GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

' (By TelegrasU-PrcßS Association-Copyright.) A FRENCH PLEA , FOR FISCAL PEACE. (Ecc. October 28, 10.10 p.m.) Paris, Octoto 28. In the French Chamber of Deputies, the Socialist Lender, M. Jaures, urged that France Should takoHhe initiative in proposing an entente to end tho general tariff war throughout the world. BAINS IN ENGLAND-COLLAPSE OF A BRIDGE. . London, October 27. Heavy rams have flooded tho South of England raihvaya. A bridge between Ticchurst (Sussex) 'and Effinghain (Surrey) collapsed, and part of a goods train fell into the rUer. BOMB IN A POETUeUESE MONASTERY. i , Lisbon, October 27. A lnfge dynaniito'bonib has been found in tho chapel of the Irish Dominican monks in Lisbon. '• >

NEW,DANISH CABINET. Copenhagen, Octobef 27. M." .Zalilo has formed a new Cabinet in I [A. recont' cablftgrani announced tho resigna-1 tion of tho Minister for Defence, M. Chrlften- i Ben. bctiauso. of public • clamour and. suspicion that he tolerated the Alberh defalcations.. Apparently: the 'falt ,l ,;of>M. : Neetgaird's Cabinet na3-bee'il,:btought;about:,)hUhe tame fray.] ; 1 Monoplane flight. t London, Ootober l(i 1 Dolagrange,. at Doncastor, aoroplaned in ■his Blenot:m6uoplane at the rato of .fifty-four mil6s-on .. .. . ; '-vy-■ r - ' ROY At COLONIAL INSTITUTE. ' > « 1 ' London, October 27. .'Tho: Roy;il.-Colonial?lnstitute has' ngrped' to a- how ;constitution.', including the admittance of-Mtt' M'lAtididaus hild' the. establishment of local ■ centresthrtughfldt tho'Empiro.

i 1 ITho Royal Colbriial.' Institute, founded in lSuß,.&ad..incorporated,-/by. royal ohartet in -IM2,> had .-a.membership-Inst ycaJ . of. 1306 '-feeidint and ;Thft ob>ects ate thus officially. fctit forth i-r-'TCo; prcvidc - fbrV. Wl■ -gentlemen nected with, thecoldhiDS'-.' ihd -V.British vlAdia •«ndrothm?ttkiiig!;Btt.iihtew^t - itt''e6l<iM«d-. Mtd. Indian affairs: ,to; eMabUsh. readi»g : room - and library,; in,- which VrCcCiit.. Slid Authentic -intelligence ; Up'on,<cbl6iii.al-. and 'Indian •• subjectsmay' be'constantly .available,'and-' a-niuscum ifof, the collectionand v exhibition. 'Of , .cfllOnlil.Vftjld Indian facilitate. interchange,ef ; , ;]?6ifs6ia3i fepreschtlHjf all. the 'Dbpehdehcies of.jGrcat'Bfitaifti.ta afford oppor- ' tiini ties. for ; tha "of pftpfefS and for holding discussions -'upon cojonial and Indian subjects gonCrallJr; and'to scientific) Htorary/ and ■ statistical '.mvestitsatlona' ihconnection with -the British - Empire.. .--But no paper, shall : be/read,:'nor: .any discussion.. be D6rmitte'd.it6'HKW' , pta6eHen'dihg t,tb;'*py'i:.:tho- ■ ; ( movements or royalty. ' * i London, October 27. - Queen 1 Alexandra arid Princess Victoria havo returned-to; London from Norway, accompanied :bv ' tho Quean ,of 'Norway (formerly ..-Princess 1 Maildi Queen!, Alexandra's. daughter). ; ' MONEY, MATRIMONY, AND DIVORCE. New York, October 27. : Mrs, J. J; Astor,. a leader-in New York society, ■is.r-eeking a divorce from her husband, Colonel Astdr.'.

