GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 May 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(BTIELEGIUPH-EBESa ASSOCIATION-COPTRIaHT.: ".'"' ' ''"'. '•' : » -'". :.;■• SOMALI MULLAH'S FRATRICIDAL FOLLOWERS. : (Rec.'May 2, 4.30 p.m.) ,r. '.'.' •;.. London, May 1. ' a' l " 8 J 8 . «f -senpns dissensions among the bomali Mullah's followers. In fighting among themselves many .'were killed. A thousand nave deserted.to the British. ;: MINIATUBE RIFLE-SHOOTING. ■ ■.' ■ ' '."'" '■■ London, May 2. America scored 14.179 in the international miniature rifle match. ' - THE EOYAL CRUISE.', ■■ jr. -~ ■~.■',:■ ,'-. London,. May !. Jimg Edward, who has'been cruising in the Mediterranean in the. Royal yacht along with Queen Alexandra and the Dowager Empress Mane of Russia, hqj arrived at Naples. EITCHENER TO VISIT CANADA.' T a tr-i t. ' „ Lo " [io ni April 30. Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief in India, will visit Canada and examine thodefensive forces of the'Domiuion for the War Umce. ■; ■ '.••■.'. ! FIRE ON THE STEAMER PAPANUL :, . R , , . London, April 30. A hre broke out on board the New Zealand Shipping; Company's steamer Papajiui at £1000°' ° aUSmg damn ee-to the. amount of COMMONWEALTH BOUNTIES ACT. " : -ri • iL ■,"'••'■ MQ l»oufne, May 1. During the first twelve months of the operation of the Federal Bounties Act the i ? Soo^ 503 ¥ s ken claimed for bounties, and £2214 ,paid. . .•:'.. - • -•; LIEUT.SHACKLETON.: „,, ".■'..''.'■..' • Sydney, 'May 1. _lhere was.a great'gathering"™ the' Town" Kali at Lieutenant Shackleton'B lecture on tno Nimrod expedition. As a result of'tholecturo £512 has boon handed to the Saturday Hospital Fund management. SENTENCED TO DEATH. ... t, r , Brisbane, May 1. Arthur Ross has been sentenced to death for the murder of Muir in the Gayndah Hank, m October last. NEW TASMANIAN. CABLES. Melbourne, May 2. Ifie new cables to Tasmania will bo opened on Saturday. , . HOSPITAL SATURDAY IN SYDNEY: „ . Sydney, May 2. The Hospital Saturday collections have brought in £6669, an increaso of £801 over last year's figures. It is expected that, with the additional amount still to conio in the total will reach £7000. \ — ,