GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 154, 24 March 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

BY. TELEGRAM—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COrYEICUT COLOURED LABOUR IN TRANSVAAL. (Rec. March 23, 9.46 p.m.) y- ' V ' London. March 23.The Rand' Mining Companies will not bo, permitted to recruit any more natives, from British Central Africa. ' . MURDERER EXECUTED. Perth, March 23. Smith has been executed for tho murder 'of Clinton at Day, Dawn on' January 5. .Death,'was instantaneous., , 'PRIME MINISTER'S HEALTH. ; ■ ' . London, March 22. } The' London 'journal "Observer" states that Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman's condition 'is graver than the bulletins suggest. In addition to heart troublo, .lie is suffering seriously from dropsy. ■ ) London, Later. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's condition is unchanged. • LOSS OF THE LAEISZ. Paris, March 23. Tho crew of the German-Australian steamer Laeisz, who' were landed at Aden after the'ship was wrecked.in tho Red Sea, wore rescued from their boats by the French third-class cruiser, Cassard.

RUGBY-SCOTLAND BEATS ENGLAND. London, March 22. At football, Scotland, with a placed goal, two dropped goals, and" a try, defeated England, who scored two placed goals. Scotland's three-quarters, including C. Gilray, tho Now Zealandor, showed brilliant form. Gilray, a Rhodes' scholarship winner, hails from Otago University, and showed brilliant Rugby about the timo when the English team was here. , . CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. London, March 22. ! Henry Lammond and J. Lang, lawyers, havo been arrested on a charge of embezzling £10,000 trust funds belonging to tho Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. BILLIARDS. London, March 22. At billiards, Weiss, conceding a thousand, defeated Cook by to 0876. ' SAVE THE PENNIES. Adelaide, March 23. With a view to inducing the people to save their pennies, tho Savings Bank is providing homo savings bank boxes, capablo of holding several pounds in coppers.' Tho boxes will be lobked and. tho keys will bo retained by tho bank till tho boxes aro returned. , ... '