GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 162, 2 April 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

BY TELEGEiPH— ' , FEDERAL TARIFF. V.i ' . Melbourne, April .1. ,• , The Senale reduced the' duty''on pianos j from 30 and 25 per.cent., to 25 and 20 per j cent. . ■ - ',ir VI i:'i/1 V i FATAL LEAI' ;i AT A CIRCUS. ':/ , Nsw. York, March 31. j. A : circus ■ performer . named Gqdbin, when leaping from the: roof' of Burch's/ circus, a height of 100 feet,. missed fi thft7net, arid was killed in the preson'c'o;6fisooD spectators. 1 , ''V; RICH < ' ■ 1 ' Melbourne, April 1 1." Thoro has been a ridlj; gold;. Micawbor, mine at 1 Buchan'.' '■ A'-capful' 'dolliedat the rate of a hundred.ounces to, the ton.' Buchan is about 285J?. bonrtte. The district" is' mining,. '.agricultural, and pastoral. | . , ' - — . ; . '•■'!■ ' »'Vs *)•*•:>■ .-,u. '■/ BRISBANE PORT -IMPROVEMENTS. , -Brlsban3,-April 1. -' Cabinet has approved a schomo ,for ; ,_px; tensive' improvements at the port of Brisbanecosting £130,000.. wy vTis V THE FIRE ON THE MONGOLIA. ' Fremantle, Aprjl..l.v ( ; The P. and O. steamer Mongolia has, ari rived. . It is found fifo, repbrted by . cable from Marseilles, was more serious than ' indicated. It' occurred;in No. 5 hold,"and' : : was only'got, under coi\tr6l; ! after'six. hours'- ! effort, being subdued '-after' reaching - Marseilles,' . • iMuch damagp : ; tho' cargo and" passengers' belongings. ' - . AUSTRALIAN STATES—: REVENUE '' , increases'; ' ■j- 1 ' Sydney, April 3: ; ' . Tho State revenue forj 'theiiirie.i.mohths. : totalled £10,660,000, an incrcaso of £945,000 on the last corresponding, period. ' : . . \/ ; : April ii ' The'.Stato>'rorenuc».|w^h6,Mn^>]^n^s : ji]b.r'. creased by £322,000. " , Adelaide, April 1. : The State revenue for the 'last nine months increased by £47-1,000.