GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 643, 21 October 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Telegraph—l'ros ißSoclitlon-Copyrleht.t . 'PRE LATE MR. lIOMEYR. ; ■ (Roc. October 20, 8.25 p.m.) Cape Town, October 20. King Edward has telograiphed to ,lire. J. 3 Hotmeyr. his groat, regret at her - husband death, and .-his. recognition of' the" lots Soul Africa has sustained. Cape Town, October 10. Tho Capo Assembly adopted a resolution oi pressing appreciation of the cervices of 'tli lato Mr. J. H. Hofmeyr, formerly Leader c the Afrikander, Bond. Many, tributes to ti late statesman are contained in tho Capo now papers. OPERATION ON SIR ROBERT STOUT. ' • London, October 19. Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zei laud, is recovering frftiii' o. successful 'operl tion. ■, •; , y- ' SHACKLETON TO LECTURE IN EUROr AND AMERICA'. ■ : ' : London, October 19. , , Lieutenant Shackleton, tho . Antarctic o: ■ plofor, has flrranged to tour tho chief HuropSa ! cities, and to deliver 123 lectures ofl his e peditioh. He .vrill/'tvlso deliver thirty le6tun in: the United States. It is'estimated , thi Lioutonant Shackleton (rill address 200,01 people. SYDNEY PRIMA. DONNA ENGAGED. . London, October 1& Mdllo. Francos Alda, the Sydney soprano, an niece of Madalne Prances Saville, is engaged i marry! Signor. Gatti Cisnzzaj director of tl . New York Metropolitan Opora House. [Mdllo Frances Alda. is tho "grand opera nanio of Miss Frances 'Adler, who was wo known on thi Australian stage as a siligw i vaudeville, lighter opera, and pantomime-sta ten years ago br loss. Among other prodn tlons she appoared in "Matsa, and "Dy Djin," and has suiig with Mr. Harry Rickards , companies. .Sportemeh will remember; the Vi . tbrian .'racehorse owned by Sir Rupert Clar! named,F J.A," It whs bo called after tl initials of her who is now Mdllo Alda; Son • years ago slio was advifeed thafhdr voice w worthy of better things, and shis went Homo study. She has studied under Marches! wil wonderful BUccesS. and finally made a succcf fill debut at the Opera Cotilique in. Pari oferitiug a Very favourable impression.; Mdll ; Alda, who'at latest was Singing at the Metr politan Opera House, New Yolk, is a daught of Madame Leonora Simonsen, a fauious prin ; dtinna thirty years ago, and a niece of Madan Ffanceai Saville, who was an operatic queen t the Continent a quartet 6f a century .ago.] . : : AWARDS TO AUSTRALIAN. WINES. • London, October 1!). At the Brewers' Exhibition four first priz and one second prize were awarded to No South Wales for wines, and threo firsts, fi' ! Seconds, and six thirds to South Australia. ; SCHOONER'S VOYAGE RESUMED, I '.. m , ' v • „ , , Sydnoy, October 20. I The schoone? Houto, having effected repair I has resumed her voyage to Herokino, north ; Auckland. / : CHINAMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH. Tl, ni.- r Sydnoy, October 20. [ , -f? 0 Chinaman Lee Sing has been sontcnc . to death for the murder, on September-11, ~ the woman Mqy Phillips, who was found wi ■ her head battered, in the residence of Chinese, with whom She...had. been living. INTERNATIONAL SHOW AT BUENOS : • AYRES. . Melbourne, October 20. t leading • stock-brecdefs favour a pr , posal to join with Nev Zealand stock-breede | in sending a shipment of stock to tho inte . Rational show dt Buenos Aj-rcs next year. Th< ' have also decided 'to send sample fleeces i different breeds of stud sheep to show tl oharacter of tho woela grown in Australia. ,