GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13832, 20 February 1907, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

PrsM Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, BELFAST, LONDON, February 18. • A Royal Commission lws been appointed lo inquire into the sanitary condition of Belfast. NAVIGATION CONFERENCE. " LONDON, February 18. The Navigation Conference will opeii. on March 26. Sir Thomas Sutherland, of the I'. and 0. Company, is among the British delegates. ELECTRIC LIGHT. SYDNEY, February 19. The City Council's electric light operations for the year yielded a gross profit of £19,416. CRICKET. ■ [ SYDNEY, February 19. The Cricket Association persists ill its refusal not to remove the suspensions on certain players till they make personal application.

(Received Feb. 19, at 9.44 p.m.) In the Gregory benefit cricket match New South Wales v. the Rest of Australia, New South Wales in their second innings made 312. Blaxland scored 43, Waddy 129, Carter (not out) 32. Armstrong took three wickets for 44, Hazlett two for 92, 0 Connor two for 85, and Bowden one for 44. The Rest of Australia lost two wickets for 25, Colter securing the Gregory brothers' wickets for 12. The Rest of Australia won by eight •wickets.

Gregory will net over £600 from the match.

PREMIERS' CONFERENCE. SYDNEY, February 19. (Received Feb. 20, at 1.24 a.m.) The Premiers' Conference has been postponed till next year.

THE PLAGUESYDNEY, February 19. (Received Feb'. 20," at 1.24 a.m.)

Another case of plague has been reported, making the sixth case from one hotel, now closed. The authorities have decided in future to quarantine all premises where plague rats have been found or from which patients have been removed.