GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 534, 15 June 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(ni TKLSOUArfT—rpESS ABSOCIXTION—COCTBIQHT.) LIEUTENANT SHACELETON, (Reo. Jana ; 14,'10.30 p.m.) ; London, Juno 14. Lieutenant Shackleton's wifo met him at Dover, whore ' ho was accorded a great ovation. ' CRUISER DELAYED. ■ Paris, June 14: . The French, cruisor Jules Ferry, which was recently reported as being overdue on her! way .homo from the Levant, 'was delayed through a'break-down. ' •■s>< ■; CASABLANCA DESERTERS PUNISHED. ■ Casablanca, June. 13. The Council of War at Casablanca has sentenced six Foreign Legion deserters, who were responsible for the recent dispute between 1 ranee and Germany, to terms of from fivo to ten years' imprisonment and military.'degradation. ■ . ' ENGLISH CHURCH PAGEANT. ■ - London, Juno 13. The Pageant of the English Church in the grounds of Fulham: Palace is being spoilt by 'rain./, GOLF. • i . London,. June 13. Taylor won .tho open golf championship Yritb.'a score of 295. A LOVERS' TRAGEDY. : ; ♦ : Hobart, June 14. ■ The man Attwell has been sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in connection with the, death .of the girl Langdale by poison.. ■>

[The tragedy pcourrod in Hobart on the night of April, 7. Advices from Eobatt state: The young couple, were affectionately attached to each other, and had been engaged for 6ome time, but opposition ''was met with to their marriage: The girl,'in a fit •of .despair, took stryohnino, and admitted the fact to a policeman. She.was conveyed with all hasto to the gonoral hospital. Everything possible was done for tho unfortunate girl, but medical.aid was unavailing. ; On her lover, Attwell, learning of her death he was terribly distressed, and wade up: his wind to'die also. Ho oponly threatened to poison himself. Attwell •was:employed on the barge Eveline, lying at 1 the Market Wharf. A young man named Miller < did all he could to persuade him not to commit so rash n deed; and, thinking tho.better plan to thwart him wits'to endeavour to stop the sale of poison to him, left him, and in post-haste ] ran oif to Various chemists to warn them. One ohemiat whom; ho .visited told Miller that Attwall had been iu three minutes before him, and ss'cod for: poiwn, but it was refused him. ■JiiJler had. acquainted Sergeant Ward of Attwell's expressed .intention to do away with himself, and that officer was at the barge Eveline when Miller returned : from his errand shortly aftor 11 o'clock. Attwoll had been successful in obtaining somo strychnine, and had swallowed, sufficient to place himself in tho greatest jeopardy. Subsequent advices stated -that Attwell had.recovered.] ..• ■ . • V OLYMPIC GAMES. . . • \ • Sydney, June 13.. Mr.. B. Cobmhes,. president of the New South Wales- Amateur Athletic Association, who loft Sydney, for: Wellington by the Moana yesterday, will confer with the >iew Zealand Association in regard to the represeritatioii'of Australasia-at the next Olympic Games, wbMi will be hold at Stockholm.