GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

. .(By.vToleci'aph.-tlTreas- Association.—OoDyrlffbtJ : r; PARDON OP THE FOREIGN , LEGION DESERTERS. 1 ' ' Paris, July 30. . . 'M. Briand, the new French Premier has pardoned the deserters from 'fclxo .Foreign Legion.' who were recently, court-martialled ■■■■■■. at. Casablanca, in Morocco. ■■■ : ■ - -. . TEA SHORTAGE. London, July 30. ; .■• Owing; to the drought in' India, there is ■ ' a.-shortage^in: the ' shipmentof . tea . to. England. DIVORCE AND DAMAGES! London, July 30. . William Rauson, a ■ licensed victualler at Walsall, Staffordshire, has obtained: £1500 damage? and: a djvofce from his wife, wlio elopea with Mr. Isaiah' Oldbury, fchrico Mayor i :■ ./of to Christchurch, Now' Zealand, with her children. 1 ' COST .OF FEDERAL ARBITRATION. Melbourne, July 3]. ■ ■■■ Tho total cost to employers, employees, ■-. ind tho Government in cont-cating cases before, tho Federal! Arbitration .Court to.- date amounts to £36,591. MAORI SHEARERS. Melbourne, July 31. ■■■ The: Federal officials have so. ■ • • far • received no . application for permission : 'V; ■ to introduce Maori contract shearers! '. : c/TrriiV.,;^\' V STATE-AIDED AUSTRALIAN TEAM 1 FOR ' BISLEY. ./ Melbourne, July 31. \.Tho* Federal Government has decided to ' gra'nt two thousand, pounds' towards' the cost .' of. sending. a ? team 'of .'Australian, 'riflemen" to •. .tlio; Bislcy Meeting "next year.-. . . : ';

GENERAL BOTHA'S ILLNESS. London, July 30. General Botha, Premier of tho Transvaal, who is now'in London attending the Defence Conference, has boen oidqred ip take the lest cure at Eissingen, the Bavannn wateringplace. ~ HORSE SALES (Rec. August 1. 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, July 31. At the horse sales the following New Zealand horses were sold:—Trotting sire, Expert, 87i guineas; i draught stallions. Uarry Lauder, 380 guineas; Patrician, 600 guineas, Dunrobin, 193 guineas, Whakanui, 250 guineas, Arthur M'Bnde, 130 guineas, King Lawonce, 385 guineas, Royal Sandj, 2001 guineas; Royal Fame, 200 guineas; Bonnie Times, 150 guineas, Seddon, 180 guineas, Roan Lad, 55 guineas; Glasgow Jock, 180 guinoas; Comet, 100 guineas; Bancor's Pride, 170 guineas; Orphan Boy,' 105 guineas; Bonnie Newton, 150 euineas; Sir Charles, 135 guineas; Younr; Bancor, 147 i guineas; Diamond Jubilee, - 95 guineas- Vloimhbny, ?n) guineae; Newton Stewart, 160 guineas; Old Style, 52J guineas. N.S.W. ATHLETIC TEAM. Sydney, July 31. ■ ,The New South Wales team for the athletic championship meeting at Brisbane consists of the following-.—Barker, sprints; O'Reilly and Morgan, shot and haminor events; Smith, vault, shot, and hammer; Lamrock, hurdles iind sprints; Harley and Wireless (? Wintors), walking events; Sime Marathon'race. EGG-LAYING CONTEST. Sydnoy, August 1. Mr. Browne, of Hawke's Bay, won second prizo in tho winter ogg-laying test at Hawkesbury * College with whito leghorns, with a total of 416 eggs. The first prize was won by silver wyandottes with 472 eggs.