GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 314, 28 May 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

• THE GHENT FIRE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Brussels, May 20. The damage caused by the fire in the Exhibition is estimated at £IO,OOO. GERMANY'S NAVY LEAGUE. Berlin, May 20. The Navy League urges the stationing of a cruiser on the east and west coasts of America, and holding a squadron in readiness in Home waters for the instant protection of German prestige and commerce. A MOTOR FATALITY. Berlin, May 20. A motor car, containing six people, dashed into the closed gates at a level crossing near Ntzehoe at midnight. A train collided with the wrecked car, and the occupants were killed. A PARTING GIFT. ' Berlin, May 26. King George has given £SOO to the charities. ALLEGED WELSHING. London, May 20. Paget, a bookmaker, sued Robert Sievier for libel, accusing him of welshing Lady Conyngham. A LIBEL ACTION. New York, May 26. Mr. Roosevelt has opened a libel suit at Marquette, Michigan, against George Newett, a newspaper publisher, { for accusing him of drunkenness during the presidential campaign. . A HEAT WAVE. London, May 26. A heat wlave is passing over the South of England. Several deaths have occurred from sunstroke in London, where a temperature of eighty degrees was recorded. A BARQUE RE-FLOATED. Adelaide, May 27. The stranded barque Jean Bart, which was purchased by Bell and Company for £385, has been refloated, practically undamaged. The vessel and cargo are estimated as worth between £IO,OOO and) £14,000. GRAIN HANDLING. Sydney, May 27. Mr. Burrell, of the Burrell Engineering Co., Chicago, has arrived, under engagement to the Government, to report on the question of the bulk handling of grain. A PLAGUE CASE. Thursday Island, May 27. The steamer Taiyuan, from Hongkong, has a case of suspected plague on board. COMPULSORY DRILL. Sydney, May 27. A cadet who was summoned for not attending drill declared himself a criminal and said he had no time for compulsory drill. He was remanded in custody. INTER-STATE TRADE. Sydney, May 27. The Adelaide Steamship Co. has purchased three Clan linere, the Clan Ross, the Clan Mackay, and the Clan Campbell, for the inter-State cargo trade.