CABLE NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5794, 23 March 1909, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

I BRITISH AND FOREIGN. LONDON, March 18The firms of Cadbury Brothers, Fry aixl Co., and Rowntrec and Co., cocofcS manufacturers, have decided not to purchase cocoa produced in, the Portuguese Island of St. Thomas. The principal., ground for this decision is that the cocoa is virtually slavegrown. In order to test the practicability of employing motor cars in warfare, the Automobile Association conveyed a b&f talion of Guards of full strength, with their baggage, from London to Hastings in 3-i hours. Two hundred and eighty-six" cars and 28 lorries, were employed, making a column seven miles long. Only a few mishaps occurred.

I The vul'iie of Lord Burton's estate is provisionally returned at £1,000,000. IHo gavo directions that his spine arid the spinal marrow of his neck should lie severed before his body was placed 'in the coilin, and his heart placed in a separate vessel in the coffin. In- the House of Common*, Sir Chas. McLaren, member for Bosworth, Leicestershire, said that calculating that there were forty million rats in Britain, the damage they caused amounted, to '£15,000,000 annually. Ho introduced a Bill to exterminate them. The Duke of Sutherland presided at a meeting for the purpose of inaugurating a scheme for the Forth of Clyde Canal. The estimated cost is seventeen millions sterling. The canal will enable shipbuilding' and repairing yards to be constructed at Loch Lomond, twelve miles outside the possible range of gun lire. The work will employ 30,000 workmen) for ci period ol nine years. The Duke> of Argylo and Lord Brassey supported the scheme, PATIS, March IS. King Edward, at Pau, watched two. successful flights of Wilbur Wright's aeroplane. Wright's sister accompanied him cm the second trip. POME, March IS.The Mafia has sent a letter threatening to kill Mr \Bishop, American Consul at Palermo, if ho continues to incite the authorities against suspects. WASHINGTON, March IS. Mr Payne's Bill is intended to readjust the Dingley Tariff. It will increase the revenue by £5,000,000 to £10,000,000. It reduces the duties on, third class wools, admits iron ore, tallow, nnd hides duty free, e.vd re- | duces solo leather by 15 i ent. Tho Bill contains a clause retaliac-n'/ for British patents legislation. TEHERAN, March 19.

The Persian Nationalists have deposed the Governor and assumed control of the Customs at Baudarabbis. LONDON, March 20 The books recently stolen from Lincoln's Inn Library have been recovered. Scotland defeated England by three goals and a try to n goal and a try. ROME, March 19.

The agent of the Shipping Company who arranged the transport of Pctrosini's body to America relinquished the contract owing to the Mafia's threats. (Petrosini w-as an American detective, who. was murdered by the Mafia at Palermo). DURBAN, March 19. The steamer Tiberius is repairing her machinery at Durban. The ship's stores and fixtures had been burnt owing to shortness of fuel. TEHERAN, March 19. Numerous arrests have taken place at Kabul awl delalabad, owing to a plot to kill the Ameer and the heir apparent. The plot is attributed to the late Ameer's royal wife, who is endeavouring to guard her son's interests.