WIRELfiSS IN THE PACIFIC, Melbourne, October 28 -The'' Federal VPfctriier, -Mr.' D6akin; has received a resolution: passed by tho Chamber of ; . .Cfchitiiofco exprossing the hopo that the Goverit-'mont-will support > tho scheme.of tho Pacific Radio. Telegraph-Company-for linking ud -the islAitdS'; '.bi,-the, Sduth'' Pacific with: Australia' .and New Zealand, by/tdSa'hs of wireless telegraphy. V,:V-': '-'i-': INSURANCE LIBEL ACTION, Melbourne, October 28. - . :' In thb ifisiirahcfl iifcol'. case by the 1 Citizens' Company- against the National '.Mutual," several, :witnesses;,.deposed. ,-that; the agents of the National Mutiial,Life had'lutilised .the a'rtlclea published, ih;' the' "Clarion'; ' for prejudicing .them against: tHe; Citizens'-,Company.'-' :: : :::.- . - IEFFECT OF CHINESE ON AtJSTRALIAN BLACKS < Brisbane, October 28 The' Prelector of /Aborigines, 'after a :tour -in ihfe ; north, reports, that the..' Chineso .are gradually,:,killing; .oifvthe natives ywith ..dpiitm and disease./ : He-urges ..the necessity ofdebarr; ring the: Chutcso from intercourse with the 'abbtiginCs.';,; 1/ "A SERIOUS NATIONAL MISTAKE" Melbourne, October. 28. • " fThe-ticerised Victuallfrs' Conference disCussed' the question of prohibiting tho sale of liquor - ill ,'canteeils; It .was agreed that the Federal Parliament. -,if (it ,'forbids tho sale, will make - a"; serious, national, jnistalie.. ; :'-■■■ Later. -■ The : Licensed ' Conference decided' to ask .to havo tho clause in the Defence Bill;''abolishing 'canteens, ,re-cohiniit. ■ted.: 1 A CYCLING RECORD. Melbourne, .October 23. J. Salvana cycled from Sydney to Melbourne in. 55 hours 50 .'minutes, 1 reducing the,.record byi,Bß tholigh, the. roads were in _ poor condition. :. • • -.. -- "■ - INSURANCE MANAGER'S SUICIDE., - , Molbourne, October 28. . Mr. Lc-o' 'Archar, - manager of the .Victoria Insurance > Company,'- committed ' - suicide ,by shooting hlbiself.with a,revolver.. lie had been recently granted leave owing to ill-health. bush nun in Queensland. I -.. 1 ; - Brlsbano, October 28. A .bush >fire at Silsoo destroyed seven : thous!ind, acrc3 of gra»s. ;

' EXPLORATION IN THE SOLOMONS. ' • ■■■' Brlsbano, October 28.Dr. Deck, a missionary m tho/ Solomons* succeeded vin : Crossing'the 1 Island of. Malaita from Cast to wflfet. He was the fil-st white ■ man to make' tho, journey. : . ' / . /-

[Dr.- Dock, who spent 'the first throo months of this year in Now Zoaltiml addressing many missionary meetings, is tho eoti of Dr. J. l'elltl Deck,, at .ohe' time a' resident, of -Nelson. >Jmj has fbr many years been living in Australia. Dr.' Dcck ils attached to -the ..South-.Seas. Evan- ; gelicalMissiohj fwliich.': is 'undenominational, arid which- makes its ceutro for tho Solomon Islands at Malaita.J - ■ QUEENSLAND' AGENCY-GENERAL. _ ( • - Brisbane, October 28, Mr. T.'B, Kobinson,-a director of Messrs. .1 M'llwraitll, M'Uachern, and Company, will sue-1 coed Sir Horace Ttaor. who has been Agent-1 General for Queensland Since 1698.; . ■/ ,| semjlno price of n.s'.w. coal. : '' • , ■ Sydney, October 23. : -The colliery proprietors have deoidod to retain lis.;ns tho selling prico of coal. ADVANCES~TO~ SETTLERS. Sydney. October 28. ' ,;TheYGovernmcht : Sayings BanV.rcpOrt . shows that .the 'amount granted 1 under the Advances. ,to Settlers ' Act Mast ; yeaf . was , ££273,201" -: