GENERAL CABLE' NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 206, 25 May 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE' NEWS.

BY TEIjECUArn—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COrrMGHT. FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION. : (Roe. May -24, 4.40 p.m.) • , London, May 23. In connection with tlio dispute with tho Commissioners of tho Franco-British "Exhibition over the "Daily Mail" building, tlio Agents-General havo waived their right of injunction against the " Daily Mail," on conof . tho question of. damages being left to someone to be nominated by tho Duke of Argyll, ',

SCULLING MATCH, ARNST v. PEARCE. ; .Sydney,. May ,'2£_ Arnst, and Harry Pearce have arranged t< row on tho' Parramatta for £100 a-side oil August- 1. :• • ' '■ v MR. VANDER.BILT DIVORCED London, .May 22. Mr.- Alfred Vanderbilt has been'', divorced, on the petition of his wife. ' LORD DUDLEY AND ROYALTY. .•London, : May 22. King Edward, Queon ; Alexandra, and Princess Victoria were amongst the gucstE at a dinner given by the Earl of Dudley, the new Governor-General of the, Commonwealth. / . : THE VETERAN EMPEROR. ' • Vienna, May 22. Eighty thousand Vienna school children gave, an ovation to the Emperor Francis Joseph, who is celebrating his Diamond Jubilee, ■ at Schonbrunn Castlo, the Imperial Palace.. • . CHINESE NEWSPAPER IN ENGLISH.. Peking, May 22.' A newspaper called "Chinese Public Opinion," written in English, and managed by Chineso, has-appeared in Peking. LUSITANIA PUTS UP A NEW RECORD. London, May , Tho Cunarder Lusitania,' from New York, beat tho record on tho long routo by three and a half hours. SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION; . ; London, May 22. Tho Imperial South African Association resolved, at the instanco of Sir Gilbert Parker, Unionist • M.P., in favour of confederation of tho South African colonics as a means of settlement of a grave problem, securing a common national policy, and advancing tho cause of Imperial union. IN THE JAWS OF AN ALLIGATOR. , ' .... Syclnoy, May 23. An alligator 18 feet long escapod from a show cage at Tamw'orth, and seized an attendant by the arm',, but the lad brake away with slight injuries. • Tho proprietor of .the show then shot the alligator dead. PEARLING AND WHITE LABOUR.. . Brisbane, May 23. A commission of regarding tho pearling industry has oomnionced.- Witnesses contend that tho work could not be carried on profitably by whito labour unless it was subsidised. . > '■ KUBELLK. \ Sydney, May 23. Kubelik, violinist, was given an enthusiastic reception on arrival here.