GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 103, 24 January 1908, Page 7

GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

»T TBIiEfIBArH—rRESS ASSOCIATION —COPrEIUIIT. JiAD EFFECT OF EXAGGERATION. (Rcc. Jan. 23, 9.22 p.m.), London, January 23. Mr. Taverner, Victorian- Agent-Goneral, states that a cablegram, published ,in the "Daily Chronicle," announcing that hundreds of thousands of people in Australia aro seriously ill from tho cffecfcs.of heat, has caused many anxious inquirios and much trouhW to some intending emigrants, SWIMMING RECORD. t Sytlney, January 23. Cecil Hoaly broke tho world's swimming record for 200 yards established by tho lato J!, li. Koiran. Healy's t-imo was 2min. ll : ■l-usec.. - - . : . : 1 The late'B. ,B. Ivieran is credited with 2min. 13 -3-5 sec. over 200 yds. 1 "THE TIMES." - London, Tho " Pall Mall Gazette " states'that tho new directorate of "Tho' Times" will' bo'composod of three members of ..the Walter family, Sir Edward Tcnnant (Liberal member of tho House of Commons for Salisbury, anil owner of about 5200 acres), and.Mr. C. A. Pearson. 1 loan art exhibition. ' London, January 22.' , A deputation from tho Royal British and' Colonial Society of Artists interviewed tho ITon:. J. W. Taverner, Agent-General for .Victoria, and complained that a breach of faith was implied in a report that tho Victorian Government intends to prohibit the salo of tho pictures which have been loaned to Mr. Joshua Lake for exhibition in Australia. Tho Society had approached its members oil .tho understanding that the. pictures to be exhibited in Australia could be for sale in the usual way. (LAING SYNDICATE'S DEPOSIT. Melbourne, January 23. Tho Federal Government has issued a writ to recover the guarantee of £25,000 made in connection with the Laing syndicate for the mail contract. BLASTING ACCIDENT. Perth, January 23. A premature explosion at the Associated Mine, Kalgoorlie, badly injured two men. One, a contractor named Watson, had both eyes blown out. HIDES. Melbourne, January 23. In the hides market, stout, hoavies, and medium aro very firm; kips dull.