GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 508, 15 May 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(BY TELEOUAPH—rBESS ASSOCIATION—COrYIUOUT.) TEA THE BEST FIGHTING DRINK. Berlin, May 13.' ; Tea is henceforth to be tho German army's staple drink,/supplanting ; beer and coffee. COUNTY COUNCIL LOAN-LOOKED UP MONEY. London, May 13. There is an immense application tor tho new Loudon County, Council 3i per cent, loan of £2,500,000./ It is estimated that the deposits, made pending allotment will cause a tomporary lock-up-of, cash to tho extent of four to six millions sterling. SPECIAL : IMMIGRATION CONFERENCE. ' i . London, May 13. . .In a;paper: read'before tlie .Colonial Institute, Dr. Arthur, of Sydney, president of tho Immigration League of Australia, suggested that' the Imperial; Government; shoud. invito the -colonies/'to . send ' representatives 'to a. special conforonco to discuss the ivliolo subject of immigration.. ,[The:British, Government has declined a 'suggestion .that. the' .Empire.'Defence should also'consider the question of AsiaticTm- . migration.-in:'tho - self-governing' colonics.!'/. "' i SWIMMER BEAUREPAIRE SUSPENDED:, iI'J'I Lindon; May 13. ■ Tlio Scottish Amateur Swimming Association has suspended BeaUrepairo,''* the /Victorian Bivimmer, for failing to fulfil a fixture with H.: Taylor at /Edinburgh. • ' .[The swim'me'rs/whose'names , appear in, tho above- cablegram figUred/prominently in connection'with .the swimming contests at the re-. cent/Olympic'Gaiiies.' 'Taylor is .the champion short-distance; swimmer "of /' England,; while Beaurepaire is the best all-round swimmer in Australia. " In the 400 metre race ,at the Games Taylor came .first,- with Beaurepaire scoond. Taylor also-iworr tho 15C0 metro race, Beaurepaire being .beaten'for second place by Battersby. After,the.contests at the Games had concluded, several associations sought the .rival champions;, with. a view to/their ' taking /part in; the contests, at the tourneys under their auspices; /.Beaurepaire made a journey 'to tho, Continent, where..he-took part at- a number of swimming sports, prior to returning to Australia.. •It would,be some time subsequent ,to the .Olympic .Games that he entered into the ■agreement which it is now alleged was broken by him.] .-■■■ ■■" . - . LABOUR AND THE LAW. : • Sydney, May 14. At a stormy special meeting of the Sydney Labour .Council, it was-resolved, by 63 votes to $3, to rescind a motion previously carried adyising' the trade, unions, to ignore the Industrial, I/isputos Act.- ■■ , .■■■■'■ WEST AUSTRALIAN CABINET. ,r. i Perth, May 14. Tho Hon. N. Kecnan has resigned the At-torney-Generalship. : A reconstruction of the Stote.\Cabinet-; appending.-; It is reported that the Premier (Mr. Newton J. Moore) will succeed Mr, C. H.'Rason as Agent-General in London. •• i' • • • . [Mr;.. Newton James. Moore, C.M.G., has been Premier of, .Western' Australia , since ■ 1900. ;He is' a native of the State, and attained his present ' pice- 'At"the: age/ of 35, .'22 'months after' entering Parliament.] • . ' " . ';■/ LIEUT, SHAOKLETON'S INTENTIONS. , Adelaide, May 14. Lieutenant Shackletou, who commanded the Nimrod, Antarctic exploring expedition, has - sailed for J;ondon. : - He hopes to return to Australia shortly for further exploratory work, remarking that other ' parts of /the .world ,beaidea the Antarctic stand in need of a little falling'in. ; CONDEMNED MUTTON. • ■ t , \ . Moftourna, May 1-1. . ;. It transpires that, the shipment of sheep recently condomned lin London came • from Now South Wales, and was shipped at Melbourne. ■ . " COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING. ; , . Sydney, May 14. .. :At'a meeting of the Peace-Society :it was resolved.that compulsory training is inimical' .to the:best interests of tho country. RAIN IN VICTORIA. I „•, , . . , ... Melbourne, May 14. : :■ Useful ram is,falling:ovcr a great part of the State. • 1 PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR VICTORIA. . Melbourne, May 14. ' ii? 18 rwnoured that: the' creation of an office of Public Trustee is likely to result from the recent visit to New Zealand of the Minister, for. Lands, : Mr. M'Eenzie. . REEFTOX OUTRAGE. r -x, „ Sylnoy,' May 14. in connection with tho outrage at Reefton —whore a in!in_ named Finnegan sustained terrible vounds on the head—the man arrested, is named Patrick Martin, He had slight wounds o)i-the left'arm. ■ ; THE PLAGUE. , ~ c . Sydney, May 14. . Another, case of-plague is reported the patient residing , in' Sussex' Street. . ■ ' ;