GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 118, 11 February 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

tr rEi.Eouirri—mess aisocutio^'—corYP.iom. HUGE TOBACCO PROFITS! . (Ike. Fob. 10, 11.38 p.m.) ; London, February 10.^ The net trading profits of tlio Imperial Tobacco ' Company foi; last year were two million sterling. ■ . . ... . . : "/THE KING. London, February 10. The King, who cancelled Courtengagements on hearing of the assassinations at Lisbon, is, spending a, few, days at tlio Duke of. Fife's residence, Brighton, incognito, AMATEUR RUGBY — ENGLAND BEATS v IRELAND. London, February 9. At Rugby football, England (two goals and a try) defeated Ireland, (a penalty goal); Portus, a Sydneyite, played , for England, ( ARRIVED LEAKY. New York, February 9. ■ I'ifty guineas was' paid to, reinsure the William Nottingham, from Melbourne to Seattle. The vessel has arrived at San Francisco in distress. She:is in a leaky condition. ■ ■ - t .. ; 1 ( i BILLIARDS—REECE BEATS WEISS. • London, February 9. Reece, " receiving a thousand, defeated Weiss. The scores were-Reece, 14,000; Weiss, 11,162. , GERMAN OPERA SHOWS A LOSS. Sydney, February 10. 1 The balancfr-sheet of tlio company which ibrought out the German Opera Company has been published. Aftor absorbing tlio whole of 'the capital, Mr. Musgrovo ia left with a loss of £298. The profits made in Adelaido and Melbourne wero absorbed by , losses in New Zeajand, Tasmania, and during tho second season in Melbourne. PLAGUE IN QUEENSLAND; , Brisbane, February 10. Two cases of plaguo ivoro, roport<xl during) the week. j