GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 600, 31 August 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

IDy Tolctmpb.-l'regß Amoclollon.-OoDl'rlcht I —i « MINE FLOODED: 26 DROWNED, (Rec. August 30, 10''p.m.) ' < London, August 30. Water. from , a disused Vshaft flooded ' the Dombrovo mine, near Sosnowico, in Russian Poland. Twenty-six persons were drowned. • CRICKET: MIDDLESEX TEAM. London, August 30. Tho M.C.C. team to play against tho Australians is:—Fry, Foster, Gillingham, Austin, Moon, Tarrant, A. E, Rclf, Tnoinpson, Buckenkam, Llowellen, and Fielder. HUDSON CELEBRATIONS. London,/ August SO. Admiral Seymour, aboard the armoured cruiser Inflexible, will represent the Government at the Hudson and Fulton celebrations in Now York. [Hudson was the pioneer of New York, and Robert Fulton built tho first steamboat on the Hudson Biver.] < v GOOD CROP OUTLOOK IN INDIA. London, August 29. Tho Simla correspondent of "Tho Times" reports that widespread rain during tho past two days has assured the success of the crops in India. The outlook generally is exceptionally good. i CROSS-CHANNEL SWIM JUST FAILS. London, August 29. E. Heaton made an attempt to swim across the English Channel; but had to abandon it within a i mile of tho French coast, after being in the water seventeen hours. (SUPPOSED SPY ARRESTED. London, August 29. A supposed Bpy was arrested while taking skotohes within; the' inner batteries of Loenano Fort, the strongest> position in tho. north of Ireland. FOUND SHOT. Brisbane, August 30. Mr. Alexander Stewart, chief inspector of the Queensland National Bank, was found in his room at tho bank with a bullet wound, and a revolver by his side. Ho died shortly after ho was discovered. QUEENSLAND'S COMING CAMPAIGN. </. Brisbane, August 30. ■ Tho Queensland Assembly passed Supply and then adjourned. • The dissolution prpcla-' mation will bo issued .early this week. POTATO PESTS: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN VETO. I ' Adelaldo, August 30. The State Government has'prohibited tho importation of potstoos~froin blight-infected States. THE WAIPARA'S CARGO. Brisbane, August 30. Salvage of the cargo of tho steamer Waipara, whioh was beached after striking a rock off Moreton Island, is' proceeding. It is feared that much of the meat on the vessel will', bo lost. A VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS. ; ■■\. Molbourno, August 30. Df. Alfred' Manes, lecturer at tho Commercial University of Berlin, who is'at present on a visit to Australia and Now Zealand to study 6ocial legislation, in an interview stated that, tho great bulk of Australasian employers were much more friendly to -tho workers than were the': employers in Europe. Ho greatly .admired the enormous scheme of old age pensions. ''■■; END. ThFjACK- CASE. - " Sydney, August'3o. i In oonnection with the case or R. Jack versus certain members of- the Maori football team, claim for commission on proceeds of tho tour of tho last Maori team, a motion for: the continuance : of. the ■ injunction grantod to plaintiff against the aforesaid membons of thp tcam.waß called on in Court to-day, and dismissed, plaintiff having hod his claim satisfied. . ■"'■■•:.•