GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143767, 16 April 1912, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH DRINK BILL. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, April 14. Mr. AVilson, secretary of the United Kingdom Alliance, estimates the 1911 drink bill of the United Kingdom at £162,707,229, an increase of £5192 on 1910. A NEW ACCUMULATOR. COPENHAGEN, April 15. Professor Hanover has invented an electric accumulator of five-fold the storage capacity of the ordinary accumulators. MORE TROUBLE IN PERSIA. ST. PETERSBURG. April 15. Advices from Tabriz state that Salared Dowleh, with 8000 cavalry, has occupied Zinjan. DYNAMITE OUTRAGES. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 15. A Bulgarian band destroyed a blockhouse at Palanka with dynamite, killing four Turkish soldiers. A band of dynamitards has been captured at Monastir. SHOOTING IN COURT. VIENNA, April IS. Labo, a land-owner, won an action against Hanoo, a neighbour. The latter fired at tho judge, but missed him. With a second shot ho killed Labo. Hanco then committed suicide.