CABLE NEWS. THE LATEST.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7815, 7 June 1909, Page 3

CABLE NEWS. THE LATEST.

HOME ANQ FOREIGN. United Press Association—Per Electric - , Telegraph—Copyright. SHIP-OWNERS' FEDERATION. LONDON, June §, A meeting in London, attended, by .delegates from Scahdinaviaj; Russia, .Germany, France, Belgium.and Holland, inaugurated a Shipowners' International Federation, It is hoped that the, Federation will be in working order in. July. ; .ETHERGRAPH EXPERIMENTS. '.::'. , BERLIN, June 5. • An airship is manoeuvring over Berlin,' making important ethergraph ex- . periments. OLYMPIC HORSE SHOW. ■•-'•;■' Received June 7, 8.55 a.m. ; : : , LONDON, Juno 6. •The Horse Show at-Olywpia was an unprecedented success* A sum of £40,000 was expended on luxurious decorations. Judge Moore of America has entered 48 horses, and Messrs Winans and Vanderbilt a large number. There are crowds of American visitors. ''.Sixty foreign and 100 British officers ,took part hi the jumping competitions. ;/^ LARGE BEQUESTS. :': Oharl.es Morrison left upwards of one ; million to each of four of his relatives, and,/large fortunes to others, besides £^sjooo to charities and his employees. , V 'BRITISH AERIAL LEAGUE., The chairman of the British Aerial League states that ho intends to advocate a public subscription of £50,000 to .purchase Count Zeppelin's balloon. • ; ■• : A FATAL EXPLOSION. ' exploded the gunpowder . stored in a tower at Podgorge, Galica, i and two men were killed and 60 in- - jured. <