GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 342, 31 October 1908, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(BY TEtEGBAFH—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIOHT.) MONEY FOR WORKLESS, INSTEAD OF ■ , BANQUETS. (Rec. October 30, 9.4b' p.m.) London, October 80. Many country mayors aro abandoning their annual election banquets in ordor to devote the money, to the relief of the • unemployed. . ■ ' DR. LENIHAN. Roma, October 30. His Holiness the Pope gave an audience to Dr. Lenihan, Roman Catholio Bishop of Auckland., ■ , ANOTHER FIGHT ON THE INDIAN ' - -, '• - frontier. -if. ,6j; V •■'CaiouttaV October 29. _ .Tribesmen,,V sharply ~ attacked, a militia tower "in Southern' WaziristahV but' were repulsed after a prolonged fight. Sopoys were seriously wounded/ during tho attack. AN ECHO OF THE. DRUCE CASE. Now York, October 29. ' The health of Robert Caldwell,' who js charged with perjury in the Druce case, is improving, ana it. is expected he will d© extradited early in January next. NEW STEAMERS. ' London, October. 20. ; The ', Huddart-Parkef Company's new steamer Werribee ;has been launched at. Blj th, and the Adelaide Steamship Company s Koombana at Glasgow. SHORT LIFE OF NEW SOUTH WALES ,■ ■, TIMBER. ~ . ' /•' Sydnoy,'October 30. The Forestry Commission report indicates •an ; impending timber famine, there being only 36 years' supply of timber in the Stato. The report recommends increased royalty, an:l prohibition : of the' export of ironbark and tallow-wood for ten years. FASHION'S VICTIMS: AN APPEAIi, TO . WOMEN. ' • Sydney, October 30. The National Counoil of Women has decided to appeal to the woinon of Australia to refrain from' wearing plumage, with the exception of ostrich'feathers, and those from birds that are killed to be eaten; ■ COMMONWEALTH RIFLE FACTORY. London, October 29. Tenders are invited for the erection of a Commonwealth'rifle,factory at Lithgow, New South Wales, AUSTRALIAN METHODIST CENTENARY. Sydney, October. 30. .The Methodist Synod has' decided to raise a fund totalling £50,000 to celebrate the .Centenary of Australian Methodism. The money will be ' principally devoted to the. creation of a theological' institution and missions'. ■ A COLLISION, i Adelaide, October 30. ~ The Marine Board found that those in charge of the /Lund liner Narrung and the Huddart-Parker Company's steamer Yarra, which were badly damaged by colliding in tho Port River,; showed want of judgment in trying to pass each other; but under the extrooiainary circumstances the board did not consider any further action necessary. REGISTRATION OF ORCHARDS. • Melbourne, October 30. ■ The Inter-State Fruit-growers' Conference resclved in favour of the compulsory registration of orchards of one tree, and upwards. A LITTLE BILL. Melbourne, October 30. Tho Commonwealth expenditure in connection with the reception of tho American Fleet totalled £30,000. A WELLINGTON INVENTION. (Rec. October 31, 12.58 a.m.) ! Sydney, October 30. A sanitary appliance, a silent flushor, the invention of- Mr. Turnbull, architect, of Wellington, has been adopted by the Metropolitan Board of Works (Melbourne), and tho Sydney Water Sewerage Board, after critical, tests. RIFLE SHOOTING: A DOUBLE WIN^. Melbourne, October 30.??' At the Riflo Association meeting, • the King's prize was won by Sergt. Edwards (Sydnoy), with 322. M'Leod (Sydney) tied, but Edwards won in the shoot-off. He also won tho King's prizo at Sydney this month. CORINTHIC'S IMMIGRANTS. Hobart, October 30. The Corinthic arrived at 2 p.m., and will sail at 10 a.m. to-morrow for Wellington.' There aro seven passengers for Australia, and G73 for New Zealand.