GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 31, 31 October 1907, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

PRESS ASSOCIATION-T-COrTRIqiST. / INSURANCE SOANDALS:^-SIX-MONTHS' ■ 1 ' IMPRISONMENT.'. . Nev/ York, October 30., Dr.,Gillette, formerly, vice-president of tho . Muttial tife'; Insurance . Society| .was! ,sen.tenced.tq sis nipnths'. imprisonment in "New York. for.; perjury,; .with -' reference, to .tlie Society's banking balance.

NEW LABOUR LEADER. ' I, ' ' 1 Melbourne, October 30. • A caucus of the Federal Labour party elected Mr. Fisher, of Queensland, to bo leader,vico Mr. J. C. Watson, who resigned .COAD, LINES-BRITISH AND FOREIGN. ■■ Berlin, October 29. ; Initial steps .aro being takon at Hamburg to i; assimilate.*.. Germany's • load-line with Britain's. 'ijoaisii' j It/has been complained'that' British loadlino, restrictions, \ framed,-, in the.; interests of safety iof life and property v at sea, are not observed" By European 'vessels trading to British § ortaand that foreigners!; by loading^mow eeply; i compote i :'unfairly . .with British iships. • 'this was one pfthe. arguments frequently, heard in' the House of Commons when the Merchant Shipping.Act was in the-Bill'stage. It .tii.'it . British .load-line restrictions vi"°! ■.' , applied to foreigners engaging in British trade.' . " ».... ....... ... DI y ORGED; London, October 29, Lady Hartwell has obtained a divorce from hnr. husband on the ground of his adultery with Joan Chamberlain,. ivifo of Linutenimt.' Chamberlain, ..with .whom ho eloped, io'Australia. .. , ' Sir 'Brodrick,Hartwell and <i lady - were re-' ■ eentiy m Australia,' and made a South Paciflo crmto >n the schooner 1 St'anloy, which was nearly wrecked, ••-. Engineer-Lieutenant' Chamberlam divorced his .wife.some months ago. on rick'^artwoll"'^ r ■ ll^^ COn^ 1 Brt "'" SPLIT IN AN IMMIGRATION -LEAGUE , . Sydney, October 30. A, split lias occurred in the Immigration Leaguo, that, portion led by Dr. Arthur forming; ii now league.;. ; There' has been trouble in the Lragiip because ' some of 'its' members disapproved the methods, of Dr. Arthur .as"President. Thelt objection may bo summed up in a . sentence from 4" lotto!' written, by' Dr. Arthur himself as,follows;— In an immigration book everything must be coleur dc rose—there must tie no hint of difficulty about getting land. You noedn t be afraid you will be ruled." AUSTRALIAN FISHING INDUSTRY. Melbourne, October 30. The. Federal Government' is taking steps to develop the fishing industry. .Arrangements arc being completed for the construction 6f a trawler. ' '