GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 448, 5 March 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(BT TKLKGIUm—PIIESS ASSOCIATION—COITP.IGHT.)

: 'AN ARREST IN:IRELAND. (Rec. March 4, 10 p.m.) . London,-March 4. In the House of . Commons, the Nationalists raised an 1 obstructive debate because the police arrested Mr. Murphy,. a Clonmel editor, so early as 6 a.m. - , instead of proceeding against him by A SUFFRAGETTE RELEASED. "■ London, March 4. * Mrs. Despard, suffragette, who was recently sent to gaol for refusing '.to' be bound over : to keep the peace, has beoh released on the ground of ill-nealth. 1 '■ . . ' ' COLONIAL ATHLETE'S. SUCCESS. i London, March 4. M. G. D. Murray, of Adelaide, won tho long jump at the Cambridge University sports, clearing 20ft. llin.' ' . EMPIRE PRESS CONGRESS. '. ;■■ ■ ; ' Ottawa, March 4. The announcement .'that the Australian delegates to the Imperial Press Congress, will visit Canada was'received with great satisfaction. • It is ;tproposod' "that they 6pend sixteen days in Canada", leaving Quebeo on May 21. Lord Grey, Governor-General, will entertain tho delegates" at Ottawa. TENEMENT FIRE—TEN VICTIMS. .'V New York) March 3. A high tenement building in New York was' burned. < Ten persons perished in the flames. ' WOULD-BE THIEF COMMITS SUICIDE. New York,-March 3. A:."swell' ; tbief, calling himself "Dr. Pullmatf, 'of' ; C'liicago,'' ; invited a ' jeweller to bring £2500 worth of goods to a suito of rooms'' in : i the Savoy. Hotel. The jeweller did - 80,- and the bogus doctor attempted to escape with the booty. However,; an assistant of ,tbo .jeweller's stopped him, whereupon, he drew a. razor ana committed suicide.'' 1 , ■ . . i THE QUEEN'S HEALTH. London, March 3. The'condition of Queen Alexandra, who has been suffering from a severe cold since the, recent visit to Berlin, is improved. . MONEY IN BOXING. • New York, March 3. Klaw and Erlanger, the well-known theatrical managers, have offered Mr. M'lnr tosh, the ■ promoter of the recent BurnsJohnson fight, £50,000 for all his American bwematograph rights.- , , OVERSEA; FOOTBALL. . London, March 3. ~ England, scoring 14 points (four goals jnd 'two tries), defeated the Australian League team, which scored 7 points (two goals and one try). NEW ZEALAND'S DRINK BILL. Sydney, March 4. The "Daily Telegraph," commenting on tho New .Zealand drink bill, says that doubtless the figures would have been bigger still had there been no temperance wave; but it .'might have been expected tbafc the reform agitation would havo brought liiem below what they actually aro. i '' — ' .RIFLE STOCKS SHORT. / Sydney, March 4. At a meeting of the Now South. Wales ltiftb Association strong complaints as to the : scarcity of rifles were made, for was stated that ovor twenty clubs recently formed could not be supplied with rifles, the, stocks' of both rifles and barrels being completely exhausted. . • . LOSS OF A STEAMER. Melbourne, March 4. At an inquiry regarding tho wreck of tho Lady Mildred, the captain attributed the loss of the' vessel to tho bad steering qualities of the steamer, and tho want of fog signals on Wilson's Promontory. ; FEDERAL POST OFFICE. Melbourne, March 4. The Federal Postal Estimates for the coming year make largely-increased provision for remedying- tho present disorganised state of the postal telegraphic services. METHODIST CONFERENCE IN - QUEENSLAND. Brisbano, March 4. The Rev. Mr. Warham has been elected president of the Methodist Conference. MILITARY FUNERAL. Sydney, March 4. Captain Hixsora, late, president of the Marino Board, who died yesterday at the ag? of 76, was accorded a military funeral. DEPRESSED BROKEN HILL. Sydney, March 4. The Customs revenuo at Broken Hill for February showed a decrease, of £65,000 on tho January receipts. '' • OBITUARY." Melbourne, March 4. A private cablegram announces the death, ' at Vladivostok, Siberia, of Mr. Max Hirsch, who iWas well known in Victorian public lifei He was correspondent in Victoria for tho British Board of Trade. He was on a tour of the world at the time of his death. [Mr. Hirsch, who was born in Cologne, Germany, on September 21, 1852, arrived in Australia in 187!), and sat' in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1002-03. He was President of tho Federal Singlo Tax League, and has published writings against protection and Socialism.]