GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 168, 9 April 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

3T TELEGBAPU—rI'HESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT* •DRUCE PERJURY CHARGES.- - (Rec. April 8, 10.46 p.m!) London;' April 8. Herbert Druce, " son of T. C. Druce, of Baker Street. Bazaar, ..and gavo..evi- ( . dencß at the trial ,of Mrs. Hamilton .for; perjury. in the Driico caso.- . NORTH BRUNNEIt COAL COMPANY; London, April 8. ■ The North Brunner Coal Mining .Company (Neiv Zealand) is issuing ' 55,000 preference shares at 1\ per, cent. : ' '■■■■■ . - ■ RESIGNATION. . . '■■; '. .. London, April 7. Tho Amalgamated Society of 1 Engineors jhave accented tho resignation of Mr. 6.--N.-Barnes, M.P., and General Secretary, (who recently expressed disapproval of tho decision of a section of the engineers to strike, on a falling market, instead of ; arbitrating). N DELAY ON INDIAN TELEGRAPHS. Calcutta, April .7, I The disaffection among Indian telegraphists (who are dissatisfied .with, regulations introduced by an expert lont by . the. British Post Office) delayed 40,000 'telegrams' in India: Some of tho messages are a,week old. Business is being disorganised as. a consequence. .Several messages were stolen, including those of the Viceroy, Lord Mint-o. ' HACKENSCHMIDT AND GOTCH. ■ • ■ ~■•/' London, April 7. The."Daily Chronicle's" Chicago correspondent states that, spectators .-at., tho .wrestling match between Gotch and Hackenschmidt consider that Gotch's methods were somewhat i'oul, but the opinion- is','universal that Hackenschmidt was' overmatched. . , : • MR. PIERPONT MORGAN'S PURCHASES IN ITALY. : : > ( . ;•. .London, April 7. . Mr. Picrpont Morgan has purchased the/ Aldobrandini Palace, Romo. : ' " ' LORD KELVIN'S ESTATE. London, April 7. Lord Kelvin's net estate is valued at £155,053. :. SMALLPOX. Adelaide, April .8. Tho steamer Don of Kelly has arrived from .New York. Olio of her crew is snfforing from smallpox.' The caso developed aftor- tho vessel loft Fremantlo. ....