GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 648, 27 October 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Telegraph-Press Aisoclatlon-Copyrlght I I ' ' « DECREASE. OF PACIFIC NATIVES. (Eec. October 26, 910 pm) ' „ , , ...,..,... London, October 20. ! ■Koplying in the House of Commons to a question by Sir Chas. Dilko, Liout -Col. Soely, I Vnder-Secretary for the Colonies, said that the decrease of the native population in the Pacific was a problem of extreme complexity. The Government-had no special reports with reeard to tho New Hebrides He hoped that the extension of settled government and prohibition of the 3ale of arms and liquor uonld oheck the decrease. A VELASQUEZ BEINGS JSO.OOO. m. rt' i t ■ Ne . w York, October M Mrs. Huntmgton, an American art collector. has purchased a Velasquez from Colonel Hoiford for .£BO,OOO sterling. , NEW SEEVIAN MINISTRY. ~ „.. , . Belgrade, Octobor 25. 11. Bastics has formed a new Servian Ministry. - , EMPIEE PEESS UNION. iml ' , London, Octobor 25. The Empire Press Union has been formed, to continue the work begun by the Press Confor?m e "i Ij ? Ti B 111^1 " 1 !, chief proprietor of the Daily Telegraph," is presidont of the union ; bord jS6rthchffo (of tho Harmsworth publications) treasurer, Mr. C. A. Pearson (protrietor of the "Standard" and other newspaper interests) chairman, and Ml. H. E. Bnttain (who was m charge of the Press Conference arrangements) secretary. WINDFALL TOE CHAEITY AND THE STATE rm ii" «' '~' ,' Lonion, October 25. • The late Mr. Alexander, rietnug, ironmaster, of Glasgow, left an estato valued at .£1,300,000. Hβ beqneathed".£<i0 > 000 to Scottish charities. The death Ttotieifirflin'tho testate '.'ameunfe-to' nearly J8200.000, ana the legacy duties to many thousapds. ' '>'" ' ' AVIATION'EXHIBITION.* „ , ' ' 1 ; London, October 25. - el. Faulhan, tho French aviator, mil give an aviation exhibition on his Voisin biplane at Brooklands track, near Ldndon, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next. > postlTbeaten. „ , ~ , .London, October a ilolway, the American sprinter, beat A. B Postlo at Wigan in a raco over 120 yards, the stakes being .£2OO. Holvtay, who was apparently beaten half way, spurted in the last twenty yards, and iron by a foot. The timo was 1U seconds. Postlo stated that tho state of tho track, which was heavy owing to 1 rain, was dead against him. REBELLION AT NICAEAGUA. ' . New York, October 28. The robels in Nicaragua aro gaining ground ( against tho Government almost everywhere. Chamorros insurgents defeated the Governnont troops at Boca, securing control of tho Nicaraguan Atlantic coast. ' 'a TAXICAB INVASION. Sydney, October 26 A taxicab company with a capital of .£IOO,OOO mostly subscribed in England, is being formed to exploit Australia. It 11 proposed to import three hundred taxicab* A hundred will opor-' ate in Now South Waloa, ono hundred w Victoria, and tho l remainder will bo distributed among the other States. WHAT IS A LOTTEEY? rm. r, „" « , Sydney, October 26 The Full Court, in upholding an appeal against a conviction on a charge of conducting a lottery in organising a limerick competition, laid down the principle that unless the distribution of prizes depends absolutely upon a mero matter iof chance, it is not a lottery. INSURANCE LIBEL ACTION. Melbourne, October 20. In connection with tho action commenced by the Mutual Life and Citizens' Insurance Company against tho National Mutual Life Association (claiming ,£20,000 damages in connection with certain articles which appeared in the newspaper "Clarion," concerning which tho National Mutual Life Association, while re pudiating liability, has paid £)00 into Court as satisfaction of all claims), the Court has allowed tho Mutual and Citizens' Life Companv to amend,its statoment of claim against the National Mutual Life Association, so as to restrain the defendants or their agents from fnrI her publishing. any of the defamatory matter complained of In support of the application for amendment of claim instances woro given of th? circulation of tho alleged libel Eince tho iesue:of,'the writ for-the.present action. '•■.' .'/ ['''- •: ; 'opR '".tIENTAI/ DECREPITUDE; ■; >' ■ '■■■<■*-'l^f'tt:' :) '■'■'-',i-■'''■'-'' Melbourne, October;-26.S '■■It:.was: stated' a t the , ; Dental Congress, that • the percentage of. Victorian'children with teeth; 13 95,; : v-;V, ■;: ;; : •■,: :.V.■'•;•.•■■;, ■ ~'-..■> ■•■■: ■:; ;£/;'' h '• |IBE ON .TM SURREY.- : ;'% ■.;:.■;.'■: V: - : : : ■• .'V; i' \' • Melbourne,; October 26. ::■ As of the recent'fire on the Shire liner Snrroy.'in which.two men were suffocated, thei insnlhtion—suspected' to have been tho origin of. tho nffrts\ being removed froratbe' stenmer's No. 3 ; h01d.. ;,_: ;;. ; ■~.....