GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 695, 21 December 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(Br Tclegriph-Preis Aamelatkn-OoDjrlebt| \ e INCREASED CANADIAN IMPORTS. ' , , „ Ottawa, December 19. 'Ihe value of Canada s imports, for the eight months ending November, show an increaso of nino million pounds. ■RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE DEAD. Tk n jS£ ' Pet " ,s , bur 9. December 20. Tho Grand Dnke Michael Nicolaievitch, grand-uncle of tho Tsar, has died at Cannes agod 77. [The Grand Duke Michael Nicolaiovitch was bom at St. Petersburg on October 13, 1832. As a brother of the Tsar's grandfather, ho has seen nearly three-quarters of a century of tho inner life around tho Russian throne, and has filled many court and military appointments. Ho leaves six children, tho eldest being the Grand Duke Nicolas-Michailoritch, born on April li, 1859.] MARATHON RACE—DORANDO BEATEN. rs—j- vi. London, December 19. Gard ,P or Jbeat.Dorajido at the Albert Hall over the Marathon distance (20 miles 385 yards). Tho time was 2 hours, 37 minutes 1 sucond. ■ [The Marathon record put up by St. Yves at Seattle m October was 2 hours 32 minutes 89 seconds.] , | COAL AND STEEL AMALGAMATION. _ _ Ottawa, Decomber 19 "I ■ The Dominion Steel and Dominion Coal Companies have been amalgamated, with Mr Plummer as president. CANADIAN NAVY. „ o . Ottawa, December 18. . Mr. Spourle,, one of the oldest Conservatives in the Dominion House, in viow of tho impending introduction of Sir Wilfrid Lauricr's Naval Defence Bill, says that what Canada wants is immediate and effective action. , AN AUTOMOBILE RECORD. **t j- i- c!^ w Yopk ' December 19. At Indianapolis, Strango, in a FJ.A.T. car covered five miles in 3mm. Msec—an'antomo. THE POPE RECEIVES BISHOP VIDAL. n . _~ ~ v _ Rome, December 19. VMa S l,w e *&?* AUSTRAL WHEEL KACE. Jto Aus'tral \ Pianta j Harris „... .irjZZ™! 2 ■ Glenoross „ ~.."!"!"!Z!....r" 3 Won by four lengths. Time, imin."27 l-sseo