GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 546, 29 June 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Teleeraph.-Prcss Assodatlon.-Copyricht.) . rt VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM.' Lcndon, Juno 27. King hdward has opened tho Victoria and Albert Museum.' Thc-ro was a brillunt caomony. Tho' King knighted Mr. Cecil H. Smith, the director, and created Sir Aston Webb, the architect of tlio building, ComI panion of tho Order of tho Hath In his i opening address, King Edward emphasised Ins parents' interest m applied decoratn c art. ' , AMERICAN INFLUENCE IN CHINA. New York, Junjo 28. At the. instance of tho American Ambassador (Mi. Itockhill) tho Wamupu (Board of Foreign Affairs) held an lnquii], and dismissed tho Viceroj of Kansu FRANCE IN THE PACIFIC ~ . ■■■;■ ■,■• Sydney, June 28. Advicos from Noumea stnto that M. Bonhouro, late Govonior of French India, .has been appointed Governor of New Caledonia. THOSE CURRENTS. Brisbano, Juno 28. At tho preliminary inquiry into . the grounding of the Dutch mail eteamor Van Spilbcrgon in Torres Strait, tic pilot attributed tho accident to a cuirent setting the vessel off her course. • SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FINANCES. Adelaide, Juno 2S. Tho now Premier (Mr. Pealtp) c.\pccte tho year to end with a surplus of over £200,000. Ho proposes to construct 300 miles of railway to open up 3,000,000 awcb of land. ' WHEAT YIELD OF NEW SOUTH WALES, i Sydney, Juno 28. ! Returns show that tho actual wheat Mold of Now South Wales was 15,483,000 bushels; nn avcrago of 11.1 bushels per acre. SIR JOSEPH WARD. (Rcc. Juno 29, .0.5 a.m.) Freiiiantlo, June 28. Sir Joseph Ward ivas mot on his arrival by a representative of tho Governor, and by tho members of tlio Ministry; Thd Governor entertained him and Ministers at a luncheon at Government House. l