GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 288, 29 August 1908, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(by telegraph—press association—copteight.) NETHERLANDS SUCCESSION. - (Rep, August 28, 11 p.ni.) Tha Hagus, August §B,'i It is stated that Wjlhelniina, Queen of the Netherlands, ia enceinte. . . Qupen Wjlhelmina, born August 31, 1880, succeeded to . tho . throne of the Netherlands "pn November' 23, IS9O, and op February 7, 1901, married Prince Henryi Prince of the Netherlands and Duke of Meoklonburg. There js no offspring. " V A VETERAN RULER. REPORTED ILLNESS.OF .FRANCIS - Joseph; " ' " '' . 11 (Ree. August 28, 11 p.m.) LpndoOi August 28. • The Vienua correspondent pf ihp "Daily Mail" reports that adyiceg frppi Ischl indicate that the Emperor Francis Joseph, who recently attained the age of 78 years, is suffering from a bad'cold, due to a "chill.' ' COUNT TOLSTOI. : ~ ~ St. Petersburg, August 27. . Count li#> Tolstoi, the eminent. Russian novelist and sgcial reformer, who rcaqhed the 1 MJO of eighty yesterday;. is'-serjously-iU, . A reoent appreciation of Count Leo Tolstoi {Josoribes him as the greatest~pf Russian novellßta, the prophet of renunciation -and absolute pbe4ienc§ to Christian precepts, "Anna Kara, nina" plsned Jiim with' the Blasters of fiction; lljs latbr writings have slio*n Jiim tq be tjie piost uncompromising .opponent of civilisation fli)d cpesrpive government", He divides his time between writing ftnd 'labouring oj) his In 1001 he WAS eiqqnimuiiioiitecr by tha Russian eillirph fqv took, 'fj-'jie-jsnd pf tlie Age, is a strong plea for the application of tfliristiaiiity : to' {he detail? pf the spcTal fabric, His life,' revised. by himgelf, has been cpmpiled"hy. Paul' Bjrukaff (1906), MR, H. W, LEE'S ESTATE, London, August 28. Tbe estate of the late Mr. Henry William Lep, formerly of CKristchurcb,- his beengworn at £84,745. .

DROWNING FATALITY.. London, August 2.7. A Catliolio priest from Australia.. ,was drowned while bathing, at.Tßwore, ea, tho southeast opaat of Waterford,. Ireland, LUMPERS REFUSE TO COAL. ■ Sydney, August 28. . The Coal Lumpers' Union refuse to coal the American hospital ship, ..because ..their services we not .utilised to coal the fleet. LORD Al" Sydney, August 28. The public decorations in the city will be allowed to remain in position for the reception of Lord Dudley, " the" hew' Governor(Jeneral, on September B.' A CHAMPION PROM NEW ZEALAND. (Rec. August 29, 0.40 a,in,) Ittalbourne, 88.,At the Royal Sooiety's Show the New Zea-land-bred hprsa Trentbridge won tho 'first pud ohampion award for thoroughbred stair Hons.