GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 147, 16 March 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

I ' ; . C'. -v '..V;.: -X.,o'--. BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS AS.SOOIAII^—COPTK^QHT. FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION. 3 (Reci.March 15;-. 5.80- p.to.) '< • London] March 14.. Tho bpenihg , cerorttmty'-jbf : ,'tho /'Frantici' British Exhibition lVill be perforffled by Kiilg j Edwafd and ,President,.Fallieresi.. ; ■; DECREASE IN FRENCH TRADE. . . Uondohj March 14i"' 1 , The imports of France fdr January and February decreased by half. a million .sterling, and tho exports by ; thr6e pillion,:; Btern I : ling| fediflpred With the sditle . period last year. I "rrr -1 ; ' THE KING vi- ■ London, March 13.. 1 King' Edward's. vigour .cottipat'iid' with' last year is shown'by the lohgciy/briskrfwalks ho; takes, and his kfeenef-interest inI sporti

■ , . . MRS. THAW. ■ ' ■ j floH/'YoMt, Match' 13 1 •' Nowspapbrs stato that Evelyn Thavr, *rii'o of Harry Thaw—who was found not guilty (on.'tho'.ground of temporary, insanity)-ofthu ; murder of Stanford White—receives front tho ThaW family £10,000 and an £3000.. ■' It was lately cabled that Mrs; Evelyn Thaw is Biiing for Mivoreo.'oii,the ground that her. husband was insane when thby .Wefe'married."

PLENTY OF SCOTCH. EMIGRANTS,

London,-MaYch 13;

The New South Wales Agent-Geaieral's de-i partment reports that -thousands jof; iiiteiKk ing immigrants aro available In Scotland if the companies iyiil rediitio third clans' fares. . /' - . : '

COMMONWEALTH OFFICES IN LONDON*' •, . " •■London/ March H3. / . Lord Elcho, in a-dettcr t-o this'.'" \Vcst:miiister. Gazette,deniesthat.' ; tli*6''London Coiinty Council' promised'Sir!-William Jjyn'o; Federal Treasurer,, tho option-of a particular Strand Site for. Commonwealth bfllccs at 13e, per foot (leasehold). -.It'wfis only understood . that the Council would lirtt. lot. thorite 'until Sir W.Lyiio had. Conferred-With' -lils Government.' ' Tlio . Council'is now negotiating witli other .applicants, ■' MUTINY VETERANS AND CHARITY, i . : " Sydney, March 14, ! Through the efforts' of l tlib Women's Em--pire Leaguo ix numbfei". of {'Indian Mutiny voterans have boon onibled'''to' -.loavo tho Rockwood Bonovolent l .Asyium j and will' bo provided with comforts.:- i

" A RAILWAY. ACCroENT.'. ■ ; ' j ■_■■■/ .. Sydney," March .14. | . A' Departmental Boari. of; Inquiry> fbUild that tho Blaitdford accident)' iii tfhifrh'Qldyeri persons were injurod,' was dno to a refrigerator car being attached.to the origino." It) recommended thnt' in fujjtir§, rbfrigeritbr'cars should be itin at tho rear of tho brake-van;