GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 602, 2 September 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(My Totcsr«iph>~~Prcß9 AeDoclellon.—Ood Trie til t . ■ , . ■ ' • CHEAPSIDE ROBBERY. . f ' (Rec. September 1, 10.10 p.m.) /; London, September 1. The burglars concerned: in tho attempt to rob Mappm and Webb's warehouse, Oheapside, on a recent Sunday nfternoon— when tho police arrested fivo of the gang and recovored jewellery valued at £44,000 —havo been committed for trial.

; ILLNESS OF SIR WM..MACGREGOR. London, September 1. Sir' William MacGregor, Governor-elect of Queensland, is progressing, but somo months will elapse , before he is well enough to sail for Queensland. :•'■..- • SCIENCE. CONGRESS. . "' , London, August 31. : The British. Association, now, holding its annual sessions at Winnipeg, has decided to hold its next annual ; meeting at Sheffield. FIRE AT A HOME—CHILDREN'S LIVES ■ ■ ■■' ■ '.LOST. ■■ . . ■'■■ \ .■■•'■■• Now York, August 3l! A fatal fire occurred at ■ St. jMalachy'a Homo, Long Island. The bodies of seven children have been recovered ( but it is-feared there have been more fatalities. ■■■ •'. CHOLERA IN HOLLAND. ; Amsterdam, August 31. The cholera is spreading in Rotterdam. Many cascs i arc attributable to the use of unpwifiod river water.. ' ' FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE. ' Sydney, Scptembor \. ■ In tho Legislative Assembly, Mr. Wade, the Premier, in tabling correspondenoo regarding •, the Federal -capital site, 6aid matters had so far advanced that there was every reason to hope that the State Parliament would be consulted ou the matter in the immediate future. ■ SPRINTER WALKER NOT COMING. • Sydney, September 1. . A cablegram from South Africa indioatee that tho champion sprinter, R. Walker (who was to have visJtod Australia and Now Zealand in company with the South ■ African long distance runner HelEcron, undor tho auspices of tho Australasian Amateur Athletic Association) will not como to Australia.

VICTORIAN ROYAL SHOW. . Melbourne, September 1. The State Governor (Sir Thomas GibsonCarmicliael) opened the Royal Show. Both as regards quantity and quality, the exhibits have never been surpassed. A VISITING "TIMES" JOURNALIST. Fromantle, September 1, Mr. Lovat Fnisor, leader-writer ; of "Tho Times," who .-will, represent-that journal at tho Chamber's. of Commerce Conference in Sydney, has arrived. Ho will also visit all the States and New Zealand; and will write articles on their political conditions. [Among the. British pressmen to attend the Conference are:—Mr. Lovnt Fniser, ot "The Times"! Hγ. Archibald Marshall, representing tho "Daily Mail"! llr. Stephen* Unwin, representing the "Yorkshire Ousorycr," and Sir. Nicol, representing the "Chronicle."!