GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 562, 17 July 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

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fire on a German liner. I (Rec. July 16, 9.10 p.m.) 1 London, July 16. The North Gorman Llojd's steel screw steamer Borkum, 5619 tons, bound from Bremen and Natal to Australia, has arrived at Mauritius, with tiro among, her cargo, some of which, had to { bo jottisoned. NEW PRESIDENT OF THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. London, July 16. The Rev. William Porkuis has been unanimously elected president of the Weslejan Conference. EMPIRE GUESTS. London f July 15. Tho delegates to the Imperial Defence Conference will be the guests of tbo Government during their stay in London. Similar hospitality will bo extended to the delegates from South Africa who are' charged with the mission of urging 'tho Imperial Government to take the necessary steps for the consummation of South African union. PERU-BOLIVIA FRONTIER DISPUTE. , ' ''Buenos Ayrea, July 15. In regard to the dispute which arose over the boundary arbitration, "Bolivia has apologised to the Argentino Governmont, which has ozprossed itself satisfied. • [A boundary dispute between' Peru and Bolivia was referred to tho 'Argentine Government for arbitration under a treaty signed in 1903. Tho Argentine Government's award was delivered recently, and it wae announced that Bolivia had rejected it. Simultaneously thero worn disturbances in Bolivia, Peruvians therein began to depart , for their own country, and war looked likely.]

A NEW ZEALAND SINGER'S DEBUT. London, July 15. Hiss Marjorie Tempest, a New Zealand I soprano, made her debut at a concert in the i Bechstom Hall. The newspapers commend the' quality of tho singer's voico and iej dramatic power.' "HAOEISNSOHMIDT-GOTCB WRESTLE HUNG UP. Melbourne, July 16. Tho match between Gotch and Hackemechmidt for the wrestling championship of the world, which was to have been held here, has been indefinitely postponed, MEAT EXPORTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, July 16, During tho year ended June 13 New South Wales exported 765,140 carcasses of mutton and 446,700 lambs.