GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144196, 12 September 1913, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

TORPEDO BOAT INJURBDBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. NEW YORK, Sept. 11. The torpedo boat Craven has arrived at Savannah partially disabled owing to an explosion. Ono of tho crew was killed and five injured. ’ CURE FOR HYDROPHOBIA. NEW YORK, Sept. 11. Dr. Alarria announced before the American Health Association that ho could euro hydrophobia by means of quinine injections. ARMY RATIONS. LONDON, Sept. 11. The Daily Alail states that beef wilt be substituted from October for tho mutton now served once a week to tho British troops at homo stations. VISIT OF RUSSIAN WARSHIPS. ' LONDON, Sept. 11. Fourteen Russian warships are visiting England as a return to tho British squadron’s visit to Reval in 1912. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. LONDON, Sept. 11. The British Association will meet in Alanchoster in 1915. ' EXCAVATIONS AT POMPEII. ROME, Sept. 11. Excavations have revealed the ruins of the Port of Pompeii, 1250 metres from the existing sea shore, and buried under seven metres of earth, lava and ashes. A search for treasure is proceeding. AUSTRIAN DREADNOUGHTS. VIENNA, Sept. 11. It has been decided to arm tho next Dreadnought with 14iin. guns, occupying five double turrets. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE CECILS. LONDON, Sept. 11. Air. Lloyd George, in reply to Lord Salisbury, offers to furnish particulars of tho Cecil family’s investments when in office, but tho responsibility of publication must rest with Lord Salisbury. OVATION TO'BOTHA. CAPETOWN, Sept. 11. Two thousand people at Standerton gave General Botha a groat ovation and passed a vote of confidence in him. THE DEATH-RATE. TIMES —SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLES. LONDON, Sept. 11. _ Dr. Crichton Browne, at tne Sanitary Conference, declared that scientists agreed that tho death-rate was reducible to ten per thousand. [ln New Zealand tho death-rate ia generally below ten per thousand already.] | A GERMAN MURDER. BERLIN, Sept. 11. An innkeeper at Klasthal was shot dead in his bar. The two murderers shot two pursuers, ono fatally. Ono of them has been, arrested. The other barricaded himself in a house and was > smoked out and shot dead. STRIKE AT SALFORD. LONDON, Sept. 11. Five hundred timber-carriers at Salford Docks have struck for la a day increase. Three thousand other labourers have struck in sympathy. NEED FOR PHYSICAL CULTURE. LONDON, Sept. 11. Father Vaughan, at Liverpool, commenting on the small stnture of Lancashire lads, urged tho corporations of Liverpool and Manchester to look after tho physical well-being of their citizens. Ho recommended that all lads should bo taught boxing. STRIKE OF WIRELESS MEN.

PARIS, Sept. 11. Tho wireless operators on Italian steamers havo struck. They sent messages to Paris, Liverpool, and New York asking their colleagues to support tho strike.

THE OLYMPIC FUND. TITLES —SYDNEY SON SPECIAL CABLES. (Received Sopt. ‘l2, 8.0 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 11. The subscriptions to the Olympic Games Fund have reached £7000.. BRITISH POOR BELIEF. . , TIMES —SYDNEY SDN SPECIAL CABLES. (Hcceiveci Sept. 12, 8.0 a.m.) LONDON, Sopt. 11. A Parliamentary paper shows that tho expenditure in tho first half of. 1912 on poor relief was £7,289,368, an increase of £250,131 over tho corresponding half of the proviifus year. MAUD ALLEN IN INDIA. TIMES —SYDNEY SDN SPECIAL CABLES. (Received Sept. 12, 8.0 a.m.) CALCUTTA, Sept. 11. ’ Tho Times of India and Bombay Chronicle see no objection to Maud Allen’s visit to India. BANQUET TO SIR G. REID. (Received Sopt. 12, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 11. The Agents-General gave an informal luncheon to Sir George Reid, motor-boat” racing. (Received Sept, 12, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON. Sept. 11. Maple Leaf beat Des Pujols in tho second race for tho International Cup. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. (Received Sept. 12, 10.65 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 11. The Bank of Australasia ■ has declared a dividend of 14 per cent, and a bonus of .12s per share. It carries £50,000 to the resor\V> and £20,000 to tho promises account, provides for a bonus of 10 per cent, to tbo staff and carries forward £29,192. x