GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1916, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

STEAMER ON FIRE. A'ustvalian-N.Z. Cable Association. Sydney, August 2$ A wireless message states that t;i c 'iner Fyson is on fire, which is under control, 300 miles from Fremantle. THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Melbourne, August 26, The Federal Government is relieving Dr. Jensen of duty until the finding of the magistrate in connection with the Gilruth charges are considered, THE PANAMA CANAL, Q ' London, August 25. The improved conditions in the Panama Canal allow it to be open daily from 8 o'clock till 5, < ONTARIO BUSH FIRE. , Received August 27, 5.5 p.m Reuter Message. Ottawa, August 2G. The official estimate of the recent bush fires at Ontario is that three hundred people wore killed and 5,000,000 dollars worth of timber destroyed, besides 7,000,000 dollars of improved property. RECORD FIGURES. ■Received August 2G, 5.5 p.m. Washington, Av.gust 25. The export's during July totalled 440,000,000 million dollars, and the imports 183,000,000. The figures are a record for July, but smaller than those of June. VANISHED MILLIONS. deceived August 20, 5.5 p.ra, Washington, August 2(1. The inquiry held in Chicago regarding the vanished millions owned by Edward Morrison, an aged recluse, revealed that he had large packing cases of 1.0.U.'5, representing 150,000 dollars. The majority are Signed by women and other habitues of the underworld. His counsel declared that during twenty years Morrison had been victimised to the extent of over 1,000,000 dollars