GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 667, 18 November 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Telctraph-Preas Aesoclatlon-CopyrJglJU « :_ '" '' . PERSIAN. PARUAMENT. \ Tehoran, Novombor 16. I The Persian Parliament has opened. , Tho \ Speoch from tho Throne was delivered by Re- I gent Azad-ul-Mulk, head of the Kajar tribo, who was appointed in July last, when thedethroned Shah, Mohanied Ali, was succeeded ' by his 11-year-old son, /Ahmed Mirza. The ■ Speech promised .administrative reforms. , LONDON TRAFFIC-A NEW BRIDGE. London, November 10. The Common Council of, tho City of London) has rocommonded tho construction of a new St.' Paul's Bridge oier tho ( Thames,' ' STEAMER "ASHORE. Naples, November 16. Tho North Gorman Lloyd steamer Leutzow, ■ is ashore in tho Bay of JSaples. v ■■ SCOTT'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Melbourne, Novomber 17. In reply to a question in the-Federal House as to whether tho Government intended to subsidise Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition, tho Prime Minister,' Mr. Doalrin, bald no such proposal had been consideicd. ' LAWN TENNIS. Melbourne, Novomber 17. At tho Victorian lawn lennis championship meeting, New South Wales defeated Victoria in the Intor-Stato Matcli by 104 games to 87. (Bcc. November 18, 1.10 a.m.) Melbourne, November 17. The Viotorian tennis tournament olosed witK doubles matches, a series of which' determined tho destination of tho Mars-Buckley Cup. New .. South Wales secured tho cup, defeating Victoria by 181 games to 107. Iri tho singles, events New South'-'Wales won ■ 104, Victoria-, 87 J in tho doubles, each won 80. CRICKET. Adelaide, Novomber 17, In tho inter-State oriokct match Victoria, v. South Australia, in which tho latter made--590 in tho first innings, Victoria's first in- , nines olosed for 284—Wamo 57, Hazlitt (not out) 89, Spoirs 49, Scott 19. Tho Victorians followed on, and after they had scored five' runs without the loss of a wicket, rain stopped tho play. _, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Brisbane, November 17. A flro at Pittsworth destroyed 'six shops* The damage is estimated at £9000. ' VICTORIAN WHEAT CROP. ' VMelbourno, Novomber 17. Tho newspaper "Loader" estimates tho Victorian wheat crop at 26,000,000 bushels, an average of,' 12i bu6hols. This should give oa oxportablo surplus of n.800,000 bushels.