughts would be built bv contract.

A BIU FIND. | Lundun, August 11. A cleaner discovered 11 casli-box eontuiuing £IIB,OOO worth of bank notes ia mi Italian railway carriage at Bcnc\ento station. No trace has been found of the ownership of the. notes. The carriage was lately used in the earthquake ravaged district. It is surmised that the notes are the spoil of thieves.

AUSTRIA'S POLICY. London, August 11. The Times lias published n special article covering three columns and a half reviewing the policy of Huron von Acrcntliul, Austrian .Minister lor foreign Alfairs, and Emperor Joseph's success in mitigating the effects of ministerial mismanagement.

SPANIARDS IN MOROCCO. London, August 11. A captive balloon is proving exceed-, ing useful tu the Spaniards at Melilla, in iMorocco, -io j ;<j|ij A DAY AND A 11AIF ]>X THE AIR. London, August 11. Spelterinis, in the balloon Siriua, crossed the Mont Blanc range from Chuinoiuiix and descended near Locarno, ile travelled 100 miles nt a height of 18,000 feet. The temperature was 58 degrees below zero, and he was a day and a half in the air.

CANADIAN WHEAT YIELD. Ottawa, August 11. The estimate of the Canadian Department of Agriculture at tile end of July of the wheat yield in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta was 157,404,000 bushels, compared with 110,524,000 in July, 1008. OVERDUE BARQUE SAM.. London, August 11. Tlie overdue barque Guecthary, 1211 days from New Caledonia to tilasgow, was spoken on July 13 "all well." THE SWEDISH SntJKK London, August 11. The Board of Trade has warned British workmen against proceeding to Sweden as strike-breakers.