GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 582, 10 August 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By TeleEraph.—rrosa Assoclatlon.-Oopyrlebt.l' — o~—7— ' : BOXING-JOHNSON AND JEFFRIES. (Rec. August 9, 10.55 p.m.) : ' London, August 9. !• Several'clubs'have made; offers' to secure tho Johnson-Jeffries 'figlit." One v offer amounted to • £10,000. . ■; t ; • Now York, August' 8. Jeffries, tho .ferizfe-fighterj' has 'sailed for Euiops, : I Hp ■ will take the waters' at ■ Karlsbad, and then go-into strict, training: He hopes to fight Johnson' early in 1910., ' • BANK AMALGAMATION. London, August 8. ; The shareholders of the London and Westminster and Loudon and County Banks bavo' approved, tho terms of amalgamation of the two institutions. Under the schcmo tho subscribed capital of tho two banks will bo fourteen millions, and the paid-up capital three and a, half' millions'. '■ v.-• • NO LAND FOR IMMIGRANTS. \ London, August 8. "The Times" publishes a letter 'from Mr, Frank Pittock, of Newcastle, New,. South Wales, opposing emigration to Australia, on the ground-of lack of employment, no land' being available for immigrants;, . . ( FATAL ACCIDENT ON RAILWAY. Melbourne, August 9. . The footballers' special train, on Saturday dashed into a buggy at Geelong, killing tho dcoupants, a man named Faver, and a boy named Maurer. — ■ i : RECORDS OF 'QUAKES. Melbourne, August 9. ' The, seismograph records at the Molbourne Observatory l disclose that twenty distinct earth tremors'wero felt at Melbourne botwoen'9;2o and 10 o'clock on tho ovoning of July 30, and a more pronounced shock on the morning of.August 1. \ SHEEP IN QUEENSLAND. . " Brisbane, August 9. The sheep in Queensland' number over twenty millions. : '.i , —— i : , QUEENSLAND'S JUBILEE. Brisbano,. August 9. Festivities in oonnection with 1 the celebration of the jubilee of responsible government oommenoed to-day. The chief event was the unofficial opening of the National Agricultural and Industrial Show. The official ceremony will be performed, by the GovernorGoneral, (Lord Dudley) on Wednesday. Both as' regards number of entries and excellence of exhibits tbe show.is a reoord. Visitors aro flocking to the city for the fortnight over which the festivities extend. The programme includes various important social and other functions, conferences, and,sports eventß. A CLERGYMAN SEES' LIGHTS. Melbourne, August 9. A clergyman, supported >by several other eye-witnesses, reports'that he observed mysterious lights, changing, from, white to red and blue, in the air over the Dandenong Ranges, on Saturday • night., \The lights slowed down, dipped,'and rose again., PEDAGOGY IN NORFOLK ISLAND. Sydney, August 9. The report of the principal teacher at Norfolk Island, states that the difficulties in the way of teaching English are peculiarly great. The familiar vehicle of expression is an Island patois. To many children correct English is a foreign tongue, and has to be learned as such. Ho pays tribute to the scholars' regular attendance. The ' gross number enrolled is 164, and the average attendance 136. ' PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, Sydney, August 9. The action by R. Jack against certain members of tho Maori football team, in prosecution of his claim'for commission on tho profits of the last Maori l tour, has been ordered to stand over till August 18. In tho meantime, tho'i'nterim : injunction recently obtained by Jack against eight mombcrs of the present Maori team—restraining them from receiving from the New Soutß Wales League any moneys other than wdges due —continues in force, and two trustees of the tour fund have been added as parties to tho motion.■