GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

ißyjTeUerapb.-Prcsß' A«sociatlo'n.-boDjrrßhU;' ,i ,fU;a,-.;,~ ——- ■; ■;■;'.:■... ;„.,• '.'.,''. ■■ v '.; FATAL BOMB .EXPLOSION; ■ I, ,'''," i \: "''' , . ; '.'.•'.:"Rome, September 19. , ; : "A 1 bomb' exploded- in a secret fireworks factory at Riace, a small! town near the east coast'of Calabria. Three buildings collapsed, twelve parsons being, killed. '■' ': ENGINEERING TRADES AGREEMENT. .'.■'•:•■ ;';• London, September 19. , A, ballot of the engineering and kindred trades at Manchester led to the acceptance ; of. an arrangement whereby wages will not be disturbed for the next.three years;: Any subsequent alterations in rates of wages are to bo subject to two months' .notice. ■ !: PERU-BOLIVIAN. DISPUTE'- SETTLED.;, ;'■ '.'■'.: '■,''.'■.• London, September'l9. News has .bom : received that tho South American Republics of Peru and Bolivia have signed an agreement settling'tho.' boundary dispute (concerning/which thero were recently rumours of war). , ''■'•;" OJXYGENED FOOTBALLERS! BEATEN, ■'■ '' . Molbouma, Soptcmber 20.. The Collingwood team, which was leading at half-time, after being oxygened, was easily defeated, by. the non-oxygened' South Melbourne team in the final league, match. [The' practico of pumping oxygen into footballers at half-time was recently reported to have been tried at, Adelaide .with' great success. In Britain oxygen has bcon administered to competitors in several branches'of sport.' It is_ generally; admitted that' tho gas stimulates effort, but whether its use is sportsmanlike,is another question.] ';•., 1 . \' 'NO INFORMATION. . ]■ ■'•.-,: '.-.'.'■ -'Melbourne, September 20. The Federal Government, has no official information regarding the report that ; the United States Cruiser Squadron, during its Pacific tour, will visit Sydney and Melbourne; "'. -.' . '~--. MINERS' UNION FEDERATION IN ' AUSTRALIA; -. ;., '. ■• ._..,■•'.". '.-'• Melbourne,' September 20. The Interstate Conference .of Miners' Unions, decided in favour of federation of tho unions.'; In the event of the district unions of the various States also balloting in favour, federation will come into,,operation in March next.-Tho conference : also favoured a.defence fund levy of thirteen pence each | quarter per member. HIGH-PRICED RAMS.' ':'-'■. Adelaide, September 20. Mr.;-A. Rutherford, of New Zealand, has purchased two rams for 300 guineas each.. DEATH -FROM BLASTING. ACCIDENT. „l , Brisbane, September 20. Marshy .one of the four men l who were badly injured in'a blasting accident at Fornio Colliery," Ipswich, is dead. THE ;LATE SIR THOMAS BENT. Melbourne, September 20. ' Twenty-five thousand' persons attended Sir Thomas Bent's funeral. .Many beautiful floral tributes/were sent. The mcssages'of sympathy to the late Premier's daughter included ono, from the Acting-Prime Minister of New Zealand. i, A CLERGYMAN'S DEATH. '(Rec. September 21, 1.5 a.m.) ■ m, r, '-'J' T ? ydm > y ', September 20. Tho % Rov. Mr. Hugill, on elderly clergyman, has boon missing from Sydney for some weeks. His decomposed body, has now been found near Mount Druitt; covered with bushes. It : is supposed that ho wandered away, and perished of exposure. Mr. Hugill served in tho Maori War, and later took up clerical work in Now, Zealand, thence proceeding to Victoria.