GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 680, 3 December 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Toleurnpb-Freia ABSociatlon-Ooiiyrlentl AWARD TO NEW ZEALAND FRUIT. (Eec. December 2, 11 p.m.) ' London, December 2. At tho Horticultural Society's colonial exhibition, tho New Zealand Government was awarded silver Knightsiau medals for fruits, etc, and preserves. ' MONEY-GRUBBING CRICKETERS.' \ London, December 1. Commenting on a report in, the "Ceylon Times" of a cricket match on October 13, when European residents declined to play, "Truth" says it is discreditable that the Australians should charge heavy fees. It was-a moneygrubbing business and' the whole story wab despicable and degrading. Playing a match against a purely native team degraded white men in natives' eyes. •■ ■ • ' ; NEW LORD JUSTICE OF APPEAL. London, -December 1. The Hon. R. R. Cherry, Attorney-General for Ireland,-succeeds tho late Lord Fitzgibboh as a Lord Justice of Appeal for Ireland. [The Right Hon. R, E. Cherry is 50 years of age, was born at Watcrford, and is the several text books on Irish .land lawß and cijminal law. He has been Attorney-Genoral for Ireland since 1905.1

A BARQUE ASHORE. ' . London, December I. The barquo Adderloy, 1241 tons, from Newcastlo, Australia, is ashore at Puna. She must bo lightened before she con be floated. Assistance has been sent. , , , , COMMONWEALTH SILVER COINAGE. London, Dccomber 1. The Royal Mint has purchased .£70,000 worth of silver for Commonwealth coinage. INDIANS IN TEANSVAAL.-SINEWS OF WAR. Calcutta, December 1. Ratau Tata, a millionaire of Bombay; has given Mr. Ghandi, tho Indian leader in l tho Transvaal, twenty-fivo thousand rupees to enable him to continue 'tho struggle against tho Registration Act. , DEATH OF DUKE KARL OF BAVARIA. Vienna, December 1. Duke Karl Theodore, of Bruaria, brother of the Into Empress Elizabeth of Austria, is dead, aged 70. As an amateur oculist, he performed fivo thousaud operations for cataract. [Duko Karl Theodore of Bavaria, ,born at Possenhafen on August 9, 1839, was_ the son of Duke Maximilian, and succeeded his brother Louis on the latter'e renunciation of his rights. Duke Charles was married first t6 Princess Sophie of Saxony, who died'in'lßo7, and secondly to Marie Josephe, Infanlo de Portugal, in 1874.] , ' . ' t \ DESTRUCTIVE HUE. I Sydney, December 2. A fire gutted Schwekke's mineral water factory. The damage is estimated at JE9OOO. FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCES. ' Melbourne,, December 2. 'The third reading in the Senate of tho Finance Bill (embodying tho ngreouient between tho Commonwealth and the States, substituting for the Braddon Clause- a payment to the States of 255. per capita per annum) was carried by 19 votes to 111. "NEW GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, December 2. Sir William Macgregor, tho new Governor of Queensland, has arrived, and/ was' sworn in. Hβ received un enthusiastic public \\6lcome.