GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 837, 8 June 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

By' Telegraph—Press Association—Copyritcht

PRICE OF CONSOLS, (Eec. June 7, 11.10. p.m.) London, June 7. Consols are quoted at ,£Bl 7s. Gd. (a fall of 30s. from the price quoted in the last Bank of England return). MURDER IN GERMAN WEST AFRICA. , . Berlin, June 7. Advices from the Cameroons (Herman West Africa) state that cannibals killed Herr Bretschnoide, a merchant, aud seventeen porters, in the Dume district. NAVAL ENGINEER FOR CANADA. London, June 7. The Admiralty have lent Canada the fier,vices of Engineer-Lieutenant Percival C.' W. Howe, as consulting engineer in the organisation of the Canadian Navy. . BOY SCOUTS CAPTURE AMERICA. : . New York, June 6. The boy scouts' movement is sweeping over America. There is a prospect of half a million members being enrolled before 1911. FBICK EMULATES MORGAN. New York, June 6. Mr. Henry Frick, the millionaire, has purchased for .ESI),000 Rembrandt's picture of "A Polish Rider," which will shortly be exhibited in the Carfax Gallery. THE MISSING WARATAH. . London, June 7. It will be some weeks before the main inquiry by the Board of Trade into the caso of 'the missing Waratali will bo opened. NEW ZEALAND AND WHITEHAVEN , SUFFERERS. London, June 6. In connection with the relief fund for the relatives Of thos>? who lost their lives in the disaster at the "Wellington pit, Whitehaven, the Mayor of Whitehaven, in acknowledging "New Zealand's kindly aud very generous donation of .£11100," says: "It is satisfactory to find those so far removed by distance brought 6o near in trouble that they join their kinsmen at Home in assisting sufferers." TINNED RABBITS FOR THE NAVY. London, June 6. The Admiralty has given a trial order for 25,0001b. of tinned rabbits to tho Country Freezing Company, Sydney. DEVITT AND MOORE TRAINING SHIPS. London, j;une 6. Messrs. Devitt and Moore have purchased the four-masted steel barque Ama Begonakau (2156 tons gross) for use as an ocean training ship in conjunction with tlreir barque Port Jackson (2309 tons gross). SIR G. REID. London, June 0. Sir George Reid (Australian High Commissioner) and Lady Reid have taken the house—33 Eaton Square—belonging to Mr. J. Henniker Hcaton, M.P. for Canterbury. Mr. Heaton is going on a long voyage. [It has been reported that Mr. Henniker Heaton will not contest Canterbury at tho next election.] . \ ' GERMAN IMMIGRANTS. Brisbane, June 7. Another batch of 237 German immigrants, including 128 children, have arrived. HEAVY WEATHER, Sydney, .Tune 7. Heavy weather contiuues on tho coast. Shipping is sheltering. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. Adelaide, June 7. The State Assembly (in which the Verran Labour Government has just succeeded Ihe Peake-Bullor Government) passed Supply, and also passed a Bill authorisinp a loan of ,£1,800,000 in respect to tho Northern Territory, for redemption of Treasury bills and to provide for further

financing the Territory. The Assembly then adjourned until July 5.