CABLE NEWS

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 93, 17 October 1908, Page 5

CABLE NEWS

Press Assn-— By telegraph— Copyright. LONDON, Yesterday. One million pounds' worth of New -Zealand Treasury Bills, with one year's currency, have been placed in London oil a basis of about 3£ per cent. The Russian foreign' loan of '£50,000,000 is expected to be issued in a few. weeks. • , SYDNEY, yesterday. . At the National Rifle Meeting the King's Prize was won by Sergeant Edwards (Sydney) 312, Fisher (Sydney) second 305. '•'.■'"'.- ADELAIDE, yesterday. Good general rains have fallen most «PSK>rt>\m«&ly for the crops. HOBART, yesterday. On the resumption of the want-ofr confidence debate, the Premier read a (letter from tiie judges, notifying that if extdtixyny wa^ voted they would not •accept it.; > Jhe Premier, therefore, moved that the amount be struck out, and it was i car ried- During the debate, it was .intimated that the judges intended to. refund £250 extra already jeceived. MELBOURNE, yesterday.

The House decided that merit as against length of service should prevail in military appointments under the citizens' defence system. A Bill providing that in the event -of total, losses by fire the policy-hold-ers should be .entitled to. the whole .amount insured for was negatived by Parliament. -

NORFOLK ISLAND, yesterday. John F. Young, a member of the Executive Council of Norfolk Island, svas acquitted-on a charge of being .an accessory 'before the fact to the stealing' of the copper boiler of the Bounty. A demonstration followed the announcement of the" result of the trial, the islanders singing the National Anthem...

MELBOURNE, yesterday. The House. adjourned till Tuesday, when 3fr Reid will .move a want-or-•♦onfidenee motion on the Budget propoaah. ■ rf, . ' (Received this day y 10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, to-day

Edwards, winner of , the King's Prize, also 7 Fon the ,- Association' s champion medal. - . . .MELBOURNE, to-day. . The laietDayitL Symes' estate has been certified for probate at £929,---481. . ■;. ...,. *::'.''

A successful' trial has. been made' of a new explosive invented by Mr Poin--eroy, of ! New Zealand. The Senate has adjourned to the :28th, pending the result of the cen(Sure motion. 1 ;