GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 640, 18 October 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

<Hy.;,Telderaj)h—Press?. Association l --Copytljhtl ,- :' : ;'.' SOTTTIt. AFEIGAN ■ WOOLS; '■- .' '■ : : ,!(Il(iii October;' 17,' 5.5-p;m.)i • ■'■■;'" ■ '.''''' ■."■• ' Cape .ToViv'pctalior 10, ' The Transvaal. «nd the Orange l'ree State, with a vi'eiT-to improviiiß the. .rcpntntion qf !their exported. wools, (tranling ,-a; substantial ! preferenco in railway rates to rII wool shorn, clcariedif'sorted, and baled inyaccordanco with. i tho' regulations,.: of • tln>':.'--.l)cpirtmoiit.; of lAgricultiire. ;.' •■■ '.-';'• ■;.- --, ■•'. i': ; ''sniw-SAYiLtDi^n>isNE>.!. •'•■■'';."' 1 •-Jγ 11 ' '' ■ > ' '■" ; London? dctobfet "16.. -The Shaw-Savill and Albion Compiuy has de'cinrcil"an'interim' dividend of ps,. on 13 shares/ ; RAIN-INTEBFERE9 WITH'ENGLISH . ;•■... •, : , HAHYKST.,..,: . ■■ ;■■■; ■'. ."■•• - . .-' London, October 16. "Owing to rains, farmers in;many. districts in Snglanu.havo abandoned ■■' ;..:•;WEATHEff rREVJpNTS/.ATiATIONi .; ... .. .• . .-'. '.-', '.'.'Lendohr 'October, id. . Frequent showers,and a.high'.wind prevented the holding of tho projected'avintion'Compoi tition-at .Doncaster; «■■ .■ ■: '. : : ■/.) •'•, .London/; Octoher Iβ.. Obituary-. Tlio Eight; Hon, * Gerald Fitfgibbon, Lord'Jnstjco of "Appeal nlreland since 1873; aged 72 "•'.■ ' '.-.■'•■■ - : tTho deceased , judge had a brilliant scholastic and legal'career.' In 1877-78/ "jiiSt prior to his appointment as. LdrdMystice of Appeal, ho was .flolicitor-GMieral for IrolandJ'.r ::...■• ' ■ ; MB. CEANBRESIQNSiI ■';■■.: > ']'■ . '/'-■■ '■••. ' : ■ ; "vNcw ■ York,".Octoher-'15. : i Pvesid^nt-Taft'has accepted the resignation of Mvi Crane .Hlie 'recontly.Rppolnted tJnited States .Minister to China,'\vhq was called upon by Secretary-Kn.ox-to resign, because''6f ,liis indiscreet utterances)., It: is/;believed •■■in Washington that the.resignation.to demanded bwause of Japan's intimition'that Mr,' Crans 'would bo ,[ ■ =;- ; -.' y\ : '",'■'' ■ 'r ,_ .., •'"■ ■,'■■ Londotii petobor 15. ' The ship Jeanne; d'Aro has arrived at Dur< ban- from Kerguelqn, Sn the:-Indian Ocean. She saw'."no signs/of the missing -ateamer Wara.tah. . . ■ ' .. ; . '. ; ;;,':. . ■ AUSTRALIAN REMOUNT^'yoitt 'JAVA. \. ' October 16. ■ The Netherlands, through the- Indian Government;:'is Jpurchasing'SOO , Australian horses for' military remounts; for 'Jftya,;-);;;-: ..-.,-•-. • :;- BRAVE MINER; HONORED. ■ ■.: '.'■.•'■■ Melboilriiei Ootober Iβ., At Bendigo, , tho Governor (Sir Thomas Gib> eon Carmiohael) : presented Davies, who heroically rescued a fellow.miner at tho Gqldfields Consolidated, mine, with'an illuminotcd address, a cheque of.JCI7O, a tfoldvus.edalj, and a certificate for bravery...- ■'■■ '■':. : ;■','. '■■ . , [Tho acoidont and deed of -bravery- referred to occurred in,the Consolidated,.tuinoittt Bcnr digo, .on' July % Thi cablegrams stated:Thwo ■miners-Daviw, Parcy, and AJlen-wcrp engaged-in .sinking-a , *haft.-, 'IVo shots wort put in, and tno men ascended to the pint above. 'As Allen reached the'plat ho mißsed his footing, and fell to the bottom. Instantly RaviM rushed down the ladder, despite tho fact that the charges were; due/ to .explode at any momeut. Hβ found Allen, and n&d dragged him , about five" feet iWhon' 'the first ohargo exploded. The debrisi howover. carried in an opposite direction. Davits then on-, deavourettto get Alien into a safe place before the second charge exploded, when , the eiploalon took placo. When relief was 'sent down both men were found alive, Allah had a broken les, hut both wore unhurt by the blast. Pavlca has been recommended for. the Albert medal instituted by the King in Qetober, 1007, fot rowerdlng inose who endanger their own lives in saving, or nttemptlnp to .save,-the lives; of others from perils In mines or quarries within the British dominions,]. ■:■

NEW COIN?.' Melbourne, October 16. Tho Federal Government- has approved an inscription ■for the now. silver: coinage. The obverse aide will bear tho King's head,, mth the Latin inscription which npnoars on 'he British coins. On the reverse sfdo will be the Australian coat'Of.armu, ,• .!,'.. . : HIGH COMMISSIONER BILL. . . . Melbourne, October 16. The Federal Senate has passed the High Commissioner Bill (dealing with the representation of the Commonwealth in' London) through all : its stages..- -y'-i ■■••■ ..'■. :