GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 566, 22 July 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

'(By , Toleeraph.-Pree» Aisoclatfon.-Oopyrleht I _______ s[ POSTAGE'ON'COLONIAL PAPERS. ■>\ (Rcc. July 21, 9.5 p.m,) ' -_ . . ' London,' July 21." Replying to a question asked in the House of Commons by Mr. v Henniker Heaton (of penny'postage and cheap cablegrams fame), x the, Postmastor-General, Mr. Buxton, regretted; his inability, in existing circum- , stances,' to introduce a Bill to assimilate colonial newspapers with those published in Britain in the matter of 'registration, so as ■ to enable' them to be re-posted at a moderate postage to persons in the United Kingdom. 1 LATE COMMERCIAL-WOOL SALES. ■ . (Rec. July 22, 1 a.m.) N ' " . London, July 21. The wool sold to Homo -buyers totals (73.000 bales, to Continental buyers 32,000, Wd over 16,000. ■ ' _ Average to superior greasy combing merinos fully maintained May rates, .scoureds declined 5 per cent., short faulty 7} per cent. , All fine crossbreds and tho "best parcels in medium and loner grades were unohange'd in price; shabby and faulty dechned 6 to 7J per cent. 'Slipes sold well at about 5 per cent, decline. Best merino lambs' wool was unchanged in pnee; short faulty declined 5 per cent • lambs', id. to ldi decline. AUSTRALIANS IN THE NAVY. • London, July 21. Prior to their departure for Australia] tho King proposes to inspect about 30 Austra- \ lian Naval Reserve men,, who are now re- ' -turning after service in different warships. DEFENCE CONFERENCE DELEGATES. ' London, July 21. The Colonial Office is arranging to treat Hie delegates to the Imperial Defence Conferonco as the guests of the nation, on lines similar to those adopted in connection with , the Imperial Conference of 1907. , Tho Aust tralian delegates will probably stay at the Hotel Cecil. • i FATAL ACCIDENT AT CYCLE RACE. ' . . Berlin, July 20. In addition to the four deaths already reported, three more deaths have occurred as the result of tho motor-cycle accident in which two pacing machines exploded and dashed into a stand, setting fire to many ladies' dresses. TOTALISATOR BILL , NOT "WANTED. 1 Sydney, July 21. The State Assembly negatived, by 21 Totes to 16, a motion m favour of introducing a Totalisator Bill. "- THE ERROL SURVIVORS. Sydney, July ,21. ' The Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society have decided to present CaptainJHol-fc-rd, of the.Tofua, with a pair of binocuhvTS and the society's certificate, in recognition of his conduct in rescuing the survivors of tho Errol nreck. TAXI-CABS FOR ADELAIDE. 'Adelaide, July 21. A number of taxi-cabs havo been imported to ply in this city.