GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

tljr Tolceraph-Prei'i ■'! AanelaUca-dopjcightJ ...'-:.,A CRADLE:PLEDGE. ...-'■ j ...\ ';■.',.; [I.;- . (Rec. December. 21,\8.55. p.m'.)'.'.-..'.. v-■' ' ; rri! -riL'■■'■■ i! i'i, Lo ' lt,o ni December 2IV. ■ ine unirch of England Society has the idea of a: "cractlo roll,"'which originated in.New.South ; Wales.- Under this system parehtsrare.pledged'to bring up their children abstainers. 'The Society intonds to organise -cradle rolls , in: its ■ six thousand branches. \ .:■:■ : \.'..-- :\ '- ; ■;■.■ ■■...'. ..'.•.:■■. „•■.' SPURIOUS .PEARLS IN. A ■'COSTLY- NECE-•.;.'-r/;':; LACE. •'.:-'■.;■■-. ■,:■.,;.;_. "■■-'■■ ~' ; 20;-J- ---■ It was discovered. last night that Sirs. William _ Astor's'.'' magnificent. five-strand peirl necklace contained .90'. imitation 'pearls, reducing its valuo.to'.'.£lo,ooo.. , - '; :' : BEQTJESI *O ; MEDICAL EESEAECH.'i ~'_...- ■ : '■■■' -■■■■ ■•■■•■.iUondon, , December '20. - 'Professor Graham,: professor of - .chemistry at the University'of: London, has: bequeathed the .; University, College Hospital for tho • purposes of medical research.,,. [The London, University scheme of medical research fellowships has : been.'heavily endowed £rrai the. Beit funds, as■ was detailed in a cablegram on December: 17.]:,,.. ."■;.;, : , . ■■: '.; ;■; A'; MAHARAJAH'S' BE'kEPICENCE.'''•'" '■ •n^- : --</.'^'';V'-'-o''t o^o, 'i- D eceinber2o; : - -.. ■ ine Maharajah of foepaul, following custom, distributed, his weight ■in ; gold ■ among poor fellow.pilgrims. ' . •.■.';. i' ' CAETMELL BEATS POSTLE -OVER 200 ;■ ••; -■•■ :■;'■ :,;•;;, YARDS. \i : v->:; -..-:,; :.. _ ■'-'■' " '■•'■ . : London, December 20. ' _In a 200-yards "race at Stoke for .£2OO, N. C Cartmell (an American) defeated A. B. Postle (an Australian) by three yardsjin 21Jsec. This was Cartmelre 'first race as a professional.- " : . CRICKET-HILL'S :■ DOUBLE CENTURY. T ,■_ I',-.-.-'.■.■*■ '■';:. Adelaide, Decemterv2l. _In the. inter-State cricket- match," Now' South Wales v. Soutb Australia, the-first innings of the latter concluded 1 for 397. .Clem Hill got his double century, scoring 25 in an: excellent cnanceless innings, while R. Hill made 25; O'Connor 24, and Whitty 23./ New South Wales/who Boored:iß4 in their'first innings, in theirtfeoond venture have lost four wickets for Waddy, 31; Bardsley, 81; Diamond (not out)! 35;. Barnes (not-out),- 25... V: ; .V, ;:•:: ' v The ; . second', innings /of New' South Vaies ■closed for 219, which: leaves South Australia only.seven runs to make to win. Barnes in- , creased his score to 46, Diamond to 47,. Craivrord, took, six-' wickets for 03 runs, Whittv three for. 42..-' ,-,- ' .-,.•'■.:: .... '. ■~.• '' ■ WICKHAM. MURDER-NOT GUILTy! '",•;>■' ; -iAvV,".'.' '/ .Sydney, ■December 21, ! ' : Mrs. Streit was found not guiltv of the murdar 6f the man Healy, at Wickhain (Newcastle) in July last; on the ground of temporary insanity. '. ■ -- '. ~■■.'.■■;>,■', ■■ -.! - .;.;••■. :-,' ''?' \ n July tl»t, : ;when'the-police entered, Streit, who was lying beside the dead body of .Healy, placed a revolver to her' ear, ■but-it missedi fire. The police had received a letter intimating that both of- them intended tor die .together..,' Streit stated that the man snot himself tho previous night; but that she had not hod the courage to do.the same, itealy was a,niarned man, with five ohildfen. Married,-.and-, (the' cablegram added) is living apart from her husband, who is believed to uo in Now Zealand.]. , . - .. ' NEW SOUTH: WALES WHEAT YIELD; \ ■- m, „ L' „ Sydheyi Decembor ; 2l. ■- Jhe Govornmeht ■ Statistician's l'nid-liarveet estiuiato of the wheat yield is 25.600,000 bushels, the average being slightly over U bushels to tho aero. . . .-■-.. ■ , . °^">