GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 292, 3 September 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

.. * \ (DT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPXRIGHT.) MR. KIDSTON. (Rec. September 2, 3.12 p.m.) London, September 1. Mr. Kidston, • Premier of .Queensland, attended a reunion of 240 schoolfellows at Falkirk, including tho Provost. The meeting presented Mr. Kidston with a portrait of his old schoolmaster. GALES IN ENGLAND-MUCH DAMAGE. London, September 2. Great gales are raging in England, and much damage has been done to shipping and telegraph lines. BURGLARS AT WORK; Now York, September 1. ; While the Postmaster-General (Hon. George von L. Meyor) and his family woro dining in their Now England residence, burglars stolo all tho family jewels and a quantity of plate. Many of the articles wero presents given to Mr. Meyer when ho was an Ambassador in Eurf-po. , SUPPOSED: PTOMAINE POISONING. Berlin, September 1. Sixty nurses in tl>e Yirchow Hospital at Berlin were taken ill, with symptoms pointing: to poisoning, after eating potted meat.' STOCK DAMAGED BY WATER. Sydney, September 2. Owing,, to a tap boing loft running in a floor above, five thousand pounds' worth of stock was damaged in tho warehouse of the Groves Company in York Street. NORTHERN TERRITORY. Adelaide, September 1. An offer on behalf of a syndicate of English and German capitalists has been mado to the Stato Government to take over tho Northern Territory on the same terms as offered by the Commonwealth. The Federal and tho South Australian Govern.ments last year arrived at an agreement under which the Commonwealth was to take ovor the Northern Territory. Tho agreement had to be ratified by both Parliaments, and has already been passed by tho South .Australian Parhamont. It is expected that there will bo considerable opposition in the Federal Parliament. SIGNALS FROM AN ISLAND. Sydney, September 1. Tho Marama, which sailed yesterday, was instructed to call at the Phoenix Group to inquire as to the rocent signals made to the steamer Willcsdon. Previous advices stated • that tho steamer Willesden reported that after she had passed Sydney Island, one of the Phoenix Group, on August 12, signals were made from the shore. Had they beou made, earlier, the vessel would have inquired, but, being short of coal, she could not return. It was suggested at Sydney that the signals may'have had some connection with tho missing steamer Aeon, but Messrs. Lever Brothers, who lease the island, stated that their employees were in tho habit of signalling vessels in order to obtain newspapers. THE HAWEA. Sydney, September 1. The Hawea will land a portion of hor cargo, and will then go into dock and receivo a new tail shaft. THE AEON. Sydney, September I. The American cruiser Bquadron, which recently le/t San Francisco for Samoa, will assist in the search for the overdue steamer Aeon. GENERAL RAIN. Adelaide, September 2. Splendid general rain is falling. BRITISH FOOTBALLERS., (Rec, September 2, 7.20 p.m.) Brisbane, September 2. The British footballers boat the Metropolitan team by 26 points to 3. The cablegram that announced tho last win of tho British team in Queensland stated that it was tho final match. As was pointed out' at the time, the programme included another match, as to-days cablegram proves. Tho figures for' tho British team's tour were published at length in Monday's issue. Adding tho above match to tliom, tho record for Now Zealand r;id Australia works out at 1G wins, 9 losses, "523 points for, 201 points against