GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 823, 23 May 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright A QUEEN'S, ACCOUCHEMENT. (Rec. May 22, 5 p.m.) Madrid, May 21. The Quean, of Spain (nee Princess Ella of Battonbarg) has given birth to a sou, stillborn. The health of the Queen is satisfactory. [The King and Queen of Spain have the following children: —Alfonpo, the heir, bom May 10, 1907; a second son, Jaime, born June 23, 100?; and a daughter, Beatrice, born June 22, 190SU STRIKE ABANDONED. Paris, May 21. The naval reservists at Marseilles have abandoied the strike UNITED STATES RAILWAY WAGES. New York, May 20. The Erie Railroad has adopted a new; wages agreement for conductors and trainmen, the wages being slightly under the Baltimore scale. Y.W.C.A. CONFERENCE. ; Berlin, May 20. A world's conference of the Young Women's Christian Association was opened in Berlin, in the presence of the Empress. There are 850 delegates from 22 countries. • COTTON SHORTAGE. New Y.ork, May 20. Many New England cotton mills are curtailing tlie production of cotton by 25 to 33 per cent, until the new crop is available. NEW HTJDDART PARKER London, May 20. . The Huddart-Parker Company's new steamer Zealandia has sailed for Mel- . bourne. CHARGE OF MURDER. St. Petersburg) May 20. Count Bogdan Ronikier, a wellknown Polish nobleman, has - been arrested on a chaTgo of murdering his brother-in-law, a boy of 17, whose life lay between him and the inheritance or a large estate. GOOD RAINS. Sydney, May 19. After a long spell of dry weather, good rains have fallen throughout Victoria and New South Wales. I CONVICTED.OF ARSON. Melbourne, May 20. Shaw was found guilty of setting fire to Crabtree's shop, in Brunswick Street, under circumstances cabled on March 19. Sentence was deferred. HALF-CROWN TO GO. • Melbourne,.May 20. Replying to a protest by the Chajnbor of Commerce against the abolition, of the half-crown, Mr. Fisher, Federal Prime Ministor, said he feared it would have to go. There was no provision in the Australian Coinage Act for its ; retention. >' A NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. , Sydney, May 20. } At a meeting of New Zcalanders it s was decided to form a Now Zealand Association. The membership is to be ; limited to those who have resided at s least five years in the Dominion. f N.S.W. PARLIAMENT. 1 Sydney, May 19. 5 The State .Parliament will meet on >' Juno 14. .