GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 635, 12 October 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Press - Association-Copyright.! I i '-- ■ "l —T- —.. , SIR CHAS. LUCAS'S RETURN. (Rec. October 11, 9:10 p.m.) , London, October. 11. • . Slr' Chafi. Lucas,' o£ the Dpminioiis Department .of. the Colonial Office, who re)6ntly toured the. Dominions, has returned to [/ondqiiV vln an. iater.view,. h« siild he was >redtly. struck with', the obvious desire of the jovernmenta ' and , peoples of the CoramonvCalth and the Dominions ttj co-operate with •ha Mother Country in. niatters .of common interest, 'and' With their .great .resources, which Kill -make that' co-operation of constantly 'rowing:value. 'Ho hoped that his personal pisit ■ would bo ;th6 fororunner of other Colonial Office, trips. IRISH NATIONALISTS' FUNDS. ■„ l. v ■ ■ -'i London, October 10.' • The :United, Irish .Leaguo;, in the "United States has .■cabled >to Mr. John , Redmond, Leader of ,the Irish- Nationalists, that America will, respond generously to the Nationalists' appeal. for- funds to enable thom to fight the expected: general'elections.'' SIIACKLETON HONOURED IN DENMARK. ~ 1 ' Copenhagen, October 10. . Lieutenant Shackleton, leader-of tho Nimrod Antarctio Expedition, delivered a lecture on bis journey before,-,the Danish Geographical Society, and .received the .society's gold medal. Sueen Alexandra was present. , Tho King of onmark':: had ;, conferred upon Lieutenant Shackleton tho comman'dorship of the Dannevrog Order. <'<, .- ■ LAWN TENNIS—DAVIS CUP. Sydney, October 11. • M'Laughlin and:-. Long, Californians, have been chosen to' represent tho United States in tha Davis Cup competition, to be played it Australia. .' •" : MELBOURNE'S LORD MAYOR.' Melbourne, October 11. Colonel Durston has been' to-elected Lord. Mayor, of Melbourne. HEAT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. ' • ' : - Sydney, October 11. Yesterday was the, hottest October day experienced nor 6 for'.eight years. The thermdme-' ter at Sydney, registered, 94 degrees iu the 9hado, and at Parraffiatta; 07 degrees. . .WHAT. MACHINERY HAS- DONE. Ik has often been said that if the dead could come to life.again and see the progress which has been mads during the past century, more particularly concerning machiixSry, they would absolutely go back in ■ surprise .to their peaceful shroudj v,Yet, even we ;ourselves can look back ,and , think' of" the wonderful changes : whioh have taken place in' our: little span of J life;' ; Some visitors were going' through the factory where Messrs. A. Murdoch and Co. prepare their speciality lines, and the remarks which wero passed as thoy were shown tho various machines used;for mixing and packing were simply thiitv.they v,-e ro astounded that machinery, could do bo much. Eor; instance', in the fruit jelly department, where a number of, hand-macnixics. were in liso for simply mixing tho ingredients, now ono ■ immense machine,'a. marvel of human lngonuity, mixes, ; wraps, and packs: the jellies, so that from the time tlife raw materini,. enters tho machine it is nover touched! by human hands uulil.it is packed into cases to be distributed all over New Zealand,'-.; The result, of this machine boing installed is,'that instead of paying Od, por packet for..-jelly crystals of an ordinary quality; yob ard now nblo to buy, a beautiful jolly, made'frfliu'the best quality gelatine, and flavoured'with, pure fruit -flavourings,"tor: the •wonderfully cheap'prlce (if 5 packets for oiie shilling.' Mr. '■ willinln -Campbell, recognising tho value; contained in this lino,' decided to lmve : a'Bpccial quality line, packed for himself. Tlifc result is; that he is, now selling at each of his.- branches," the' famous Challenge Brarid Jelliesr for vWhich 'ho; has tho" Sole Agency. 'R&nteuiber, you can get. them only at Campbell's. Price, 5 packets' for ls.-t-A.dvt, ,