GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 310, 24 September 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

{BY TELEGBAPHr—FRESSi ASSOCIATION—T,COPYBIGBT, f COLONIES AND THE COST OF THE 'NAVY. ■■■■•'• (Rec.-September 23, 9.40 p.m.) London, September 23.. i - Admiral' Sir John Colombj, in- a letter*to ; "Tho.Times,": strongly approves a suggestion by Mr. W. E. Abbott,"of Sydney,, that-the great colonies ought to contribute, liberally, to the British' Navy.' • Mr. Abbots; who is president of the Australian Pastoralists' Union, in the eourso of a speech in favour of a greater contribution to tho navy, is reported to nave described the attitude of the Australian Government, to the. Admiralty as "half beggar, half bully, and wholly coivard." " "

AEROPLANIST'S PRIZES. (Rec. September 23, 9.60 p.m.) *; London, September 23. Mr. Wilbur. Wright's latest " flight"—4l miles in 91 minutes—won tho Aero Club's prize of £200 and the Mieheiin Cup, worth £800. . , . . TYRANNY TO AN ELEPHANT. London, September 22. Hagenbeck's-manager at tho Franco-British Exhibition was fined for forcing' nil elephant to descend a wator-chuto. SWIMMING. , London, September 22. •„ H. Taylor swam a : tiuarter of a milo at tho Shoreditcli Baths-in omin, a record for the'baths. NEW STEAMERS. .. • London, September 22.

James Gardiner and Company, of Glasgow, havo ordered-to be built on the Clyde three steamers of 7000 tons each for servico in tha Eastern, Australian, and American trades/

FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE. (Rcc: September 24, 0.42 a.m.)

MelbOurno, September 23. The House of Representatives is discussing the" Federal capital sito resolutions.

INFLUENZA AMONG HORSES,

(Rec. Septembor, 23, 9.;"> p.m.) Molbourna, Scpiombor 23. Influenza is widely, prevalent among horses -•>*; about the city. Several racing sliib'os at '-.. Flemington and Caulfield are'badly ini'eciod. ■

Quick relief from a tight;-dry cough is obtained by the. tiso of Zvmulo An ox cellent thing aftor singing or talking-'to'Vav. ■ veut hoarseness. • - , -.Jjft.A public inoeting of electors'will Ue hettl j,, the Viotoria Stroet Hall, IVlmio,.on Sund .>• Soptembor 27, ' at 8.20 p.m.; to diNcuss.tiu> i tion of obtaining purity of ballot and an i; ■ telligeut vote at tho general elections It i> stated that the questions will be discussed from a moral standpoint rather- than a no'itienl Tho chair will bo taken by the Mayor.

, Messrs. Thomson and Walker, land estate and general commission agents, Dannevirke! advertise soveral first-class, farms for sale.' 'Messrs. W. H. Morrah nud Company liavo received, mstruchons to sell valuable central city at To Aro, by order of the Pubkc. Trustee, in the estato nf late Thomas Erskine this afternoon. Full par" turnta ai:e,.adyerti6wL p