GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144292, 6 January 1914, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

A NEAT OPERATION. TIMES—SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLES. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT. (Received Jan. 6, 8 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 5. A girl named Pauline Bell, aged 15. had been suffering from a deformed back since childhood. Surgeons took slender-splints of bone from the girl’s shin and inserted thorn in a groove cut in the inner, side of the spino whore it was crooked. They declare she will be absolutely well. DRAMATIC SUICIDE. TIMES—SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLES. PARIS, Jan. 5. During Now Year revels in a cafe in Montmartre, a youth jumped on a chair, shouting “I’ll .show you something now.” Then he drew a revolver, rfied “Good-bye to life,” fired and fell dead. Women fainted and men fled panic-stricken.

THE DUBLIN RIOTS. LONDON, Jan. 5. Lord Aberdeen’s commission to inquire into the Dublin riots will open to-day. The Sailors and Firemen's Union will withdraw strike pay' from ii.s Dublin members. A CHINESE AHNE FATALITY. PEKING. Jan. 5. An explosion of fire-damp in a colliery at Kulja killed 1G minors. ■ BANK SALARIES INOR EASED.

TIMES—SYDNEY SON SPECIAL CABLES. LONDON, Jan. 5.

Several of tho leading London banks have increased tho salaries of their staffs, as an acknowledgement of the increased cost of living and a recognition of merit. It is stak'd that salaries have now increased by 50 per cent, in 20 years. CROWDED NKW YORK. TIMES —SYDNEY SON SPECIAL CAULKS. NEW YORK, .Tan. 5. Papers claim that New York has posse*! 1/ondon :us the most denselypopulated city in the world. They point out that tho population of Greater London is 7,411,<KX), and of Creator Now York 5,470.906. but tho area of tho former is 790 square miles, and of the latter 32G square miles. AN AUSTRIAN TRIAL. BUDAPEST, *Jan. 5. Tho prisoners at Alarmoross/.iget admit participating in Alexins' movement, but describe it as religious and non-political.

iA WEAVERS’ COAIBINE. LONDON, Jan. 3. A weavers’ amalgamation has decided in favour of political action under the Trade Union Act, 1.913. PUNITIVE EXPEDITION. CAIRO, Jan. 3. A punitive expedition under Captain Fairburn dispersed a thousand Nuers who inhabit the banks of the Zeraf. AN EARL’S COURT FAILURE. (Received Jan. G. 11.23 a.in.) LONDON. Jan. 3. Owing to the failure of the syndicate conducting the "Romance of India” at Karl’s Court, four hundred performers have been stranded. A distress commit teo is raising subscriptions. A SLEIGH ACCIDENT. (Received Jan. G, 12.40 p.m.) VIENNA. Jan. 3. Seven peasants, while sleighing at Badaussec, Khnenbaclislal, dashed over a precipice, and all were killed.