GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 606, 8 September 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Illy Tolcßrnpb.—Press rtn«oclaUon.-Oor/yrlc&tl KILLED WHILE HUNTING. (Rec. September 7, 10 30 p.m,) London, September 7. Mr. Richard Lawley, tho only aon of ■ Sir Arthur Lawloy, Governor of Madras, was killed while hunting in tho Nilgin Hills on Saturday.

:,, : SEARCH FOB, THE WARATAH. >::-,-- |-; •■" ; ; • (Rec. : September'B/ 0.25 a.m.):. ; >i 1 ; ..' : ' ';'';:.',';••!.■"■•"•:V'/' -Cape fown, 'September?;■'■',■; i'; ; It.is reported that.the Union Castle, liner , Sabine will isail,/ probably ou : Thursday,;:in 1 search of.the 'Waratah'. -ii- :; '[ '.'■■■'■-.-J,-'-. /.'; ;/;. .-V-; ; : BOXING^JO^SONCA^ ! '';'!':'.--..j ': '.'•;■' London, -;' ! :Tiib/;'New':-York; v VFprre'sponaont. , ':of',:tho' . -'Sportsman" that.'Johnson, 'champion: /of the .wor)d,''' : ahcl .'Kaufman;: heavy-weigbt,:' will fight: ten' rounds. ; in: San Francisco ..oh nl^ewber,'.;9iJ' v f''t- ,M''"' | W: •''"'■ iv ; 'h/%'\ • \^ ! )!SHORT^ENGLISH:HOP;CROP; ;V; it* • 'j' ; i '~ 4 "'\ '•■".'■'K ; :"■'-.','■■:' Londonj;,Sepfcmber:'.6._;;' '.v Owing' to the"prevalence of ,'apkis 1 blight, it is'><!Stimatc(lVtliat this 'English v hop. crop, will • this season, be tho, shortest since 1882.;./ *: ;H^;■i i V : '■p;'; :^:, ;CRlcStv '' / " ;>".; ;: i:-" ; v '' ;LV, • '.; i : ;'.. London, September';6'. ■■•;. i'Tbe cricket match Australians, y: Batnford's 'AH. England ; eleven 'was .'not;, owing;to;.a:downpour'of; rain;>> c Vy."..-.; '£.;>• / . ; TO;KIf&HiNER; ; '^ ~c'l - ; v ':. : ' -,' -y'.f Septomber.;6.: v \ ~ The -whole population ; of.- Sjn)la>. gayo,' "art; 'ovation'to' Lord ;wh'osbVte'rm'_bf office as,Commander-in-Chief,; of-, the,•lndian .'Army bas expircdj-,'on his' departure-from' tho •town. ! ,lt; was; a-remarkable demonstration. l i :•/:;• THE'SWEDISH strike: ■ v .':■.. ■ ■ '[■(%, '! ."•" ..>.--:.=:'.;::. September,&-'.... ; ; The,Swedish: Labour: Federation .has .ordered 11,500 .workmen, 1 who wero not Jnvolved. inVthe' original, dispute, to 'return-;to.\vork, : : unconditionally,,; to-day. / Another.;.:; 12*000, strikers will return when ' t thWvages< dispute . is.settled, l ! inv.which matter-:the ; will '''-probably negotiate.- -.'.'■■ ; : : -\' r .; ; yC-CIVIL./SERVANT'SIV-FRAUDS^^;/ y ,;.--'' ■■-:, : ;';.-\ <'■' ' Pcr]th', September:,7;-V. -..<:. Barker.Vano'nlcial'in ( the engineer's branch ■ of ; the: Irost OfHco, has beep arrested, on-; a ■ charge-of victimising' tho department :;tq the. extent, of; £1400 sterling: by; systematic; forgery /of requisitions.for. material,, bogus*cqu-: ' tracts, .and certificates ,for : work. done.';;;:;.. ;;': ';'v.: : :/-; BRISBANE'S; JUBILEE: ; i.'-: v : : Brlsbano, September;?.; v -, ,;Tho<Brisbano Municipal, Couricil, celebrated ': the. jubilee, of the city by, a demonstration in .the Exhibition buildings, 'attended'by two 'thousand persons.' -King Edward cabled congratulating: tho'city,:, and : wishing; |;it. future prosperity;';;'. \:V'y';i. .■'-':,'; ;';■', ■'?. ',' :■ AUSTRALIAN ■;JOINT;STOCK ; ' '!;?: : : ; i\\ \vi/: - Sydney, September. 7; .':■',■ '.' "•' An extraordinary; genoralnieeting of share'-. ,: holders-of .the Australian Joint Stock: Bank approved • of. tho directors!.;, schenie to; rccon- '■• struct as'.contained. in tho recent; circular, , and'of. the sale to, the reconstructed Bahk'oi ; the'old Bank's business. ;;; ,/•■/:;:-':> | & AND ,THE CROPS,; ; ;, ; '•;.':; ::■;;;'/;/ September'.?: ;'; v ■ ■ k soaking rain has.been falling during the • jast few-days; ,iThe crop prospeots are g00d.,t ; :,.';.'/ 5;':;;-Tp BUTTER MARKET. •\: -\ J : .;-. ; - ,; :-;:;;■: -'Syilnoy, September 7:'\ At a. conference of .representatives of, coJ operative butter factories it was "resolved, to i support-.the policy, of tho'directors to export on 'their '■ own' account,"' with, tho.. view -: of 1 checking the'manipulation of the buttcrmar- ' ketby..specalators.',: .;.., , : * •/',', i' : ;