General Cable News.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 2, 27 September 1907, Page 5

General Cable News.

— 4/ ■ RECORD-BREAKING DANIELS. By Telegraph—Press Association.— Copyrisnt. '. . '' Londan, Scptomber 25.., Daniels did not receive the invitation to visit Sydney, .haying sailed for Now York on tho 14th, owing to his mothor's illness. C. M. Daniels, of New York; recently brolco tho .swimming records for 100 yards and 150 yards. For the former, his time was mutilated on the cables, and was probably 55 2-ssec; for tho 150 yards, his time was i)3sec. Therefore, he was invited to .visit .Australia. THE CHURCH AND HE BERTK- , RATE. ' ' Adelaide, September 25. Tho Presbyterian Assembly directed the Moderator to issue a pastoral dealing with tho birth-rato problem, and waring people against tho use of preventives. . . THE PORT JACKSON. 1 ' London, September 25. The training ship Port Jackson, which' visited Australia with her boy complement some little time. ago, is again sailing for Australia in October. Sho carries twenty-four cadet 3, also fifty Warspito boys for training for ordinary seamen. KEEPING POTATOES. . Melbourne, Septombor 26. Samples of •" Early Rose " potatoes placed in Government cool storage in February, 1906, and tawen out eightytwo weeks after,- were found to be in oxcellent condition.- t GOLF IN AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, September 2G. Tho golf doubles championship was won by. Header (Victorian) and Pcarce (Tasmanian) with a total of .171. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION. Kingston, September 25. The municipality of Kingston, Jamaica, has agreed to an amendment to tho Paupro Alien Immigration law in order to prohibit the, ontrance of undesirables. The • amendment -is aimed especially at Chineso and yrians. PERSIAN GULF. AGREEMENT NOT BUT IMPLIED. (Received September 26, 11.6 p.m.) London, September. 26. The despatch sent by Sir Edward Grey to the British Minister at St. Petersborg (Rt. Hon. Sir A.- Nicholson), states that tho'Anglo-Russian convention does not contain a positive declaration respecting Britain's special interests in the Persian Gulf, but tho Government believe that tho quostion will not give rise to difficulr tics between tho two countries, hecauso Russia explicitly stated that during tho negotiations that she doos not deny Britain's special interests there. Sir Edward Grey adds: "Britain will continue to direct all her offorts towards preservation of tho status quo in tho Persian Gulf, and the maintenance of British trade." Ho oxplains tho omission to embody tho understanding in the convention by saying that the nrrangomont affecting Porsia is limited to parts of Persia bordoring on Britain's or Russia's territories. Tho Gulf is not part of thoso rogions, and tho shores of tho Gulf nro not all Porsian soil.