GENERAL CABLE ITEMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 65, 17 March 1911, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE ITEMS.

[PKBSS ASSOCIATION.] HOUNDSDITCH MURDERS

LONDON, March; 15. Federoff, one of the men arrested for the Houndsditch murders, has been discharged.

BILLIARDS

LONDON, March 15. In a game of 8000 up at London between Harveson and George Gray, 'at the afternoon session Harveson was 2631. to Gray's 2344. At the end of the evening T session Grays score was 4000 to Harveson's 2922, Gray making a break of 1054. 4 RIGOROUS WINTER. OTTAWA, March 15. The unusually rigorous winter has brought .death and suffering to the fishermen of the Labrador.coast.

A NEW,INDUSTRY. SYDNEY, March 16. A prospectus has been issued of the Australian. Marine Fibrefc Company, with a capital of £165,000. It proposes to. convert the large deposfts of .the marine plant Posidonia Australalis, al> Spencerf© Gulf, into marketable fibre, suitable for «kfth making and other puposes. A VOLUMINOUS.REPORT., MELBOURNE, March 16. The Postal Commission's report, which is -published, contains nearly 5,000,000 words, and represents an ■outlay of £*%OGO. "THE DEAD ■ THAT ARE NO MELBOURNE, March 16. Arrangements will be made in future for an Australian wreath to J>e placed on Nelson's monument on Trafalgar Day. A MOUNTAINEER. MELBOURNE,. March ;16./ Amongst the passengers by the Arawa was* Mr Samuel Turner^ TT.R.G.S., wlio is en route to New "Zealand on a mountaineering tour. During the voyage he put up a world's skipping record to keep him®elf in climbing trim. GOLD FINDS. SYDNEY, March 16. There have been further rich finds -of gold at the Long Tunnel' mine at (Gundagai. OBITUARY. SYDNEY, March 16The Rev* Doctor Fraser, a prom*' inent Gpngregatipnalist and of Ciamden TJollege, is dead. THE MISSING PARTY. SYDNEY, March 16. There are no confirmed reports regarding Stariiforth Smith's party. There is a growing impression that •they will never return.

RAILWAY WORKERS. ( SYDNEY, March 16. The Ageni-iGeneral reports that more 'immigrants are offering than •can 'find steamer accommodation in iihe 'four vessels specially engaged to -take out men to build the railways. QUEENSLAND'S MINERALS.

BRISBANE, March 15. The mineral production of Queensland last year amounted to £3,71.0,----222, an increase of £53,658. PRORtiGATION.

SYDNEY, March 16. The State Parliament has Been prorogued until May 2nd.