GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 655, 4 November 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Tolesraph-Prtss 'AMttolatlon-Copyrlsht.l » . FRENCH MILITARY AIRSHIP FUND. (Ecc. November 8, 11 p.m.) Carls, November 3. The French national subscription to replace the military dirigible airship La Itopubhquo, which exploded,-has'closed with a total of .£14,600. ' ~ p. [Owing to a propeller blado ripping the gas envelope—not partitioned off into compartments as in the Zoppelfn—La Kepubliqno exploded whilo travelling at the rate of .25 mile; nn hour nca;i Motilius, and fell WO feet The four,oo- , cupants wero killed. 1 " It *as ' subsoduoiitly cabled that the accident had caudod Trench aeronauts' "to 'lecbzdteoTfor that',' tkeie is some merit. iA'CoW'MM"" tiplo gasbag system. Thoy declare that woodon propollori are lihely to como into increased favour ns giving warning of fratturo, and slower speeds will he recommended."] t ■ REPORTED UNREST IN ZULULAND. i London, November 2. The Pietermariteburg correspondent of "The Times" states that the young nien in certain districts of Zululand are reported to bp rest- i less and disaffected over the methods of collecting tho hnt tax. It is alleged that arbitrary i fines are imposed in cases of arrears'. The Native Department •is unaware of these alleged grievances. t ( FATALLY STABBED BY A BURGLAR. j 1 , London, November 2. ] Mr. George Storrs, one of the largest build- j ing contractors in England, was fatally {tabbed j by a burglar At his residence, Gorse Hal 1 , Stnl- ( bridge, Dorsetshire. Tho murderer succeeded ] in escaping. ' ' ' t FLIGHT T3YPAULHAN. j" j London, November 2. i M. Paulhnn, on his Voisin biplane, flow 90 1 miles in three hours at Brooklands, near Lon- c don. , , , l CAPE COLONY INCOME TAX. c Cape Town, November 2. J The Capo Assembly has readopted the income ' taxes agreed to in 1908 A proposal to relieve c small incomes was negatived. f CAMBRIDGE FRESHMEN'S SPORTS. c -London, November 2. . L. A. Putinson, of Melbourne, won the put* tiny the weight contest at the Cnmbr.dge fresh- J men's sport*, attaining n distanco of 31ft. 3jiu. J AN INSURANCE INQUIRY. J London, November 2. t The Labour party has received ft Government s promise to appoint a commission to inquire „ into the facts concerning tho working of in- j dustnal assiirance companies and sooietics. a CHAIR OF AGrTcULTURE.' [ Sydney, November 3. r Mr. Robert Watt, of the Transvaal Agrlcul- J tuio Department, has been chosen to fill the j liewly-ci dated Chair of Agriculture: at the Syd- i ney University, . i LAWN TENNIS-DAVIS CUP. i f - Sydnoy, November 3. t Long and M*Laughlin, tho Califqrnians who v will represent tho United States in tho contest t for the Davis Cup, have anived in Sydney, t whero they were welcomed. I \ „ t LATE 1 SPORTING-ASCOT THOUSAND. ' Melbourne, 'November 3. ' Tho Ascot Thousand (fivo furlongs and a half, priro jCIOOO, 'for all horsfes and gallowovs, promoted by J. Wren) resulted: Dalmony Belle, 1; Master Simmer, 2; Whisper, 3. FATAL BELT ACCIDENT. Melbourne, November 3. ' A fitter named Ecerbaum was caught m some bolting at ft cemonfc works and was whirled lound. His arms wore dragged from their sockets, and tho body was thrown 20ft. „ away, where it was picked up dead. T QUEENSLAND POLITICS. 1 Brisbane, November 3. c The Lieutenant-Governor, Sjr Arthur Morgan, opened the new Parliament. Tho Gover- \ nor's Speech was brief It referred to the causes s 'that led to tho recent elections, And to the 'J financial relations of the States and the Com- o moawcalth. The Bills promifcd nro practi- f cally the same as wero promised last session. t