GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 173, 1 November 1910, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

THE EXPRESSMEN'S STRIKE. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. New York, October 30. Nine leading express companies in New York are affected by the strike. The militia will probably be called out from the special reserve of 9000 formed for emergencies. The riots continue. Fifty were injured in a fight with the police. Armed detectives are protecting the strike-breakers. Five thousand men are idle, and huge quantities of undelivered goods are perishing. THE BRUSSELS EXHIBITION. Brussels, October 30. The Cafe Kosmos, at the Exhibition has been burned. English firemen, working energetically, isolated the cafe from the Avenue des Nations, which was unharmed. CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILWAY. Cairo, October 30. The Wady Medani to Sennar section of the Cape-to-Cairo railway will be opened on November L [Sennar is on the White Nile south ! of Khartoum.] INJURED AT A FIGHT. New York, October 30. , A large section of the temporary seats [ in the old City Hall, Pittsburg, collapsed during a prize fight, and many were injured. CHECKING CHOLERA. Rome, October 30. It is officially announced that the port of Naples will shortly be declared imImune from cholera.

LONDON POST OFFICE. London, October 30. The London Post Office has vacated St. Martins-le-Grand and removed to the new, King Edward's Buildings. BIG LOSS OF BOOKS. Paris, October 30. By a fire in the medical section of t&e Toulouse University eighty thousand! tolutnes were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £30,000. LABOR EXCHANGES. London, October 30. The Government is establishing 150 new labor exchanges during the coiniag months. THE COTTON TRADE. London, October 30. The Earl of Derby has been elected president of the new Cotton Trade Tariff Reform Association of Lancashire, which includes Sir W. H. Houldsworth, W. "Marriage, E. Clegg, J. P. Dixon, Albert Simpson, John Whittaker, C." Piatt, Higgins and other manufacturers. A CANAL SCHEME. Ottawa, October 30. Government surveyors report that there are no insuperable obstacles to the construction of the projected canal from Lake Winnipeg to the Rocky Mountains via the Saskatchewan river. BANKS VICTIMISED. London, October SO. Forgers victimised two London banks, Drummond's Bank and the Charing 'Jross Bank, to the extent of £503, and Barclay's Victoria-street branch to (lie amount of £640. The operators were different individuals in each case. 'Die cheque used in Barclay's instance was stolen from the letterbox of a well-known firm of engineers.