GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144199, 16 September 1913, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

.WHAKATANE ASHOIH3. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT. TIMES—SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLES. (Received Sept. 16, 8 a.m.) QUEBEC, Sept. 15. The steamer Whakatane collided with the wharf while entering the harbour and went ashore. Her position is not dangerous and it is expected she will soon be floated. ' A SLAVE TO WORK. TIMES—SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLES. NEW YORK, Sept. 15. Edison is incapacitated for work ow- , ing to a fortnight’s holiday. The doctor declares that the rest made him ill, and that he should never take another holiday. PORTUGUESE COLONIES IN HANGER. TIMES —SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLES. MADRID, Sept. 15. The Republican journal, Tho Leader, assorts that Spain is joining the triple entente, and sharing in a sinister plan to seize the Portuguese colonies. BOYCOTTED NOVELS. HUES—SYDNEY SDN SPECIAL CABLES. LONDON, Sept. 15. There is an enormous demand for the two novels recently banned hy the libraries. A CEREMONY AT PRETORIA. TIMES—SYDNEY' SDN SPECIAL CABLES. LONDON, Sept. 15. South Africa is negotiating with the Prince of Wales to open the Government Buildings at Pretoria in October, 19X4. He will probably subsequently visit Australia. THE CHANNEL SWIM. TIMES SYDNEY SDN SPECIAL CABLES. LONDON, Sept. 15. Holbein again attempted to swim tho, English Channel. Ho entered tho water at 12.65 in the morning, and swam till 5 o’clock. A heavy wind and a nasty sea caused the abandonment of the attempt. POWERFUL GAS EXPLOSION. (Received Sent. 16, 8.30 a.m.) BERLIN. Sept. 15. By a gas explosion a Coburg house was blown in the air. Some of the inmates escaped, but eleven were killed. TITANIC CLAIMS. - TIMES—SYDNEY SDN SPECIAL CABLES. (Received September 16, 8 a.m.) LONDON, September 15. Claims in connection with tho wreck of tho Titanic total £3,370,072.