GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 415, 26 January 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(BY TBIECBAPH—riIESS ASSOCIATION— COrYRiaHT.I ' DAMAGES FOR DISFIGUREMENT. l, T „ _.•-. ;-. tornion, January 24, Mr. J. H. Fox, desorihed as an Australian • grazier, has been ordered at the Berks Assizes to pay a girl £400 as damages for disfigurement sustained by her in a motor-car accident., i- - v: . A MIXED PROGRAMME, ■•.-■_," _ • Sydney, January 25. The Grand Master of the Orange Lodgo states that the Protestant politioal pipgramma will ho issued at Easter. The platform consists of four main planks:—AntiSocialism, where 'Socialism denies religion; a trained Australian army;.a subsidy to the British Navy;, and that workers • shall bo given a-better share in the product of their labour. ACCIDENT TO MOKOIA. .' '. ' Sydney, January 25. Owing to a'disabled rudder, the sailing of the Union steamer Mokoia has been delayed. The Warrimoo will take her place, leaving for Auckland.-on , Thursday. Tho Mokoia' will take up the Wellington run on Saturday, ;'"" VICTORIA'S WHEAT HARVEST. Melbourne, January 25.' The wheat yield in Viotoria is likely to be a record. In any case it will go over 27 million bushels, .-,..■■ •. ■ HAIL IN AUSTRALIA. ■ ,„, ,'■ ' Sydney, January 25. The temperature yesterday was 55 degrees' in, the shade—the lowest January readingfar ten years. ',■■■.'•'. ° Melbourne, January 25. The temperature in this city fell yesterday to 47 degrees, with a hailstorm, NEWMARKET AND ' AUSTRALIAN CUP WEIGHTS. '•■' (Rec. January 26, 1.10 a.m.) Melbourne, January 25. Pink 'Un heads the. weights in the Newmarket Handicap with 9st. 131b. : Squltline has 9st. 111b. > : ~ 11l the Australian Cup, lolaire is top weight, with Sjst. 61b. Siguor has 9st. 41b.