GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13875, 12 April 1907, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Pross Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. A CUTTER LOST. ADELAIDE, April 11. There is little doubt that, the fishing cutter Wanderer was lost off Kangaroo Island with three hands. A SCHOONER. MISSING. PERTH, April 11. The schooner Harriet. Constance, with five hands, which left Fortescue for Cosenek on March 8, is missing. ,

EARTHQUAKE. I'KItTH, April 11, There was a shock of earthquake yesterday.

JAPANESE TIMBER,

SYDNEY, April 11. | An experimental sliipmont of 2,250,000 ft of Japanese timber lias arrived. Oilier shipments will follow. MR BEN 'Iij,LKTT. SYDNEY, April 11. Mr 'lion Tille.lt, tho English Labour leader, left England at the end of March tor Sydney, STATE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE. SYDNEY, April 11. Tho Slate Premiers' Conference meets at Brisbane on May 28. THE PLAGUE. SYDNEY, April 11. There is a case of plague at Waterloo, the victim being the son o! a man who recently died of the complaint. A plagued rat was found on a steamer trading-in the northern rivers. LONG-DISTANCK CYCLING. ADELAIDE, April 11. • (Received April 11, at 1i.51 p.m.) Two cyclists, named Warren and Lcnnie, liave ridden from Perth to Adelaide. They suffered somewhat from thirst and liuiig..r. They left Perth on February 23. Thev have proceeded to Sydney. THE COUPON SYSTEM. SYDNEY, April 11. (Received April 11, at 11.45 p.m.) An influential deputation waited on the Acting Premier to-day and asked for legislative action to put a stop to the coupon system, which was detrimental to the trade of the State. The Minister promised to refer the matter to the Cabiuet.