GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 647, 26 October 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

ißy Tclcsraph—Press Assoclation-Copyrlcht.i ! NIMEOD ON EXHIBITION: WINDFALL FOR ■ CHARITY., London, October 21. •' Thirty'thousand persons visited and inspected' the Antarctic exploration {vessel Nim'rod. Tho profits, amounting to .62000,/ will be given to charities. The. Nim'rod .is going 'and other British and Continental seaports.; PORCELAIN PURCmsn LI MR. J. P.-' ■ MORGAN London, October 24. Mr". Pierpont Moran 'haa .purchased Mr. Marsderi Perry's collection of Chinese porcelain (300 . flawless, speoimens) for 600,000. dollars. j: . [Mr. ; Pierpont Morgan's art purchases in Europe have, an aggregate value of .£'3,000,000. Few of them, however, have vet beep con-' veyed. to 'the palatial gallery that Mr. Morgan built somo timo ago adjoining his homo on Madison Avcnno in' Now. York City, for tho roception of his treasure's..; They nro storod, as a silent but emphatic protest to America's prohibitory tariff against art objects, in various European gallories and museums.' London/contains the finest collections, which aro nearly all ' on public view.- Tho American. press has for yoara : vigorously, protested against this :serious loss, to, America s wealth in art, an<Lit is hoped that in timo the tariff will be adjusted, in a manner that will enable Mr. Morgan to house~tho whole of his magnificent collection in New Yori City.] ; . NORWAY-SWEDEN MARITIME DISPUTES; Tho Hague, October 2*! . ; The Arbitration Commission (president, Dr. J A. I-oeff, of the Netherlands) appointed to settle the maritime boundary between Sweden and, Norway,, has. decided in Sweden's favour. BIG THEATRE PROJECTED IN SYDNEY. Sydney, October 55. '■ ' A'syndicate has pecurcd a portion of tW site of. Hordem'a old emporium, for the pur.' pose of building the largest theatre in Australia, and one of tho finest in the world. ' ; •AUSTRALIAN BAND CHAMPIONSHIP, ! • Melbourne, October 25. ! Thero werel 20,000 persons present at tho finals' of tho Australian band championships. Bal-' lnrat'Oity and Prahran Bands tied for the' championship prize of 200 guineas., EXECUTION Or FERRER. Sydney, October 25. The Socialist Labour Party, adopted a motion protesting'.against the execution of Francisco Ferrer' (sentenced by a Spanish court-martial) ■which was; charactjriaed'as, murder.; HOSPITAL SUNDAY. Melbourne, October 25. The Melbourne Hospital Sunday collections totalled .£7372, beating those of the previous year by .£3OO. ■ .' ' V ■ '' . ; ■. : TASMANIAN POLITICS. ■ Hobart, October 25. The Premier, Mi - . Earle (whose Labour Ministry met with an immediate defeat) has asked for a 'dissolution. The Governor (Major-Gen-cral Sir Harry Barron) will give his answer to-day.. - :