GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 236, 29 June 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

dV TELEGRAPH —MESS ASSOCIATION—COPTKIGrt'I LORD CREWE'S DINNER. (llec. June 28, 4.35 p.m.) Londen, Juno 27. ;At a dinner given by Lord Crewo (Secretary for the Colonies), in celebration of King Edward's birthday, tho guests included Lord Dudley (Governor-General of the Commonwealth), tho Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Saumaroz Smith), the Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Clarke), tho Archbishop of Brisbane (Dr. Donaldson), Sir Joseph Carruthers, Mr. W. P. Reeves (High Commissioner for Now Zealand), and tho Agents-General. THE LATE GROVER CLEVELAND. Now York, Juno 27. President Roosevelt attended tho funeral at Princeton of tho la to ex-Prosidcnt Grovor Cleveland.' ■ A TURNER BOUGHT FOR AMERICA. London, Juno 20. Turner's picture "Mortlake Terrace" was sold at Christie's for 12,600 guineas to go to America. Joseph Jf. W. Turner, a great landscape -paintor, was born in London in April ,1775, and died on December 19, 1851. Of his work, .some oil paintings (100 in number) and somo drawings (MOO) were obtained by tho nation. Othor property wont to next of kill. REPORTED DIAMOND FIND. London, Juno 27. It is reported that a diamond field has been discovered at Luderitz Bay, German South-West Africa. Luderitzland. is tho southern portion of German South-West Africa. According' to previous reports, tho territory is rich in coppor. The imports of this German colony in 1903 were .£396,550, tho exports .£172,150. ; SUSPENSION BRIDGE COLLAPSES. : Melbourne, Juno 27. A suspension bridge over tho Tambo River, East Gippsland, collapsed. Two contractors employed on the work wero precipitated 30ft. Ono, named Payne, was seriously injured. LIQUOR-SELLING ON A STEAMER. ' Sydney, June 27. In connection with tho chargo against tho chief steward of tho steamer Mooraki of selling wino while tho vessel was in port, .the Court found that, though tho Mooraki was registered in Now Zealand, defendant was liable to tho local liquor law, and that the Court had jurisdiction. \lt fined him £30, or two mouths' imprisonment. SOUTH AFRICAN FODDER. Melbourno, June 27. , The Minister of Agriculture has decided to relax tho regulations against shipments of South African fodder afloat, but to strictly ; enforce them against further shipments.

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