GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 23, 22 October 1907, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

BY TELEGIIAPII—P2ESS ; 'ASSOCIATION—COrTKIGKT.' .; ;;.'KING, IN ;A RIVER;' '■,' \ V, (Rec/Oct. 21, l&M p,.m.) .". ; . .- ' ~.,.. ■■.';. .!.',. ;'Madrid,' October. ;21. .King.' Alfonso, .while" motoring through flooded districts, was, through: tho collapse of a bridge at 'Lorida (a town on a'tributary of.the:Ebro,'precipated into the river. Ho oscapedrunjured., . '.'•.■ '•. '• ■■ ~ N The 'eccentricities' of this' Koyal chaffour were described a-'few'-, days ago) Not ,only does bo drivo ihimself'at a speed of aboutmiwty kilometres an hour," but lie turns up in all sorts of-places (sometimes across tho l'.renoh border) without notice.. It is said: that ho is a terror.to the: French police, an(| has been " lectured" by . tho Spanish .Premier on his motor indiscretions.

RIFLE SHOOTING. ,\ ;•;; ■'. • I-.. Sydney',' October 21:. ■At the Rifle Association meeting, in the Randwick match, the New Zealanders, Perrm and A. Ballingor, won £1 each. In the members' match Speck secured ninth place, winning £2, "Webber £1; :'" '%■■'._ \ , , ;;, .-''■' ■■■ VESSEL CAI>SIZES-721 DEATHS. .;,.'. St. Petersburg, October 21/ A sailing vessel capsized at TJleaborg, Finland, and twenty-one workmen wore drowned.

;•-■ INTER-IMPERIAL PREFERENCE., .: ■ Ottawai October'■2l.'. Mr! Rudyard Kipling, speaking at Toronto, advocated clbso. fellowship between .Canada, Australia, New Zoaland,'/and .South, Africa for mutual preference-in trade. Ho added that the last-named three offored!.promise of markets worthy of .tho serious attention; of Canada., . ■■ ■■. .■■i-'. ;>>:'

; j: WOOL AND WHEAT. :.'■]■■;'■ ;.:n-: "■ (Rec; Oct. 22, 1.7' a.m.) October 2'-. Over 8000"bales of wool have been catalogued for tho coming sales. Though there is v'ory little change in prices, the tendency is.in favour.' . .'■'' , '-Wheat .'to-day'was quoted ss.'6d. Melbourne, ■ .OctAber . 21.' For wheat ss. 4jdl has, been/refused,, and ss. 5Jd. is wanted. Holders are.not desirous of. selling. Flour, £11 15s. - .',

<"v' unfounded report,' ,'■ ,-•';' Hobart, Octqber 21. ',' The reported finding of tho bodies of two of the Alfhild's missing crow.is unfounded. Search parties found traces of the; missing men, but .no bodies. The search continues. The weather is very rough. ' CHOLERA IN RUSSIA: ■' St. Petersburg,.October 20. . : During tho last three months, 8292 case 3 of cholera occurred in Russia, of which 1J995 proved fatal. .'.'/■-...• -' LAWN TENNIS. ~,,.■' , London, October 20. R. Doherty and Simond defeated Brookes (of Victoria)!and Hillyard in tho final for the covered-court championship at the Greens Club, 6-4, 6-4, 4—6, 6—l. B. Doherty is a brother of.H. L. Doherty, who held the championship of England until Brookes won it' at the. last tournament', in which tho.Doherty brothers did not appear. ■FIRE AT BRISBANE. ' Brisbane, October 81.' Messrs. Keil and Garrett's upholstery factory has been destroyed by fire. Tho damage is very heavy, though no estimate of the amount has yet been made. DROWNING ACCIDENT. | Melbourne, October 21. ' Through the capsize of a boat noiir Stawell, 150 miles north-west of Melbourne, Mr. M'Kellar, owner of Kirkella station, and an omployce named Richardson wero drowned. BILLIARDS. ' ; London, October ; 20. Playing on the new oval table at Liverpool, Weiss defeated Roberts in a gamo of 7000 lip when the last-named player Had reached 6198. . • , ' In tho Roberts-Weiss competitions, the latter lms now won two and Roberts one This is, of course, on tho oval table, which was, designed to bo a provoutivo of fixed position play, and an antidote to monotony. Adelaide, Octobor 21. In a match /or the billiard championship of Australia, Mommott- defeated Lindrum by 8000 to 7688.