GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 7

GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

BY TELECJRAPIM'RFSS association— copynioui GREY DISTRICT COAL VENTURE ' -,' '.FLOATED. ', (Rec. April C, 7.47. p.m.) i . London, April 4. ; 1 ; - Tho North Brunner Coal Company of tho Grey district,. New Zealand, with a capital of £150,000, has been registered. , A CARNEGIE, GRANT FOR TEACHERS. London, April 4. With' a view to extending to teachers of Stato Colleges'pensions hitherto provided'for teachers in private institutions, Mr. Carnegie has. added a million 'sterling for the endowment of the Carnegio foundation for tho advancement of teaching.

THE PLAGUE. Sydnoy, April 4. ■ Tho youth Robinson, employed oil a .wharf at Darling • harbour, who contracted ' plague a-week ago,<is dead. ' '"- ; - ->< WRECK OF A BARQUE. . : London, April 3. The iron barque St. Mary's Bay, 1165 tons, built at Port.'Glasgow in' 1886, .was wrecked at Taltal, oilthe south -coast of Chili, while on a from Australia. The . vessel became a total loss. Tho crew was saved. FOOTBALLERS FOR NEW ZEALAND. ! • .■■■-./. London, April 3. - Many leading footballers farewelled a por-tion-'of the amateur' Rugby team for New Zealand, at Fenchurch Street station.' , GOLF—VARDONY BEATS MASSY. London, April 3. ■ Harry- Vnrdon'. b'eat "Massy,' : tlio'' French champion, in a 36-holo golf match on the Deal Links, bv 9 up and f l to play; The : match'was pliiyed on tho Cinquo j?brts Club's course at Deal. This is tho first time that :Arnaud Mossy and Harry Vardon havo niet under match-play, rules. Last year.Massy, beat Vardon .in ■ the stroke ; competitions at Cannes and La Boulie, and in the open cham-; pionship. -' 'In tho '- Blackpool tfournament, in which all the leading players: competed,'Vardon showed form considerably better than that of, tho Frenchman' -and won. 'At Deal last December Massy -beat - James Braid by 2 holes up and 1 to play, after Braid had stood i holes up at the 14 th hole. STOCKBROKER MISSING. Molbourne, April 4. A warrant .has been issued' ,for tho arrest of a stockbroker on a charge of converting to his own use 400 Dunlop rubber shares which he held as bailee for a' lady broker. He has. bc'pn missing. since March 27, and has been-struck off the Stock Exchange; roll. It is understood large sums are involved.