GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 205, 23 May 1908, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

DT TKI,KQIUFH—MESS ASSOCIATION—COPrSIOHT. DEATH OF MR.. C. H. REYNOLDS. (Rec. May 22, 8.55 p.m.) London, May 22. ' . Mr. C. H. Reynolds, General Manager of the Pacific. Cable Board, died at Lisbon, i whither he had gone as a delegate to tho International Telegraph Conference. Mr. Chas. Hy. Reynolds, born on January 15, 1844, entered the service of the Indian Government in the telegraph department in 1868; He received the Government's special thanks 'in connection. with .military 'operations-'on' the north-ivest frontier of India.' In 1001 he was appointed general manager of' tho, Pacific Cable Board. ' ' .; RUGBY PROFESSIONALS. ■ i (Rec. May 23, 0.46 a.m.) ■ Sydney, May 22. Owing to the death of Mr. A. H. Baskerville, the "Ail Blacks" wore desirous of abandoning the balance of their matches in Australia, but the New South Wales Rugby League, having been put to considerable expense, 'could not see its way to sanctioning this. Sis members of tho team, including Mr. Palmer, accompany the body to New Zealand. They are leaving by the Monowai to-morrow. "MORE SECURE.THAN EVER." London, May 211 Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, speaking at the Japan Socioty's dinner, unhesitatingly affirmed that the object of the treaty of'alliance with Japan was more secure than over,' and that tho prospects of peaco woro likewise. ' A £70,000 ROBBERY. London, May 21. In connection with tho theft of a package of jewellery and securities from a railway train at Manchester, the alleged thief, who was arrested at Liverpool, described herself as Margaret Gardiner, a widow. §ho pawned a portion of tho contents of tho package, and shared tho proceeds with two racecourse frequenters. The value of tho contents of the stolen packago'has been estimated at .£70,000. According to previous advices, the package was' one of four doposited by a lady and a gentloman in the guard's van of a tram about to start from Manchester for Liverpool. Tho guard did. not see them deposited. Shortly.afterwards, another lady informed him that she had been compelled to postpone the journey, and obtained from him tho largest of the four packages. The owners of the package discovered their loss at "Warrington.

UNITED STATES FLEET. 1 Sydney, May 22. Probably the official landing of tho mon of tho United States Hoot will be at Farm Cove, whore tho.iirst Governor-General landed. Ono of tho features of tho reception will bo nmgnificont illuminations on nil the headlands within Sydney Harbour.