GENERAL CABLES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 7 January 1911, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

WOMEN IN FRANCE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Paris, January 5. A plenary sitting of the five academics of France, by 88 votes to 52, recommended them not to admit women. A few days ago the Academy of Science nominated Madame Curie at the head of the list of five professors of physics eligible for election to that academy. ALCOHOL EXPLODES. Ottawa, January 5. A barrel of wood alcohol exploded in the analytical department of the inland ■ revenue office at Ottawa, and the sixI teen employees had a narrow escape. An electric motor overturned and started a fire; the building was gutted, and valuable machinery destroyed. The loss is £BOOO. FOREST CONSERVATION. Ottawa, January 5. The Forestry Conservation Commission will ask the Canadian Government - for a special appropriation spread over - ten years to preserve the Dominion's , forest wealth. ASSAULTS ON OFFICIALS. > New York, January 5. A man has been convicted of having assaulted with intent to kill Mr. Ward, ' commissioner of street cleaning in New • York. ;' Gallagher, who" attempted, to kill '. Mayor Gaynor, has been sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment. > _____ ■ .■'». I' , MONOPOLY OUSTED. j London, January 5. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail states that an Anglo-French syndicate has ousted Austrians from the explosive monopoly in Servia, and the syndicate will build a factory. TURKS AND ARABS FIGHTING. Constantinople, January 5. Fighting has taken 'place at Taezyemen between the Turkish troops and Arabs. The latter had 03 killed and 113 wounded; the Turks 40 killed and wounded. MIDNIGHT TRAIN SMASH. Capetown, January 5. A train laden with holiday makers from Cathcart toppled over an embankment; fifteen were killed and many injured. Some were pinned under the wreckage" for four hours. The accident occurred at midnight. u NEW ZEALAND'S SHIPPING BILL. London, January 5. Fair Play, commenting on the New Zealand Shipping Bill, predicts that efforts to prevent the royal assent are o doomed to failure. ( _ _____ if BOLTON MINING DISASTER. "i London, January 5. The Bolton mining disaster relief funds aggregate £83,000, and will close on Saturday.