GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 495, 30 April 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(BY TELEGHAriI—rRESS ASSOCIATION—COrVBIQnT.) -* IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. (Rcc. April 30, 0.30 a.m.) Sydney, April 29. Tho imports to Australia during the first three months of tho year decreased by £581,000, and tho cxpoits increased by £1,812.000 compared'with tho same period last year. , HARI3OUII DEBENTURES. (Rcc. April 29, 11.7 p.m.) London, April 29. Tho New Plymouth Harbour debentures have beon allotted. ANARCHIST PLOT AGAINST FRENCH ! ■ PRESIDENT. Paris, April 28. i An anarchist named Vcidier has been ar- > rested at Monaco, in possession of a revolver | and a letter stating his intention to kill President Fallicrcs. - ' BULGARIA FREE. Sofia, April 28. i All tho, Powers havo now recognised tho independence of Bulgaria. , AERIAL LEAGUE IN SYDNEY. Sydney, April 29. An Aerial Loaguo has boon formed in Sydney. One of its objects 13 to join forces with tho Aorial Le&gub of the British Empire to secure the samo supremacy in aerial navigation as has been enjoyed in tho command of tho sea. LABOUR FOR COTTON GROWING. Fromantle, April 29. The Labour 'Federation has asked tho 5 Federal Secretary for Homo Affairs to pro- ■ vent tho transfer of Japanese labour from Queensland to West Australia in connection with the; proposed cotton growing scheme. EARTH TREMORS. '•Por.th, April '20. Slight earth tremors were felt in the Northampton district, > 300 miles north of Perth, at midnight on April 19. No damage " has been reported.