GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 557, 12 July 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

'.(By Teleßrapb.-Prets Aißociallon.-Oopyrlsbl.l : •■-.-. - \ : '■-■:■ ■■':■ —- ': <' '.. ■"..' - ■'■"'' ",'.;.','/ ' TEE .LATE SIR/ D;) COOPER'S: ESTATE; '■;.'.'■''■:. ; : (Beo. July 11,/6.5..p.m.) ' / '.'.'_■.'- :;•:London, July 10: '■'■> ■:■ The : estatoof, tho late Sir Daniel Cooper is valued at £123,763. This does not include .hig Australian, property. , Ho ' bequeathed Barraud'si picture of: the racehorse Fishor;man to the Australian (Jockey ;Club.. .'/, -• ■ LIEUT, SHACKLETON. : T . '.. ■"■." : .- ,, -' ; J-oriden, July 11. , ,*Lieut.. Shacklcton has been created a Commander of tho Royal Victorian Ordor (in-' atitutod by Queen Victoria' in -1896), STABLE BOYS'STRIKE IN FRANCE/ : '.-'•-;■■ ' '...''':, . ;■■■"'•• Paris, July 9.' i Ninetyrsix racehorse ownprs met at the residence of Princo. Murat, and appointed a committee to negotiate with.the stable boys ■•on'strike,-.•

BIG LOW-GRADE GOLD REEFS IN CELEBES.

;■ Brisbane, July 10.' A representative of a Brisbane syndicate, who has returned from an inspection of the, syndicate's gold concessions at Celebes (one ;of the Sunda Islands, in thb' Dutch' East Indies), reports that the gold ore bodies aro tho largest in the world, but of low grade. [Gold has been found in the Menadp district of Celebes. Copper and tin are also said to oiist. The Portuguese/first exploited Celebes in 1523. The Dutch canio in 1660, The island is covered with luxuriant vegetation, and is one of the loveliest in the East Indies. Its fauna is peculiar, and its breeds a highly esteemed race of horses.] 'i. WATERSIDE WORKERS' AGREEMENT. .■'.'.",'■ Moibourne, July l'o, An agreement has been, signed between, the Waterside Workers' Federation and the Aus-' tralasia'n Steamship Owners' Federation, under wages throughout Australia, particularly on the, coast of Queensland, are improved.- -The workers also secure preference to unionists. ..The settlement of disputes is left to the Board of Conciliation and the port concerned. The agreement bas a currency of two years, ,-. :

FOOTBALL.

' ' Sydney, July 10.',: Now South Wales beat Queensland at football (amateur Rugbj code) by 21 points to 11.