GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 481, 14 April 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

MAFIA AND BLACK HAND.-FUNERAL OF PETROSINI.

(NY TEI.EGBAni FRESS AESOOUTION'—COI'I'UIOUT,)

(Rec. April 13, 9.32 p.m.) XI . New' Y.orlt, April 13. binco tta arrival in Ncw ( York of the body i e r' rosl "' '(tlio American deteotivo whom, tho Mafia, assassinated in qj>oii day at 1 alcrrno, Sicily, because lie liad brought to justice so many. Italian, criminals in America), thc.ronjams have been,constantly guarded to prevent an outrago. by tlw Black, Hand organisation. 1 lie funeral. u - ;:,s 'attended by 3000 police and 100,000 of tho public. MR. J. P. FARRELL. HONOURED AND REWARDED. (Rec. April 13, 11.15 p.m.) T . „ . ' London, April 13. irn'r I- cs Patnck Pan-oil, Nationalist M.l. for North Longford, has been presented by his constituents with £600 in honour of his imprisonment,. [Mr. Farrcll, remarks a. recent writer, "has been a strenuous platform defender of 'cattledriving.; so much so that ho.went to gaol for' sis. mouths, in Christmas week, 1908, rather. than give an understanding to abstain from adrocntmgr this, pashmo- in his pqper.'* Mr. James Patrick. 1 arrfcll is proprietor of tho "Longford Leader, and is a. native of Longford, wliere ho 1 W o<sa 18G5,. A speech which lie made in 1889 was followed by two months in prison. 110 achieved a record on his first appearance in the House of- Commons by making lus maiden speech within forty'minutes of'taking his Seat.] AFGHAN BORDER TROUBLE-—KABUL'S WEAKNESS. im T . London, April 13. tho Kabul authorities, aro powerless to restrain tllo aggressive inilitia on the Afghan border, Discipline lias been generally relaxed since the death of tho last Ameer, Abdurltaliroan. [It was cabled yesterday that the Khaibir Pass had been, temporarily closed to caravan traflio owing to. friction between the. llr'tish authorities and Afghan frontier officials."! ABSTINENCE AS A PROTEST. St. Petersburg, April 12. As a protest against the revenue depending upon tho sale of drink, 300,000 Finns have pledged themselves to total abstinenco during half a year, EARTHQUAKE IN. SWEDEN. Stockholm, April 12. An earthquake did considerable damage at Avik, near Sandsvale, in Sweden. DYNAMITE. IN INDIA. Calcutta, April 12. A quantity of dynamite has been discovered round a. sentry-box at the li'oudah (? Howrah). bridge at Calcutta. A SKATING ENDURANCE RECORD.. Sydney, April 13. W. Eckhardi at tho Orange Rink, skated for 50 hours, covering 31'83 miles. He broke' his own and the world's endurance record. THE SYDNEY SHOW. Sydney, April 13. The awards, at tho Sydney Show iucludo the followingßorder Leicester ram, 18. months and over, J. B'. Reid, iiist and. chain, pion and third; owe, under 13 months, j. B. Reid, first and champion, —Chrystal second; ram, under 18 months, —. Clirystal, first and second. Romnoy Al'arsh ram, 18 months old and ovor, J. IS. Itoid, second, rc. servo champion, and highly commended. COAL FOR THE PHILIPPINES. • Sydnoy, April 13. The United States Government has. called for tenders for 40,000 tons of Newcastle coaj for Manila. SENTENCE FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. Sydney, April 13. Do Jossolin, late accountant in the Bank of New Zealand, was sentenced to nine months' hard labour for embezzlement.