GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 307, 20 May 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

"* 'FRANCE AND SPAIN. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Madrid, May 18. The President, in conveying the Chamber's birthday congratulations to the King, hinted at the probability of closer relations with France following King Alfonso's visit to Paris. INCENDIARY FIRES. Berlin, May 18. Incendiary fires destroyed two big timber yards at Lubeck, also a Finnish ship. BEQUESTS TO CHURCHES. London, May 18. Sir Tatton Sykes' bequeathed to seventeen churches £SOO each. FLOODS IN FRANCE. Paris, May 18. Rain and floods have caused much damage in the Champagne region. Many vineyards are devastated, villages isolated, and stock drowned. TRAINING IMMIGRANTS. London, May 18. The Hon. Thos. MacKenzie, High Commissioner, interviewed, said it was possible that the overseas Governments might be induced conjointly to establish a training farm in England with a staff 'acquainted with overseas agricultural . conditions. FRENCH ARMY EXPENDITURE. , Paris, May. 18.. The Bill to provide'for army expenditure does not mention,how the £32,000,- , 000 required to meet the increased per- . sonnel and new armaments will be ■ raised. ALSACE AND LORRAINE. Berlin, May 18. , The Government of Alsace and Lorraine has applied to the Federal Council , for powers to enable the Stad'Khalter to suppress as pro-French two associations and to exclude French newspapers and books. ■ t . THE PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS. j . Berlin, May 18. As the result of the elections to the Lower House of the Prussian Diet the Conservative and Centre Alliance retain ..' an overwhelming superiority. J A BENGALI CONSPIRACY. s Delhi, May 18. 0 Nineteen respectable Bengalis have been arrested at Calcutta on a charge of conspiracy 'to wage war against the King. The Bengali press declares that 3 the arrests have caused a tremendous sensation. INSURANCE AND WAR. n Copenhagen,. May 18. The Conference on Maritime Law disn [cussed the validity of the; insurance of an enemy's goods "in war time. Sir Edward Beauchamp said that English underwriters would execute their liabili--0 ties without discriminating, whether the n policies were -underwritten before or e after the declaration of war. ! MADAME CLARA BUTT. ; Melbourne, May 19. : " Madame Clara Butt bad an en'thusiaY stic reception from a packed house on v her opening night.