GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 578, 5 August 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Tolesraph.-Fross Aesoclatlon.-Oopyrlebt.l — * '■ SOOTH AFRICAN UNION. (Rec. August 4,'10 p.m.) ■ London, August 4. The Prince : of Wales has provisionally promised to open tho,'first Parliament of the South African Union. • . COWES WEEK: KING'S CUP. ; London, August 4. In connection with' tho Yachting Week &t Cowes, the King's Cup resulted in a win for Mr. Mvles B. Kennedy's White Heather, which beat the Kaiser's Meteor and the Prince of Wales's Corisande. [Last year Sir Tlios. Lipton's Shamrock had 20 firsts out of 36 starts; Mr. Kennedy's Whito Heather had 8 firsts out of 32 starts. Last' venv the King's Cup was won by Sir J. Pender's Brynhilu.. The Kaiser's schooner Metoor is' a now one, succeeding Meteor 111. The new vaeht was built at Kiel from tho design of Horr Max Oertz.'Last year the Kaisor's Ameri-can-built Meteor 111 was ba<lly ; beaten Krupp von-BohlenV new Gcrmnniai and his Imperial Majesty was so impresscrl fcjjr tne t'ovui. of the latter vessel that he commissioned Herr Oertz to design him a schooner of. similar calibre.] ' ,'. PRIME MINISTER TO RETURN VIA CANADA. ■' . London, August 3. • Sir Joseph Ward, Primo Minister of New Zealand, and Lady Ward will leave London on August 23. Thoy will return to.tho Dominion by way'of Canada. '.;.;... [According to the cablegram, the Prime Ministor intends to leave London for Now Zealand on August 23. A private, message recoived by the Government, however, 'gives the' date of his departure as August 21. It is expected that Sir Joseph Ward will reach Wellington on October 11 CHOLERA. ■ , ' . , > Calcutta, August 3. The outbreak of cholera in the Presidency Hospital at Calcutta, has ceased. Thirteen Europeans were attacked, of whom ton died, The causo of tho outbreak is' a mystery. STATE OPTION-BARE MAJORITY, • ' ,- ' Sydney, August 4. The Premier, Mr. Wado, informed; a deputation representing the. Prohibition party that he considered their request for State option.by a simple majority premature. POLICE AND THE SABBATH. Sydney, August 4. In tho State Assembly a resolution by Mr. M'Gowen. Leader of the Labour party, in favour of allowing tho police fr Sunday off each fortnight, was negatived. WET MAILS. Melbourne, August 4. A large quantity of the mails that arrived by the new Orient liner Orsova, was badly damaged by water. Tho explanation given is that the lighter that brought the mails on board at Naples was swamped. ULIMAROA'S ROUGH PASSAGE. Sydnoy, August 4. , The Ulimaroa experienced heavy weather in tho western Tasinan Sea on the passage across from. New Zealand. AUSTRALIAN WEATHER. / Sydney, August 4. Snow has fallen in many parts of New South Wales. Similar weather conditions prevail in Victoria. • INCREASE IN VICTORIA'S WHEAT . : AREA. Melbourne, August 4. , There is 18 per eent. more land under wheat this year than last year. It is oxpected that there will bo an increase of 3} million bushels on the previous year's harvest. ■ SHIPPING. . Molbourno, August 4. Sailed: Moana, for Wellington. . , Sydney,. August 4. Sailed, at 2 p.m.: Victoria, for Auckland. HORSE SALES. Sydnoy, August 4. At the horsb sales, Grant's Legado, in the blood stallion section, realised 26 guineas. Tho bulk of tho New Zealand horses will bo offered to-morrow.