GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By ' Tolejraph-Preil Association -Copjrl|hlJ , , — * .— ' ' ' ' TRAIN OOLLISION-FHTEBN KILLED. } (Eec. November 11, "U p.m.) ', , Vancouver, Nwembor 11. , • An electric passenger train,collided with' k freight train between Vnncouvsr and Wcetmin-' 6ter Juacbon, BiiUbU Colambla. Fiftooa pot* tons were killed and seven injured. , J . . EING'B BIETHDAY-THE' PEESIDENra GOOD WISHES, London, November 10. President Taft has cabled, warmly congratu. , latins King Edward on the happy completion of another year, and wishing him health'ahd happiness for long yeais to come! Thort hive I been many birthday rejoicings in the eolonio* = tiKVPfIH fi |! ,'> 51,. ? v I PESSES 0 , , TH' BASN BAND. London, Novomber 10< A Msnchestor jury has vwtaiixL. J. H. Uoi, ' concert agent, JC2OO damas" against tho Beseoa i o' th' Barn Band for breobng thmr engaire- . ment with , him. ■ , , > PANAMA CANAL, rORTIFICAIIONS. ' New York, Npvembor 10, Tho American fortifications in tho Panama Canal kono are oxpeoted to bo completed by 1015 (by which year, it has boon predicted by I the enginfeowng chiof, vessala will bo passing I through the canal).

WEESTLIN(J! A WIN IFOE'GOTCH. , ' New York,, Nwombor 10. Gotoh defeated Giovanni- Raieovitch k ty* cateh-as-ca±eh-can championship of tho world tit Chicago, Kscnnng straight falls in Iβ minutes and 81 minutes. , , , [Goteh is de American wteatler who defeated Haekonschmidt in a mate* in the united States for tho championship bt 'the; worfcL Hackenschmidt charged (Jotcn with 'gouging and othor Unfair tactics. There has been prolongod negobndons for another raatoh between ( the two.] ' ' ; EXECUTION OF 'A MEW CALEDONIA i MURDERER. Noumea, November 11. On Wednesday, Arrighi, loader of th» gang of inurderere known ae the "B^ 6 ttas jublidy guillotined on the quay in th« presence of a thousand porsons. ' LiWN TENNIS. , « y s Melbourne, November 11. In the third round of the Victorian lawn tcunis championship, Wilding defeated O'Hura Wood, C-0, (H-4, β-fl. ' x i , I DEATH OP AN AUSTRALIAN' POET, Brisbane, November 11George Essex Evans, the Queensland twit, hO3 died in'hospital attcr un operation; aged LMr. Georgo Esse* Evans was born ,■ In London, the Bon of a Q.O. and Liberal .mmtee of the Commons, and Uirlved in Australia at tho ago of about olgMeon-years. I , or yoarj he has been regardoU ae being in tie front rank of Australian ports. Uβ pnbUshsd lho Repentance of Magdalene DeMor ttnd v S Ul S Poems" (1891), "Loraiiic, and Other; Vebes (16MB), "Tlio Garden of Queensland" (1898), and "The Secret Key and OUier Vorsos" (lWffl. Uβ ( won the iifty-guineft prize for thebest ode, en the inauguration of the Commonwealth, 6nd haa been for more than twenty years a frequent contributor to the Australian press.] - \ CONVICT'S BEUTAIj A'ITACK ON A ft'AKDEU. , Melbourne, No\ombor 11. A notorioufl negro convict named King stebhed and seriously injured Curtis, a wnrdor, _ at Pontridge. By some meanetho onsonor _ had Bocured and eharponed a piece of .stcel, with which ho committed tho ( assault, , BIG FERE AT MINING WOBKB. Kalgoorlie. November 11. A firo destroyed tho extensive crushing plant, including much valuable machinery, at tho ' Groat Boulder Perseverance mine. The damace amounts to botwoon forty nnd fifty thousand pounds, which is covered by insurance. Ovor four hundred employees aro thrown oat of work. VICTORIAN LAND TAX BILL., Melbourne, November 11. In the State Assembly, tin amendment proposing to make tho Laad Tax Bill a Land Valuation Bill was rejected by 40 votes to 13. WOMEN'S DEMANDS. Sydney, November' 11.''' The Labour Women's Convention decided > that women should be eligible to sit in Parliament, and to act as judges and jnrors; tho objoot being to onsnro moro equal protection i and sympathetfo legislation for women m com* pared.with ,men. HEAT'WAVE IN NEW SOUTH WALES. • ' Sydney, November 11. ' A hoat wavo is passing over the State. Tho thormomotor registered 9G.G degrees m the city, yestorday, and many high regißtare are r»> ported in country places.