MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6996, 9 December 1909, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright KING AS PRIZE-WINNER,. LONDON, December 7. King Edward visited tho Oattlo Show at Islington. Out of twentynino entries, his Majesty secured thrco breed cups, seven firsts, six seconds, three thirds, and four ''commendeds." RESIGNATION OF A BISHOP. LONDON, December 7. Tho Right Rev. Dr Samuel Thornton is resigning from the Assistant Bishopric of Manchester. [For twenty-five years Dr Thornton was Bishop of Ballarat, Victoria, leaving: there for his present appointment in 1900. He is seventy-four years of age, and entered rue ministry 50 years ago.] ELLAN VANNIN BROKEN UP. LONDON, December 7. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's steamer Elian Vannin, which was lost on tho Mersey, bar whilo voyaging from tho Lslo of Mlun to Liverpool, has completely broken in two amidships. There is a 15ft hole in her, suggesting a collision. LONDON, December 7. Tile Marylebono Club cricket' team mado 351 runs in their match against the Western Provinces oif South. Africa-. The colonials mado 67 and 151.. NEW YORK, December 7. Charles Buthringor, a Tammany politician, of New York, entered a neighbouring flat in mistake for his own, and the occupant, thinking him a burglar,, shot him dead.-, SYDNEY,..December 8. Dr Footc, a New Zcalamder, a passenger by the steamer Nairnshire, successfully performed a difficult operation during the voyage. Ono of the stokers was stricken by appendicitis, and was in a critical condition. Dr Foote decided that an operation was nccossairy to save -fabe man's life; and without any expert assistance, and during a heavy cvle, carried it through successfully. . Tho man is progressing satisfactorily. [Dr Foote is returning to Now land after two years' etndy in England, where he went two years ago to obtain his degree. His family resides at Whangarei.]

SYDNEY, 3>ecom!bor 8. The Capital Site Bill Has been pa£sed by the Legislative Council.

MELBOTJBiN'E, December 8. Colonel Foxton CHlonorary Minister in the Federal Government, and Ooanmomvealth delegate to tiho Imperial Defence Conference) informed the First Lord of the Admiralty of the passing of the Naval Loan Bill. 'He received this reply: "Congratulations to the British Empire." SYDNEY, December 8. A water famine is threatened at Broken Hill. .

The- South Australian authorities have informed the New South "Wake Government that it cannot guarantee to run relief trains to the Barrier in (the event of the water failing. The continued dry weather is seriously affecting jromo of the country, towns. A water famine prevails at Nowra. Stanislaus Dyktor was , found not guilty of the manslaughter of Henry Robert Oox, at the Hotel Arcadia, on November 2nd (when Oox drank some liquid jpoison in mistake, for water), and wis discharged from custody. MELBOURNE, December 8. The official report of the Victorian oat yield eives 10,444,000 bushels—a decrease of GBI,OOO bushels. At a meeting of rabbit exporters it was announced tha.t the number exported had decreased from over 10,000,000 in 1905 to 2,773,000 in the -present year. At this rate- of decline tho Victorian trade would soon be a thing of the past. The chief cause of the decline was the preference shown: to New South Wales rabbits, which ar© heavier and of better quality.