GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 583, 11 August 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Telegraph:—l'reM^Asaoftlailaii.—OaDjrrlchM ' : ——« : MANCHURIA: CHINA AND JAPAN. • • (Rep. August 1Q; lO.'lO p.m.) Peking, August 10. China has withdrawn her objections to tho reconstruction -by' Japan of' the AntungMukdeu railway.

ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION'S DEBT. London, August 9. " Some* newspapers are urging the '. Government to discharge Lieutenant Shatftleton's expenditure on the Antarctic expedition, which greatly exceeds tho amount of tho guarantee. . ' SWBfMING: SUSPENSION REMOVED. London, August 0.. The Scottish Swimming Association has removed the suspension of Beauropaire, tho Victorian swimmer. . MURRAY AGAIN FLOODED. Melbourne, August 10. The Murray is again iloodc-d. Considerable damage lias been done to crops, and numbers of sheop have been drowned. A CHAMPION STALLION. • Brisbane, August 10. • At the ■ Agricultural and Industrial Show, the champion prize was awarded to the trotting stallion Dan Patch, a New Zealandbred horse. LATE SHIPPING-ROUGH WEATHER IN TASMAN. , .■ i . Sydney, August 10. Arrived.—Clan Maclnnes, from Auckland. She experienced rough weather, . and her decks were swept. Slight damage was done. Launceston, August 10. Arrived.—Lauderdale, from New Zealand. ATHLETIC TEAM FOR BRISBANE. Sydney, August 10. The New Zealand athletes were -officially welcomed by tbtj- Amateur Athletic Union. They leave for Brisbane on Saturday. , OBITUARY. . Sydney, August 10. The death is announced of Mother Mary, aged, 67, the founder of tho Order of Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart. She oon-' fcracted an illness, which terminated fatally, during a visit to New Zealand in 1902, . MUTTON FOR THE NAVY. ' Sydney, August 10. A Sydney firm has obtained a contract to supply tho Admiralty with 100,0001b. of tinned mutton. LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM COMING. • Sydney, August 10. Arrangements are being- made by the Rugby Football League to send a strong team to New Zealand next month. LATE SPORTING. Melbourne, August 10. Mooltan has been scratched for tho Melbourno Cup. MORE LIGHTS SEEN. Sydney, August 10. Mysterious lights have been seen over tcho highlands at Moss vale, at an elevation of 2000 foot. They aro supposed to bo in a balloon or airship. Tho lights wore also witnessed'by tho passengers in the Melbourne express. ■ ' (Hoc. August 10, 9 p.m.) Sydney, August 10. Gonlburn roports state that a mysterious and very brilliant light was seen above tho ranges several nights' in succession. It .circled to a considerable- height,, and then back to Iti atertkig point,