GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 318, 3 October 1908, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(ni TKLEauirn—mass association—corTßtanTJ CHARGES' AGAINST A' JOURNALIST. (Rec. October 2, 10.45 p.m.) ' London, October 2. • Honry Hess, editor of the " Critic," is being prosecuted for alleged misappropriation of money , said to have been entrusted to him for purposes of speculation. It is alleged that £10,000 was received by him from various persons. He is also charged with having committed perjury while under examination in bankruptcy. , 1 i ELECTRICAL CONFERENCE IN LONDON. London, October 1. Professor Threlfall, late of the Sydney University, ha 3 agreed to become the Commonwealth's delegate to the International Electrical Conference, to be held in London. HEAT IN LONDON: SEVERAL DEATHS. London, October 1. Tho thermometer registered 80 degrees in the shade yesterday. Several deaths from the heat have been reported. A WORLD'S RECORD BY POSTLE. London,. October 1. A. B. Postle ran 80 yards at Bolton in 7Jsec. —a world's record. AUSTRALIAN RUGBY AMATEURS. . London, October 1. The "Wallabies" (Australian amateur Rugby team) defeated Gloucestershire by two goals and two tries to nil. . (Rec. October 2, 10.45 p.m.) London,. October 2. The "Wallabies" pressed nearly all the first half. The game was more even in the second spell. . '. » SCULLING: TOWNS AND BARRY. London, October 1. George Towns, ex-champion of tho world, who will meet E. Barry in a race for the sculling championship of England on October 12, trowed the full course in 22min. 25scc.

THE JOEL BLACKMAIL CHARGE. London, October 1, Charles Winborn and Arthur Canham, farriers, charged at the London Police Court with threatening to murder J. B. Joel unless he paid them £500, were committed for trial. BREAD MADE FROM VICTORIAN FLO UK. London, October 1. Victoria is showing at the Franco-British Exhibition bread made entirely from Victorian flour. Experts consider it of excellent quality. PIRACY IN SOUTH CHINA. Port Darwin, October 2. Eastern files show that piracy is rifo in tho vicinity of Canton. Pirates disguised as passengers seized and looted a steam launch. They killed six passengers and kidnapped a seventh.

PLAGTJB RATS IN SYDNEY. Sydney, October 2. A plaguo rat has been found at Darling Harbour.

In going to a democratic country, as Australia undoubtedly is, women should leave behind a good deal of convention, and all olass prejudices, otherwiso it ii butter U> I'Q* piniq lwpift,—