GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 50, 22 November 1907, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

t>T TBiiEGEAPiI—PRESS • ASSOCTATIOK—COPTTtIOHT. 8 DEATH OF A VETERAN CRICKETER. 6 (Reo; Nov. 21, 10.12 p.m.) - •■- Sydney, November 21. \ The death; is announced of Mr. H. F. r Bbylo, the old-tune cricketer. .' / ; ? Mr. H. F. Bbylo, of Victoria, bohr on. De- , cembor 10, 1F47, was. a., member of, sis Australian teams that'visited Great Britain. Going ■ with tho first team in 1878> ho 'was. again a member.of .Hie 1890 team,'having missed' only " one in the ii-ferval, that which ,wcnt in 188G 3 The best bowling average he got during these 5 tours was 10.10 per wicket;' arid his highest 1 batting averiige was 10.9;.' highest single in- ' mngs, 48. . ' r i t JENA NOT TO BE REPAIRED. ; "'' Paris, November 21. i The Minister for Marine, M. Thomson, has ' relinquished the idea of repairing tho Jena, J tho battleship which was wrecked through i a disastrous and fatal explosion in the mag-' : azino some 'months ago, while in dock at i Toulon. SYDNEY WOOL SALES CLOSE FIRM. (Received Nov. 22, 1 a.m.) Sydney, November 21. The wool sales closed firm with ah improved tone. HIDES MARKET. Melbourne, Noveinr'tr 2i. Tho hides mnrket is dull. K : >)3 f.nd sinneds arc neglected. Supplies are'heavy. AFRIKANDER GRATITUDE. Pretoria, November 21. Judge Hertzog, speaking at Bloomfontoih, ; eulogised the generosity of the Imperial Government, which had bound ail hearts in j South Africa to tho Empire. i ( SCULLER ARNST. ' Sydney, November 21. E R. Arnstj the Now Zeahiridorj won tho t Allcomers' Handicap at tlio Coralti' Regatta) ''' beating S. Komp and Larson. In the ■ vibus qualifying heat, Komp, with 20 Sec- f orids' start, beat Artist, t ' ii LIGHTNING STRIKES A BLACKS' CAMP Sydney, November 21. An aborigines' oamp at Beli Block was struck by lightning. Orio niitivb was killed and three wore injured. OBITUARY. ii ~.: . _ ■ gi London, November 20. doath. is. announced of Baroness * Adolplio Rothschild. ?i