GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 426, 8 February 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(nr TEt.EGßirn—press association—copyright.) / ENTOMBED IN MESSINA-LIVED ON , LUXURIES. (Rec. February 7, 4.25 p.m.) Romo, February 6. ," A man was rescued alive in Messina, after having been buried' for 37 days in a confectioners shop. Ho fed on sweetmeats and liqueurs. WORKLESS MEN MUST HAVE THEIR" - , ' FOOTBALL. ' London, 'February 5. Many unemployed at Bristol asked permission to cease relief work early on Saturdays 'in order to natch football matches. Tho corporation decided to discharge all such applicants. % 'AN ; INDIAN SEVEN MILLIONS LOAN. ' < u , London, February 5.- ' India is issuing a seven and a half million ' 8i per cent, loan at 97. i <' ~ ■ * • A CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE. " ' ' ; London,' February 5. / Portsmouth Conservatives' have adopted Lieut.-General Hutton as a candidate at tho , next general election., ' *' ,-1fn _ LEAGUE FOOTBALL-MEN ORDERED v/ri" ; -—;■> off. -a ... >*-->. „<>' .3 'm | T London," February 7. Broughton Rangers, scoring 4 goals and 2 ' tries' f1.4 points), defeated ' the Australian League team, who scored 3 ! goals and 2 tries (12 1 points). In tho first half Rangers secured two goals from'tries. For tho Australians, ''Graves obtained a -try, Messenger converting. In tho second half Rangers obtained two penalty goals. For the Aus- ' traliahs Messenger also'kicked two penalty goals,. and Hoidke scored a try, which was 1 not converted." The feame was very rough', , two of the Rangers being ordered off the iiold. 1 LONGBOAT BEATS SHRUBB. New York, February 6. Tho Canadian redskin T. Longboat (wh6 boat ,Dorando) tho os-amatour A. H. Shrubbiover tho Marathon distance at Madison Square 'track, New York, Shrubb collapsed in the 25th mile. , > ' • [The Marathon race as run at the Olympic Games was 26 miles 385 yards. Longboat, m 1007, ran 23 miles m 2 hours 24 minutes 20 4-5 seconds. Shrubb has covered 11 miles in 56 minutes 2j 3-5 seconds.] , ' -r— —— LABOUR M.P.'S AND .TRADES UNION "' ' - ' FUNDS. , ' ' .London, February 6 ; The, Chancery Court granted an injunction restraining tho London Society of Compositors using the Society's funds for the payment of salaries of members of the Houso of Commons. The Pontypridd Counly Court recently granted an injunction restraining tho South ,Wales Miners' Federation fiom levying money to pay tho salaries of Lab)ur membeis of the House of Commons.] ,' . , .' , DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. ; Molbourno, February 7. Mrs. Field and her boy, are dead. [A Melbourne cablegram of February 2 stated Jiat a! woman named Field, living at Parkvalo, Save her'two children, a boy and a girl, a ecoction of match heads, and drank the same herself. She also shot tho girl in the head, but tho girl recovered. It is supposed to be a case of temporary insanity.]'