GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 174, 2 November 1910, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

ANOTHER LINER. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. I London, October 31. I The Blue Funnel liner Areanius lias been launched at Belfast. ST. PAUL'S CROSS. London, October 31. The new St. Paul's Cross, the work of Mr. Bertram Mac Kennel, the Australian sculptor, has been unveiled on the site of the old cross in St. Paul's Churchyard. !3i_; .. MOTOR RACES. J ~* New York, October 31. Many noted motorists are arriving at Atlanta, Georgia, to race for prizes worth £3OOO, f *""-"TSH_- *' ' • CYCLED ACROSS THE STATES. New York, October 31. Volney Davis, the motor cyclist, has reached San Francisco, having travelled ten thousand miles to the Atlantic coast and back. THE PANAMA CANAL. New York, October 31. The ninety gates for the Panama Canal will weigh 60,000 tons and costl over £1,000,000. I NEW ZEALAND TIMBERS.. Buenos Ayres, November 1. j At the Agricultural Exhibition, New Zealand was awarded a first prize for ) timbers. 51 CHOLERA IN CONSTANTINOPLE. I Constantinople, November 1. Numerous cases of cholera occurred lat the troop manoeuvres. Eight infected battalions have been isolated, in,,f eluding the military school students.

THE CHURCH IN WALES. London, October 31. The Welsh Church Commission reports that the population of Wales is 2,012,917. The church and chapel seating accommodation provides for 1,972,502. The Anglicans provide a church for every 1080 of,the population, and the Nonconformists a chapel for every 450. The Commission declares that Wales is over-churehed, and the clergy underpaid. One-third of the congregational ministers receive under £BO per annum. There are 195,000 Anglican communicants, being 23 per cent, of all the communicants. The report does not touch the questions of disestablishment or disendowment. PORT OF LONDON CHARGES; London, October 31. Leading importers and exporters have addressed the Port of London authority and protested at the levying to the extent of 05 per cent, of the maximum import rates and 25 per cent, of the maximum export rates yielding £330,000, which is the limit of the revenue it is empowered to raise. The address recalls Mr. Churchill's statement in the House of Commons that it would be sufficient to raise £IBO,OOO.

POLO. London, October 31. The Ranelagh Club, through Mr. Lempriere, of Melbourne, urge a visiti of an Australian polo team to compete for the Coronation Cup in July. The team and ponies should arrive at the end of February or early in March to get into condition. Mr. Lempriere is communicating with the New South Wales, Victorian and South Australian clubs. A NATIONAL MEMORIAL. , London, October 31. Prince Alexander of Teck has been chosen as the new chairman of Middlesex Hospital, and has inaugurated a fund to commemorate the memory of Prince Francis of Teck. The King and Queen have subscribed £IOO each.