GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 196, 13 May 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT MRS. REEVES ON WORKING WOMAN . ; SUFFRAGE. • (Rec. May 12/9.55 p.m.) London, -May 12. : Mrs. W. P. Reeves, wife of tho High Commissioner of New Zealand, delivered an. address to tho Liberal Colonial Club on' the oducative influence of working woman suffrage in Australasia. She expressed tho opinion that it had produced a good "effect, on family life and had helped to broaden'the political views of the people. Lord Durham prasided. : Mr. Stanker's Women's Suffrage Bill now beforo tho Houso of Commons proposes to confer a restricted franchise. According to the "Daily Mail," it is estimated that it would enfranchise 1,250,000 women. FIRE AT BELFAST. London, May 11. A fire destroyed tho workshop for the blind at _Belfast, doing damago to the extent of £8000. Tho Central Hotel and the Post Offico narrowly escaped. . . • ■ ' JEWELLERY THEFT: AN ARREST. London, May 11. Alexander Dilcock, formerly Lord Lonsdale's house carpenter, lias been arrested at Northampton on a charge of stealing jewellery from Lowther Cnstlo. SALVAGED CARGO. . ,t London, May 11. ; • The first instalment of the cargo of'tho Star of Japan, wrecked near Capo Verde, has started for London. FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION. • London, May 11. 'The Prince of Wales has inspected tho Franco-British Exhibition, .which is to bo opened on the 14th inst. > . .. MRS. LARNACH'S' ESTATE. London,' May 11. Tho net personalty- of tho late Mrs. Donald Larnach, of Duncdin, has been proved at £40,161. BROKEN HILL MINES. Sydney, May' 12. The half-yearly report of. the Block X mine, Broken Hill, shows that tho profits aro £41,191 less than in tho | preceding six months, chiefly duo to the fall in tho prico of metals. The net profits were £24,594. BOWLS. Sydney, May 12. Queensland won tho second bowls match against New South Wales by 95 to 87. Sydney, Later. New South Wales defeated Queensland in the third bowls test by 100 to 89.