CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14985, 12 August 1919, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Elec. Tel. Copyright— Uni tea. P,r«ss Assn.) lElec. Tel. Copyright— United^wss Assn.) (Received August 12, 11.20 i,m.) , LONDON, Augtist 11. The .Rev. Harrington Lees, i vicar, of Swansea,' has been elected Bishop* of Bendigo. ° . NEW YORK, August 10. Petrol prices are unchanged, MELBOURNE, Augdst 10. At the gale of the Rajah of Pudukota's racehorses Mr W. Kemball, t%e welljcnmvn: New Zealand sporlstriln, purchased Lord Magar for 220 ghs. Kilflinn fetched 150 gn 3 . and Kil%ne 100 gns. ;. " '■ •"" . ' v. ;■ v -' MELBOURNE, AHigust 1 12. At the sale of the Rajah of Pudukoto's 'racehorses, Mr W. Kemball secured Old Muiigindi for 220 guineas. ; (Recefte^ August 12, 12.20 p.m.) ,„ „, -Sydney, -August ;i2. Mr Stead's team arrived by the Niagara, m good condition. .'. . In the. District-, Court- EJissaiSßth McCormick, of Auckland, "claimed dred pounds compensation from the Joan Craig Steamship Company, for the death of her husband, a seaman, \?ho, stie alleged, died from injuries received aboard the ship Joan Craig m the Execution v of. his^duty., A Verdict; for detendant company wasl'returned.?: The Australian Jockey Club repqtt shows thai dutin^'.the past year. £88\466 wa« distributed m stakes, ' ths actual added Tnoney being £71,100. During the current yea>' it is proposed to , increase the stakes by £4900. The .total cbtttria - 1 «?^ :f J ? r P^wo.tjo- purposes amounted xp ±5105^063. '. I In addition to the number of smaller increase*; the.Jpckey Club detided to increase the prize of the Villier!' Bfcake B to ' £10Gp, .arid December Stakes and Summer' Cup* to £1500. ,■ "