GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 14397, 3 January 1911, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

BRIGANDS IN PORTUGAL. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LISBON, Dee. 31. Brigands attacked the isolated house of Dom Juan Rios, a wealthy banker at Puerto? Laluz, during the progress of a ball. Rios’ guests barricaded the doors and windows, and, armed with fmvling-piccos and revolvers, held the brigamlsat bay for two hours until the Civil Guards drove them into the mountains. Two robbers were killed and six wounded. Several of the guests were slightly wounded. BANKER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Bank President Robin swallowed hyocine on entering the New York Court, exclaiming, “1 am a dead man,” and collapsed. He was hurriedly conveyed to the hospital, where ho lies critically ill. His recovery is probable. SHOT BY SENTRIES. PARIS, Jan. 2. Two sentries at Toulon arsenal challenged two Russian sailors who were approaching from the' battleship Stava. As the Russians did not retire, the sentinels fired, killing'onc. THE BOLTON DISASTER: LONDON, Jan. 2. Mr. Gerrard, inspector of mines, is convinced that all the Bolton victims wore killed within a few minutes of the explosion. There are no messages in chalk or other writing. BELGIAN COAL STRIKE. BRUSSELS, Jan. 2. Against the advice of the , Socialist leaders 1 and the miners’ syndicates, ten thousand struck at Liege owing to coalowners seeking to mitigate the effects of the nine and a half hours’ working day. BATTLE WITH POLICE. PAIRS, Dec. 31. Joan Tallemaro, who kijled Ids father and then took refuge in a hayloft, which ho barricaded against the police, kept the gendarmes at bay for five days. When an entrance was forced he was found dead. PAUPERS IN BRITAIN. LONDON,' Jan. 2. Mr. M’Namara, speaking at 'Whitfield’s Tabernacle, compared the past year with 1909, and said'that owing, to the effects of the old ago pension and hotter trade there wore 1/5,000 fewer paupers in England and Wales in October, and 2140 fewer in London at Christmas. BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. LONDON, Jan. 1. Last quarter’s revenue was £39,916,637—Customs £8,976,000, excise £ll,490,000, stamps £2,385,000. A PASSIVE RESISTER. LONDON. Jan. 2. The Rev. Hughes, rector of Mongewnll, was.sentenced to 28 days’ imprisonment for non-payment of £l2 rates. LOW LONDON DEATH-RATE. LONDON, Jan., 2. Tim Registrar-General’s return for 1910 is the healthiest on record, the death rate of Loudon being 13.25 per 1000. , ' SUEZ CANAL DUES.PORT SAID, Jan. 2. Numerous ships at Port Said and Suez waited tijl midnight to enter the canal, in order to benefit by the reduction in canal ddes. gunpowder Explosion. BRUSSELS, Dec. 31. Half a ton of gunpowder exploded iu the drying-room 1 of the national magazine at Wcttern. Eight persons were blown to pieces and another fatally' injured. Neighbouring buildings were badly damaged. The report was heard miles away. CHARITABLE BEQUESTS. (Received Jau. 3, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Jau. 2. During the last live years 379 wills were proved for an aggregate of £77,000,000, of which £12,250,000 was bequeathed to charities. Of this amount £4,000,000 belong to the present year. GENERAL WOLFE. LONDON, Jau. 2. Lord Roberts unveiled Mr. Derwent Wood’s statue of General Wolfe at ids native village of Westcrham. FRENCH STEAMER WRECKED. ALGIERS, Jau. 2. Wreckage of the French steamer Norma has been discovered; 15 persons are missing. THE WELSH STRIKERS. LONDON, Jau. 2. Six thousand strikers at Aberdaro arc ready to resume work, but 2500 cannot be employed owing to tbe damage done to the mines during the strike.