GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 653, 2 November 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(Dy ■ Telegraph—Proas Aesoclation-Copyrisht.l SIB ROBERT. STOUT.' ' ' (Rep, November 1, 0.20 p.m.) . London, November 1. Sir Robert Stout, who,, recently underwent an operation, is progressing favourably. • REDUCTION OF RUSSIAN FORCES IN ■ , . PERSIA. St. Petersburg,- November I. Russia has reduced her forces in Persia to 'MCO.7 .. K „: /v. : ■. NEW SWIMMING j RECORD. , ; If.- Sydney, November 1. | Hardwick made a 1 world's swimming record oniSatUTday, covering-a hundred metres (109.3 yatds) 'in sixty-three seconds. ' j [At the ;01ympio Games, the American sprint champion, C. it. Daniels (-fcho. has dono'the hundred yards In 55 2-5 seconds) won tho 100 metres in Co 8-5 seconds, tho Austrian Zoltan do Halmay boing second. Beaurepairo was unplaced.] .. ' 0 ' , • EARTH TREMOR. Syrineyi November 1. ;A sharp, was recorded at Riverview, near Sydriojy on Saturday evoning. . Port Darwin, November 1. A severe earth, tremor was experienced on Saturday .evening. No .dainago was done. " queenslaniTlabour PARTY. , Brisbane, November 1. 1' Mr.': Bowman has been rc-olccted- leader of tho Slato labour party. • ' ! ■' . . RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES. ' >. • . . Sydney, November 1... Opportune good rains have fallen over the whole Stato, excepting ltiverina and the southwestern tablelands. FATAL MOTOR-CAR.- ACCIDENT. 1. A mocor-oar collided with - an oleetric-light pole, turned a somorsault, and was smashed, A lady named Mis? Burko was killed, and several-other passengers were slightly injured. , BAND CONTEST. .- " Melbourne, November, 1. Tho Collingwood City Band won tho first prize of .£IOO at tho mter-Stato. competition, promoted by' the St. 'Kilda Crickpt Club.