GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

[HI TEtEOBAfII—I'KESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.)

STEAMER LAUNCHED. London, February 22. The Peninsular and: Oriental Steam Navigation Company'?, new steamer Mantua has Been launched 1 at the yards of Messrs. Caird and Co., Ltd.; Greenock. The Mantua is a 'steel .itwin-screw steamer, of 10,700 tons, 540 ft, in. length and 61ft.. in breadth. POPULATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaido, February 23. : The population of the' State on' December 31 was 407,180. " ■

A WRECK ABANDONED. , ~v,:■ ■. Melbourne, .February...23. ■■>■.■■■ } .Tiie ,wreck , of the' steanfer Ladyt Mildred, 1 2180.' ton's, : which recently. went ashore near Wilson's Promontory, during;a dense fog, has been abandoned. ■■ '■ REMANDED. (Rec. February 23, 10.5 p.m.) London, February 23. ' Duncan Johnston ha 3 been again remanded and further charged with uttering the forged endorsement of a cheque for £550. [A recent cablegram stated tl.at Duncan M In tyre Johnston .was: arrested on beard the steamer' Suevic,-. . which • arrived' at -Plymouth from■ Molbourne. The warrant accused Johnston with the forgery' of a telegram to obtain j£loo with intent to'defraud the firm tf Younghusband and Bow, Melbourne. Johnston was on his honeymoon.] • 77 '; METHODIST CONFERENCE. (lice. February 24, 0.20 a.m.) Sydney, February 23. The Rev. J. Beale has been electcd president ofr the Methodist Conference...; -7