GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

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BLACK LABOTiH FOR BAND MINES. (Roc. Juno 18, 10.10 p.m.) London, Juno 18. Lord Crowe, Socretary for. the Colonies/ will'permit; the 'recruiting of 30(10.,'natives of British Central Africa, for labour'in the Rand. . - LAWN TENNIS. " ■ London, June 17. . Oxford defeated Cambridge in tho university tennis contest by..-fifteen matches to three., Reynell, a South Australian, cap-' tninod the winners. ■[ . ;VDEFENCE CONFERENCE. ; ■ v 7 Ottawa, June 18. Mr. L. r P. Brodcur (Minister for Marine), and Sir Frederick Borden (Minister for Militia), tho, Canadian representatives.. at, .tho imperial Defence Conference, will sail 1 for London, on July 2. VICTORIA'S PUBLIC DEBT. ' Melbourne, Juno 18; ; The total amount; of Victorian loans outstanding on Juno 80, 1908, v was £53,305,000, equal to £54 8s; 2d. per head bf tho population.~ Interest and expenses are fully earned by £47,040,000, of,'tho debt. •

: TELEPHONE ; SYSTEM CHANGED. , Molbourno, Juno 18. The Federal Cabinet has decided to discard the systcip adoptedby tho Into Government and to'rovert to ■ the old system, tvhioh allpws 2000 free calls. STOWAWAYS FINED. • Sydiwy, Jnno 18. Six stowaways on the Warrimqo wore caoh fined £8, or two months' imprisonment in default. APPOINTMENT OF A MODERATOR. . Sydney, Juno 18. The Rev. John Forgnson, formorly of New Zealand, has been elected' Moderator of the General Assembly of; Australia. , > ' DOMESTIC-TRAGEDY, Molbourno, June.lß. .. A domestic•'■--.Xly hiis_'ccourrcd'in the suburb of Prahran. -William Laver, after quarrelling with his wife, shot her and then himself. Both aro in a critical: condition, Jealousy is" mippoßed to bij the canso.