GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 93, 13 January 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

—-— BT TEI.EGaAI'Il —PRESS ASSOCIATION'—COPYRIGHT. GOOD TIDINGS FROM INDIA. (Rec. Jan. 12, 4.14 p.m.J Bombay, January 11. Good rains in tho Punjab, on tho NorthWest Frontier, and iri West Rajputna, hpve onormouslv alleviated tho agricultural situation in India. FIRE ON A STEAMER-MEAT CARGO 0 DAMAGED. Vladivostok, January 11. , Tho steamer Homly Grange, which has arrived liore, roports that fire was burning aboard for thirteen days, and damaged tho steamer's moat cargo. A CORRECTION. - London, January 11. Mr. W. A. M'Arthur, of tho London and Sydney firm of W. and A. M'Arthur and Co. (under re-construction), has resigned his directorship of tlio Bank of Australasia, not tho Bank of Australia, as previously telegraphed. CURIOUS. MeH'OUi-ne, January 11. Tho man who is charged with attempting to. dorail tho express at Horsham, said he did it to see what tho train would do. LESS CRIME-MORE LIQUOR. .Sydney* January 11. Tho report of tho superintendent of police shows a doorcase in sorious crimo in Sydney, •but an increase in drunkenness. DAY DAWN MURDER. Perth, January 11. Particulars of tho nmrder of Clinton at Day Dawn show that it was a most coldblooded affnir. Tho victim was shot In tho throat while asloep and his head was battered in. Previous advices stated that Clinton was a blacksmith. After tho murder his body was thrown into a mining shaft. Throo men named Poltcr, Smith, and Olnomcr were arrested and aro ohaiged with tho murder.