GENERAL CABLE NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7448, 24 May 1911, Page 6

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright SURVEYORS' CONFERENCE. , , LONDON, May 23. ■ Lord Ouraon will open the conference of Surveyors-Goneral on the 316 t mst. Mr B. A. Counsel, Surveyor-General of Tasmania, and Mr Spowere, of Queensland, have arrived to take part in the conference. ‘GROCERS' EXHIBITION. LONDON. May 22. South ■ Australia has an excellent, display at the Grocers’ Exhibition at Southport/ : ' A SUFFRAGETTE "PROTEST.” LONDON, May 22. The Princess Duleep. Singh, was fined one pound for - refusing to pay . doglicenses. The refusal was meant as a protest on behalf of the suffragettes, VICTORIAN PREMIER IN PARIS. ■ PARIS, May 22. Sir .John Taverner. Agent-General for Victoria, met the Hon. John Murray, Premier of the State, and the, two called on the Minister of thelntorior andat the British Embassy. They will arrive in London on Wednesday. A RECORD FLIGHT. ' PARIS, May 23, M. Garros, competing in the ParisMadrid aerial flight, covered’ 2sl miles in 3 hours 47 minutes—a record tor the distance. (Received Hay 23, 11 p-m.) PARIS. May 23.. M. Vedrines monopkmed, from, Paris to Angouleme, over 200 miles, in 235 minutes. STEEL TRUST INQUIRY. , WASHINGTON, May 22. Mr Andrew Carnegie will bo required to give evidence before, the commission investigating the operations of the Steel Trust. ' OUT OP QUARANTINE. SYDNEY. May 23. The steamer Prinz Waldemar, from Japan, with a-ease of smallpox aboard, was released from quarantine to-day. MOULDED CONCRETE HOUSES. , SYDNEY, May 23. In reply to Mr Carmichael, Assistant* Minister for Agriculture; who cabled Mr T A- Edison for information concerning the cost of a concrete house plant to bo used for tho erection of workmen a homes, the Now South Wales Government has received a cable from Mr Edison, stating that his moulded-house invention has not quite reached tho commercial stage. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOClETY(Received May 23, 10 p.m.) LONDON, May 23. Lord Curzon has been elected President of tbe Royal Geographical Society. LAWN TENNIS. - LONDON, May 23. At the Surrey tennis championship meeting, in the second round of the county event. Wilding beat E. Pockley. 6—l, 6—3. PUSHING ON CENSURE DEBATE. SYDNEY, May 23. The Government has determined to close, the censure debate, this -week. (Received May 24, 1.10 am.) SYDNEY, May 23. In the Assembly to-day, during the censure debate, Mr Storey, leader of the Independents, announced that his party . objected to some of, the Governments proposals, but was willing to give them a show. He appealed for the creation of a moderate party, drawn from both sides of the House, to carry on the Government,,