GENERAL CABLE NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7399, 29 March 1911, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

By Telegraph—Frees Association—Copyright AUSTRALIAN NAVAL OFFICER. LONDON, March 27. Captain Chambers, of the Australian Navy Department, sails for Australia on Friday next. He has completed an exhaustive inspection of the naval training establishments and schools. AN OLD CHURCH BURNED. LONDON, March 27. Tho beautiful fourteenth century Church of St. Michael’s, Honiton, Devonshire, has been.- destroyed by fire. THIRTY BURGLARIES. , LONDON, March 27. Thirty artisans’ houses at Stockwell, a suburb of London, were raided by burglars on Saturday night. JOHNSON AVILL APPEAL.. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. The heavy-weight boxing champion, Jack Johnson, will appeal against his conviction and sentence to a term of imprisonment for exceeding tho automobile time-limit. { ' INCENDIARISTS AT WORK. BUENOS AYRES, March 27. Fires broke out in the remaining Customhouses in the city, but wore suppressed. There is evidence that tho incendiaries are very determined. [A few days ago a ' Customhouse containing merchandise valued at iraif a milÜbn 1 sterling was destroyed.! SYDNEY RIOT FATALITY. SYDNEY, March 28. An old man has succumbed to injuries received during the Show Ground riot. CYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP. ‘ ■ SYDNEY, March 28. At the cycling meeting Weston won the half-mile clutmpionship of New South AYales. His time was Imin 31 l-ssec. A YOUTHFUL ROBBER; ■ \ MELBOURNE, March 28. A youth named Stott was committed for trial on a charge of robbing' the Footscray railway booking office. Tho proceeds (seven pounds) were spent at tho races and theatres:and,on lollies. Stott was remanded on a charge of attempting to stick up the Elizabeth street post office. PRISON REFORM. BRISBANE, March 28. Tho Government is considering a scheme of prison reform, including rewards for good conduct and the supplying of reading matter to the' prisoners. WRECK OF THE AUSTRALIA. (Received March 28, 10.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 28. The Marino Court of Inquiry into the wreck of the schooner'Australia on tho South-west Rocks on February 22nd exonerated tho master, .Captain Hadley, from all blame.. The vessel wont ashorfe during a very heavy blow. BODY WASHED ASHORE. MELBOURNE, March 28. The body of a man, supposed to be one of tho crew of tho yacht Mavis (which, with four men, G; H. PPout, A. Todd, W. Empson, and Fleet,, has been missing since the 19th insti), bos boon washed ashore.