GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By; -ABsoclatlon-OopyrighU .-;■■ ■■i'"V7 : Tr- : +—-—■'.. ■...■■' .'":, ILLNESS: OF THE TSARINA. ',' ' :.'"•■'■'•'.:' ' • ;• St. Petersburg, October 6. '.. There ate'' many .-.reports' that the Tsarina, who i has been ill at. Livadia (the Tsar's sum-' raer .residence in the Crimea) has had a severe relapse..: ;-v ;.; -;■■ A,GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S POLITICAL -•;:,-; ..;-;. ; -; :.:-; : 'i.;- VIEWS. | - \" - . „,.' ':,-:;,'' --' J '.■'"'•' ',- -Ottawa, October 6. ' . Tho speeches of Earl' Grey, Governor-General of Canada, in, the North-Western Province, on Canada's duty to the Imperial Navy, have provoked- criticism from some of the partisans of tho Government, who argue that tho Gov-ernor-General has no right to express his personal opinions on Imperial subjects..•' ■' ; SUICIDE .WHILE JUNDER ARREST. '"■' v '" ''.'J, : •'".,',",• . Berlin, October 6. ' George Hoira, lately inspector for a ocmpany: in 'Damaraland, German South-west Africa; who was arrested in Berlin a few days ago on a'charge of being concerned in tho theft-of diamonds, committed suicide in tho prison infirmary. [According'- to' recent -cablegrams Heim was charged with having 'smuggled JC15.000 worth of diamonds'- into Germany, presumably from Gorman- South-west Africa. It was stated that accomplices had. been-arrested in South Africa.' Correspondent which was seized showed 'that tho party discovered largo deposits of tho precious stones,.but,Heini deolined to reveal their location.] , - ;' DAIRY SHOW AT HOME. •'■_,'' : '- : • -'; : '/ ; -, ■.. V' -London; October 6. There were ninety-three exhibits of Australian, and two of Canadian, butters in the colonial competition, at the Dairy Show. In tho 'salt'class Queensland won first and second prize, and .Victoria third. In: the fresh-olass South Austrajia .obtained.-second, and -Queensland third.- '■ ~.-.' ■■'--.. ._'-,. "...J : ; -';:';■'.'"■'-''' -'\ ■••-.:' « ■ r,''•.';'■' t, - 1L .'London, Oelooer 6. Canqn : David , Keith diopped n>ad in the pulpit at Greenwich, while in the middle of his;sermon. . He was aged 67.•■■••. ■'■'■/> . ■ [The Rev. David Reith was born in Aberdeen in 1812, and had been Hon. Canon of Rochester since 1801,. and Vicar of St- Andrew's, Watford, since 1892. . He was a member of tha Greenwich Board of Guardians for 10 years and held other positions in local authorities' , His publications included sermons and essays.] DIED PROTESTING nER INNOCENCE. ! ''•■:■'-'':■■ Perth, Octoher 7. The woman Martha Ronda.ll, executed for the poisoning at .Perth of tho'-Morris children (with whoso-.father prisoner was .living), <]j el j protesting her innocence. ''.;-,■•. FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE. (Itec. October .8, 1 a.m.) •'•■' ''V.-', •■»..', ..Melbourne, Ootobcr7. The House' of Representatives passed tho first reading of the Federal.Capital Site Bill.