GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

tl)y Tolccrapu-Presa AaaoelaUen-OowrleliU DR. COOK'S POLAB CLAIMS. (Rec. November 2d, 05 a m.) ' ' * , New York, November 25, Dr. Cook (who cjaims to ha\o reached Iks North Polo in April, 1008, forestalling Peary) has completed proofs of Ins Palm journey. Jim secretary has started for Deamark with 25,Q0D words of a l opart and original records. CANADIAN GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP. > ' , Toronto, November 25. " The "Globe" urges the appointment of tho Duke of Connaugnt to succeed Lord Grey in tho Governor-Generalship of Canada. AEItOPLANISrs BIG TEE. Pans, November 25. M. Paulhan, biplanist and holder of tho alti-' tudo record of 1950 ft, has been offered ,£24,000 for acroplano flights in Ameiica'o\tending over pis months. NEW SWANSEADOCK OPENED, , London, November 24. Tho now King's Dock, at Swansea, which cost two millions sterling, has been opened. ALLEGED CHINA MAUDS. London, November 24. ' Ellis, formerly a Bond Street dealer, has been remanded at the Bow Street Pohco Court on a charge of obtaining £500 from the late Charles John Dickins by means of false 'pretences, by misrepresenting tbo qnahty and value of certain china sold by accused. THE KOUEMAHAL. . ' London,! November' 24. The "Daily "Mail" now reports that Colonel Astor's yacht, tho Nourmalial—tho reported arrival of winch at Porto Eico was yesterday contradicted—arrhed at San Juan, Porto Eico, on November 14. ' , , ANTARCTIC HONOURS. ' London, November 2t. ICing Edward has conferred tho silver Polar medal on Sir Ernest ShacLkton's shore part)-, and bronze medals on those remaining, on the ship, including Canlam England, during tho Nimrod's Antarctic expedition. LOED TWEEDMOUTH'S ESTATE. London, November 24. The personalty of tbo late lord Twcedmouth has been sworn at •£195,480, DISTURBED OBSEQUIES.-VICEROY • DEGRADED. ' Peking, No\ ember 24 Tuan-Fang, Viceroy of Cnih-li, who wai lately censured for allowing photographs to bo taken of the Dowager Empress's funeral cortege, has been dismissed from his office, and dograded. ' ' MANUFACTURE OF AEEOPLANES. , New York, November 24. , Mr. Cornelius Vaudcrbilt, Mr., August Bel- - raont, and othoi American millionaires aro > floating a company with a capital of a million dollars (,£200,000) to manufachue Wugkt acicplaues i CLOSER SETTLEMENT BILL, i Sydney, November 25. The Legislate o Cobncil m committee struck out tho utal clauses in tho Closoi hcttloment Bill. AUSTRALIA'S CAPITAL SITE Melbourno, No\ember 25. , ' The House of Representatives, by 33 votes to 9, negatived a proposal to submit tbo capital site to a lelereudum. HALLEY'S COMET, i Adelaide, November 25. ! Halloy's comet was seen at the observatory i yesterday. This ib tho first usual observation , in Australia, (