GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144131, 28 June 1913, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, dune 27. Mr. Arthur Henderson, a Labour member, has resigned from tho directorate of tho Daily Citizen, a Labour paper, owing to the introduction of betting tips and starting prices. ECUADOR OIL LANDS. LONDON, Juno 27. Lord Murray of Elibank, on behalf of Pearsons, has signed a contract in Ecuador for tho development of oil lands. CHINESE IN PANAMA. WASHINGTON, June 27. Mr. Bryan has instructed the .American Legation at Panama to use efforts to secure a modification of the Panama law excluding Chinese. Tho State department has assured tho Panama Chinese that their interests will bo safeguarded. PIERPONT MORGAN’S ESTATE. LONDON. Juno 27. Piorpont Morgan’s European estate has been sworn at three millions, in addition to objects of art valued at two and a half millions. FARM HANDS STRIKE. (Received June 2£i, 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 27. As the result of a strike of farm hands in the Ormskirk district the police are convoying farm produce to Liverpool. A LIBEL ACTION WITHDRAWN. (Received June 28, 1.15 p.m.) BERLIN, June 27. Marconi withdrew a libel action on tho newspaper Dio Wcltaminon Tag repudiating the statement that Marconi testified before the American Commission of Inquiry that his company sought to make money out of tho Titanic disaster. THE KING’S CROSS ROBBERY. (Received Juno 28, 1.15 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 27. Joseph James and Charles Schriefor, arrested in connection with the King’s Cross jewel robbery, have been sentenced to 15 and 12 months’ imprisonment respectively. DARING THEFT ’OF JEWELS. (Received June 28, 1.15 p.m.) PARIS, Juno 27. A collection of jewels was exhibited at tho Hotel Drout prior to its sale by auction, and during the luncheon interval jewels to tho value of £4OOO disappeared. A SHOCKING HOLOCAUST. (Received Juno 28, 1.15 p.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, June 27. Advices from Urga state that sixty Mongolian Llamas barracaded themselves in a pagoda against Chinese attacks. Tho latter fired the building, and the occupants wore burned to death.