MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 5 June 1909, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

fRiMS Arwmiraos. — CorxwOHi] LONDON, Friday. Opportunity will be taken at the Imperial Defence Conference in July to discuss State-owned cables. In all probability the first Imperial cable would i be between Britain, Ireland and Canai da, I ST. PETERSBURG, Friday. I China hns now withdrawn her proi posal for arbitration on the Fakumen railway question, and has expressed a desire for negotiations. HOBART, Friday. Major-General Harry Barron (lately commanding the Royal Artillery at Malta) has been appointed Governor of Tasmania. PERTH, Friday. .A Malay aboard the steamer' Zoroaster, at Hunbury, has contracted plague. SYDNEY, Friday. The .A.M. P. Society is extending its head office at n cost "of £63,000. I NV KRCA K< J ihL, Friday. The Supreme Court sat till late this evening hearing the adjourned divorce suit of Watt v. Watt and Scobie, the husband's petition, on the ground of misconduct, and a claim for £1000 damages against the co-respondent. The jury found insufficient evidence of misconduct, and found for respondent and co-respondent, with costs on the low- ] est scale. I ■