GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 173, 31 October 1910, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, October 29. The Scottish Agricultural Commissioners, after an extensive tour in Queensland, are now visiting New South Wales and the northern rivers. A DISTURBING EMPEROR. Brussels, October 28. Extraordinary precautions were observed at the Kaiser's departure, owing to a letter from a dangerous anarchist ' declaring he would hurl a bomb at him. FOR WHAT PURPOSE? Paris, October 28. A large quantity of explosives has been stolen from,a railway waggon in transit between Nantes and Vernon. MISS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. London, October 28. An influential meeting, presided over by Lord Beresford, resolved to arrange for an Empire memorial to Florence Nightingale. EX-KING MANUEL IN ENGLAND. London, October 28. The King and Queen visited the exKing of Portugal at Wood Norton. DAMAGES AWARDED. London, October 28. The owner of the barque Eclipse recovered damages against the barque Duplex, from South Australia to Falmouth, for a collision in the South Ati lantic on June 4. > PLAGUE ON A STEAMER. London, October 28 ; ■ Owing to the cases of plague on the '■ Himalaya, the P. and 0. Company refunded passengers on arrival at fiSihbay £15,000 of their fares td cdifipeiisate for the inconvenience suffered.

A NEW K.C. London, October 28. Mr. Timothy Healy is among the new King's Counsel. FAITH-HEALING. London, October 28. The medical men and ten clergymen held a meeting at the Chapter House of St. Paul's Cathedral to privately discuss the question of co-operation between the church and the medical profession in relation to the healing of the sick. The conference was the outcome of the spread of faith healing in England. BILLIARDS. London, October 28. George Gray challenges Inman or any other player to a match of 18,000 level for £SOOO. A deposit of £SO has been made with Sporting Life. DIVORCE COMMISSION. London, October 28. « Dr. Forbes Winslow, giving evidence before the Divorce Commission, stated that lunacy was increasing at an enormous rate. In 1559 there was only one lunatic in 536 persons, and now there was one in 277.