GENERAL CABLES.
A NOVEL EXPERIMENT, New York, Sept. 23. Fifty convicts in the State prison at Denver, Colorado, including seve’al undergoing life sentences, attended a dramatic performance in a theatre under a strong guard. The play dealt with the convicts’ life in prison, with a highly dramatic outcome. The prison warden hopes that the lessons will be taken to heart. NATIVE TROUBLE. Sydney, Sept. 21. The captain of the steamer Malaita reports further trouble with the natives at Santo ,New Hebrides. Bush tribal fired on a coastal tribe, killing one, DROUGHT TN QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, Sept. 24. There is a serious drought in the West and North. Bush fires are raging. EARTHQUAKE. (Received 25, 9 a.m.) Ottawa, Sept. 21. An earthquake has been experienced Valdez, in Alaska. The cable is broken between Valdez and Sitka. LATE CANON DUCKWORTH. ( Received 25, 9.40 a.m.) London, Sept. 24. ■ The body of Canon Duckworth wait cremated, and the ashes interred in Westminster Abbey, near his stall. HYDROPHOBIA. Mr. Bower, Master of the SouthWest Wiltshire Foxhounds, died from avdrophobia caused by a bite from a i'ox. GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS POST PON El). (Receiied 25, 9.50 a.m.) Rome, Sept. 21. The International Geographical Congress has been postponed until next spring.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 238, 25 September 1911, Page 6
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