GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(lIV TBLEUIUrh—PIIESS ASSOCUTION-»COrYIIIGHT.) . —-c NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES.. (Roc. May 30, 4.45 p.m.) * London, May 29. The next Olympic games' will bo field at Stockholm, Sweden, Germany having waived her claim.. • . , FRENCH SEAMEN'S STRIKE.' Paris, May 29. Owing to the strike of seamen' at Marseilles, ' the P. and O. Company's s.s. Moldavia will talis the mails, instead of tho Messagories Maritimcs steamer' Oronoque. . •Sovon torpedo boats of tho French Navy will carry tho Algerian and Tunisian mails. ' : IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE. : London, May 29. All the Australasian press delegates to tho. Imperial Press A/onferonco have arrived at) Liverpool. ' , , COASTING STEAMER FOUNDERS. Sydney, May 29. Tho small coasting steamer Ranara sprang a leak and foundered off Broken Bay last night. Tho crow landed safely on tho const. WEST AUSTRALIA'AND LOCAL OPTION. Perth, May 29. Tho Premier (Mr. Mooro) informed a local option deputation that tho Cabinet intended to carry' out its promises with regard to local option. The Government desired to deal equitably/with both; parties, said tho Premier. Compensation would como from tho trado, not from tho community. He hoped the people would use their power with moderation. A ROUGH PASSAGE. Sydney, May 29. The Houto has arrived here after a rough passage. A ouccesaion of seas broke over her, flooding tho cabin mid smashing, tho star coord bulwarks. She also sustained somo damago aloft. : ■ COURSE RECORDER. Sydney, May 30. A trial of tho Frascr-Jnnieaux couroo recorder is. being made aboard the - Ulimaroa, which left Sydney on Saturday for Wellington. . 1 ' ' - THE PLAGUE. Adelaide, May 2D. A case of suspcctcd plagiio is reported.