CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13106, 17 October 1904, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS

BRITISH AND FOREIGN, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. THE DUKE OF CONXAXJGHT. LONDON, Octobcr 1:3. (Received Oct. IG, afc 9.30 a.m.) Tho Duke of Connaught, who met with an accident through the motor car in which be was being driven coming into collision with a cart with no lights, is progressing favourably. LADY CUItZON. Lady Curzon is still iu a serious condition, hut is 110 worse. LADIES' HATS IX THEATRES. PARIS, October 14. (Received Oct. 15, at 9.12 a.m.) The ladies in this city have spontaneously abandoned large hats and adopted small ones for theatre-going. "WHISisY CONCOCTIONS. NEW YORK, October 14. (Received Oct. 15, at 9.15 a.m.) Jinny deaths in New York arc traceable to wood alcohol in whisky concoctions costing id and selling at Cd. INTERCOLONIAL. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. COMPENSATION FOR PUBLICANS.

MELBOURNE, October 15. (Received Oct. 15, at 9.38 a.m.) The Licensing Compensation Court has awarded over £50,000 in connection with the closing of 37 hotels in Melhourno as tho result of the local option vote.

A MANUFACTURERS' EXHIBITION. Sir John Madden, Chief Justice, opened at the Town Hali\ an excellent exhibition of purely Australian manufacturers' products. Both lie and Mr Bent advocated home industry. RIFLE-SHOOTING. SYDNEi., October 15. (Received Oct. 15, at 9.38 a.m.) Tho Rifle Association meeting commenced to-day. The entries total 013— a decrease compared with last year.