GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 108, 27 October 1911, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

(From the Australian Tapers.) DUKE'S INCOME "TOO MEAGRE." Duke Dimezzo, a wealthy nobleman,! committed suicide at Milan, and an investigation into the tragedy disclosed some extraordinary features. Evidence taken at the enquiry revealed the fact that the Duke was in receipt of an income of £2O a day. This, it was stated, he regarded as "too meagre," and his poverty was one of the reasons why he had taken his life. Another reason was that his brother had previously committed suicide.

A NATION'S FOOTBALL. The English football statistics just issued show that in England alone there are 10,000 regularly constituted clubs, including 14.000 clubs within the jurisdiction of the association. The clubs have a membership of 7.>o,ftflo. and there are 20.0011 referees under their control. These figures are double what they were five years ago.

BURNS TALKS FIOIIT AGAIN. Tommy Burns, who is bound for Sydney by the R.M.S. Makura, threatents to return to the ring. The ex-world's champion is anxious for another meeting with •lack Johnson., but lie does not want a long-distance battle. He asks that the present title holder should meet him in a 10-round bout, and stipulates for a clean break.., A wireless message na» been sent by Burns from the Makura to Tex Rickard, the well-known American light promoter, who is in Buenos Aires, asking him for the best offer he is prepared to make for the fixture.

STATE LIFE INSURANCE. I The Premier of Italy, Signor Giolitti, j announces that when Parliament assembles in a fortnight's time a Bill will be introduced under which it is proposed to make a Government monopoly of the life insurance business. The Cabinet will bring forward also a measure providing for the payment of old age pensions.

AMERICAN" XAVAL DISPLAY. The plain have been announced for the greatest gathering of American warships ever seen at New York. A great naval review has been decided upon, and operations will be carried out on a scale of great magnificence. October 30 bos been fixed as the date of the gathering, and it is expected that 120 warships will take part in the display.

n\v;-:N T wister i)t:Ai). Owen Wister, the Philadelphian novelist, is dead. Wister was born at Philadelphia on Jiilv 1.4. 181)0. His first book. "The Dragon" of W'ant.ley—His Tail," was published in 180-2. lie was the author of "The Virginian," ''lied Men and White.'' ''The Seven Ages of Washington." ''Journey in Search of Christmas,'' a •'Tiiography of General (irant," and other works, besides contributing much prose and verse to various magazines.

.MISCELLANEOUS. Miss Margaret Curtis, of lioston, won I lie women's irolf ehamiponship of America, defeating .Miss Lilian Hyde by .> up and '! to play.

A Hii;i;'-.iT of racing men were the victims of wire-tapping operations at New York. False results of races were sent, and the .- porting men who received them In-t 115,000 in consequence. The wife of Oeorge Randolph Chester, the Aiivriean author, lias been granted a divorce. The case created a good deal of interest in New York literary and society circles.