GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 456, 15 March 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAM—rRESS ASSOCIATION—COrVBIGIIT.) — A QUEENSLAND LOAN. (Rec. March 14, 4.15 p.m.) London, March 13. Tho Queensland Government is issuing a 3J per cent, loan for £2,500,000, tho minimum prieo of issno being 97. The loan has been underwritten on tho usual terms, and tlio prospectus will be issued on Monday. THE BOTTOMLEY CASE DISMISSED. London, March 13. Tho presiding magistrate decided that no jury would convict Mr. Horatio Bottoinley, Liberal M.P., charged with three others with conspiracy and fraudulent dentins in connection with tho Joint Stock Trust Finance Corporation. Tho summons was, dismissed. A JOHNSON-JEFFRIES FIGHT. New York, March 13. Mr. Hugh M'lntosh, promoter of boxing contests, interviewed in Now York, said that, if Jeffries can got into shapo and will meet Jack Johnson, ho thought ho could arrange that a contcst tako place cither in England or in France. If not, ho would tako the combatants to Australia. JURY SYSTEM IN IRELAND. ' • London, March 12. Th 6 trial of seven prisoners in connection, with a recent riot in Siigo, tho clurgo being ono of unlawful assembly, has been adjourned till tlie next assizes, because copies of a special jury panel had been privately printed and circulated, and active canvass bad been made for jurors who would bo favourablo to tho prisoners. TRAIN SNOWBOUND FOR SIX DAYS. Vienna, March 12. An express train from Vienna to Cannes was snowbound for six days. Tho passengers had great difficulty in procuring food. THE PLAGUE. Sydney, March 13. .■Wcarn, a brother of tho plagno victim whoso case was reported on Friday, is suffering froili the plague. Perth, March 14, Two cases of plaguo liavo occurred among the crow of tho steamer Zoroaster, which is loading timber at Bunbury for Suakim. A NEW ZEALANDER'S DEATH. Sydney, March 14. Frank Laing, commission agent, of Auckland, was seen swimming at Bronte Beach this morning. Two hours later his body was washed ashoro at Bondi.