GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13836, 25 February 1907, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Press Association—By Telorfraph- Copyright.

THE CREW OF THE CATHKI'JNICAPETOWN, February 22.

The Turakinu will call at the Crozets, weather permitting, to rescue the crew Of the schooner Catherine, some of whom recently ieaclied Australia. An expedition sent from Durban had to return owing to stress of weather. •

SYDNEY WATER SUPPLY.

. SYDNEY, February 23. Tho medical officer of the Water Board Teports that the city supply contains ai/ excessive .quantity of organic vegetable matter, including several species of organisms which could under certain conditions develop-excessively and render Hie water unfit for consumption.

STEAMER PURCHASED,

SYDNEY, February 23. Ike I.astern and' Australian Steamship Company lias purchased the Nineveh,' to' take the place of the wrecked Australian.

THE WOMEN'S VOTE.

MELBOURNE, February 23. . Doakin secured the highest proportion of tho women's vote of any candidate at the late Federal elections.

PUBLISHING THE ODDS.

MELBOURNE, February 23. Acting under legal advice, an everiinrr paper here published the odds oh the forth" coming races. *

INSUBORDINATE PRISONERS.

, PERTH, February 23. ills insubordinate prisoners were sentenced for viltioas terms tb a diet of bread ' I " cl l lv . a ' ei ', a . nJ (. tho forfeiture of portions of their remission -of sent&ncG.

THE ITALIAN SHIP DRUM PARK. SYDNEY, February 23. agents of {ho Dram Pari- have cabled to Italy for a new captain, iteantime tlie crew are allowed to go free. [Tlie Italian ship Drum Park returned to Sydney recen iy „ ter being out. a month? bhe had reached the southern on d 0 f New lvonilm' ff S ' ng •' " ! i ll y Cry tem P°3 f «ollS i cather, when nine of the crow refused tsea,vorth;-] gromUl thnt th ° VoS3el ™