GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

•: . POWERFUL AGAIN: FLAGSHIP. ' (Rec. November 5, 11.30 pjn.) • '• London, Novamber 5. On her arrival' at Colombo tor a relief.crew at the end c£ Iteooinbor, .the cruiser.;Vowerful will 'be' paid off and ■ recommissioiicU 'for' a' further term as flagship oil the Australian station. il-V: v "-'ir- 1 "• NICARAGUAN REBELS' 'SUCCESS. New'iYork, November 5. Advicos: received by tho "Now York Sun" state that the revolutionists iii thaV Central American Republic oi Nicaragua defeated ".the army of President JMaya aid captured Lasiozoo, thus opening ■ theway to the capital, llanagiiai y Eaoh' side'lost one hundred killed. ! [The United States as ■ foster parent of tho Central American republics, has i'had- great trouble iwi.th President .Zelaya, owing to his delay in meeting the-Emery olaim, and to his I acts ofaggression towards the \ neighbouring republics oi,Honduras and San Salvador. I'he overthrow idf i Zelaya would' probably bo no moro unwelcome at Washington than was the downfall of Castro, but the problem of keeping order in Central America would still remain.] ■, ; '■ BEEP TRUST-COMPETITION FROM THE COLONDiS. London,' November 4. "The .Times" states that importers: are gratified' at - the success -of ; tho shipment of Australian chilled meat by the Marathon (reported They are of opinion-that for the first time : in its.history the, Beef Trust, will have to face competition of a substantial kind in the English market from ,the colonies. BENEFIT FOR HAIGH. ' London, November 4. A benefit cricket match for. Haigh; the Yorkshire cricketer, realised CHARGE OF THEFT. ' Perth, November 5. Donald M'Kenzie has been arrested on a warrant charging him .with stealing '.£BS, the property of tne Dtuiedin Corporation. Accused was-, passing under the name ,'of Donald Cain : ' eron.. : \ • •. LATE SHIPPING. ■ ■ ALBANY, November 5.Arrived.—lndradovi, from New York.