GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 334, 22 October 1908, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(BI TELEGRAFH—rRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) CLOSER UNION IN SOUTH AFRICA. (Rec. October 21,• 9.35 p.m.) Durban, October 21. Sir Hy. De Villiers, president of the South African Convention which is to draft a constitution for the closer union of South Africa-, has asked Lord Selborne, High Commissioner for So\ith Africa to thank His Majesty the King for sending to South Africa the Cruiser Squadron, evincing His Majesty's gracious sympathy with the people of South Africa in this important period in their history. FATAL AND DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOON. Peking, October 21. A typhoon at Amoy, one of the leading Chinese ports, destroyed 1600 houses and killed 2700 persons. CHRISTCHURCH DEBENTURES. London, October 21. The Christchui'ch City debentures were over-subscribed. CHILDRENS BILL, T .. „ London,' October 20. •'ln the House of Commons tho Childrens Bill was read a third timo. TOLSTOI AND THE LAND QUESTION. „ '. T St- Petersburg, October "20. Count Leo Tolstoi, the well-known Russian writer, who recently celebrated his eightieth birthday, replying to birthday congratulations from tho Australian Federation of Single Tax I Leagues, expressed warmest sympathy with Henry .George's teaching, and intimated that he would gladly assist the leagues' efforts to abolish injustice and evil in regard to property in land, which was the cause of economic misery, political disorder, and moral depravation of the people. SALE OF OPIUM ..IN CHINA.rm.' m Peking, October 20. ihe Uiinese Government- has abandoned the monopoly for the selling' of opium, and has substituted a licensing system. WILLER AND RILEY. ■ ; London, . October 20. The shareholders in the-firm of Wilier and Riley, prodnco merchants,...which had to go into liquidation oonseqiiSnt on the frauds of M. Alberti, for Justice in Denmark, hare decided to wind up the company voluntarily. The directors are preparing a scheme of reconstruction. THE WRECK OF THE ELINGAMITE. Sydney, October 21. Divers Rogers and.Jfyy intend to make an effort shortly to recover the remainder of the Elingamito's gold. • ■ ■•■v" ',l" f /