GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Xfl TELEGRAPH—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPTEIGHT. ■AVOMEN'S WOBK EXHIfiiTION. (Ree. Oct /23, 924 pm) if, \ > ! , ' Melbourne, October 23 i" 'Lady'Norfhcote, 'in the presence of a very large and hnlhant gathering, including the Governor-General , (liord Northcoto), tho Governors of other Spates and their ladies, Admiral Fawkes, and Air DeaUin, opened tho Exhibition of Women's Work in the IXhibition building The Exhibtion is the most imposing of tho kind hold in Australia, and ia thoroughly representative of women's work m the Commonwealth.

LATE SHIPPING _<' (Reo Oct 23, 11 57 pm ) /, i' Sydney, October Bailed, at 3 p.m , Mokoia i Melbourne, October 23 < •;' Bailed:; Warrimoo. l ' ' Fremantlc, October 23 (Arrived: H.M.S. iPowerful from Colombo, nth a new crew. • RAILWAY: ACCIDENT—DRIVER KILLED. Melbcurno, October 23 Four tmclis of a stock tram broke away , on the Ravonawood-Bendigo line, ran down ■ a hill? and eamo into collision with another ' stock' train The driver of tho Jattcr, iparned Booth, it as killed. ' THE JfURDERER RAYKER Lontion, October 22 Horace Raynor, who was sentenced to death for tho inurdor of William Wluteley, 1 the " Universal Provider," in ,January last, ! and whoso sentence was afterwards com- ' muted to imprisonment for life, attempted ( to commit sujcklo in prison bj opening an ' ertery. in his arm. Tho attempt, however, failed.

;.,,;. Bayncr claimed to .bo Whitcley's natural- son,- ' and'iapplied to Whiteloy ,for money, which was '•' refused. 10 ' Biiyhor '■' shot' Wkiteloy, and ; only ■ 'escaped'hanging tbrongha hugely-signed, peti- „ tion, imany.-.0i,.th0 /: Signat6rics of which were ''■''■ influenced by sympathy 1 with the murderer's : wife and unborn child. Since tho commutation :'• ,of sentence, Bayner wroto to his wifo from goal ■ stating that ho whs well treated,' and appcalr ing to her"to'forgot him". ■'' ;--:■'■ ;; ■ ■ ;: BARQtIE, ; MEETS ; ROtJGH WEATHER. '~nk ■'''!:• -'.I-';-:- ■-•->■'■•> Sydney, October 23. .-;■•■■ / The '■ barque Ganymede, which has arrived ■ : horo from Groymoiith, had an exceptionally : . rough/trip; .A-portion of her deck cargo was '■■swept overboard, and , tho deck fittings were '; damaged. '■'' • ■■'"'■■ - ■'■:.■■■ ..-.■■•. '■ 1: f' GERMAN STATE ;MONOPOLY IN ,: lU/',>v'■'.•'■ BRANDY.' : '• ■ .".;; V'-'h.-- :.■■' ■■■ -:*■ . Berlln > October.22. .•;.- Tho:newspaper; "Berliner TageblaSt," an- '. Bounces thata Bill will shortly bo introduced -to[establish a monopoly in,,brandy, yielding tho State sevonty, million marks (rather, over £3,420,000). ..■■-.-•■•'