GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 676, 29 November 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

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(Roc. November 28, 5.5 p.m.) Hona-Kong, Noyorabcr. 27; Field' Marshal Lord Kitchener has. left' Hong by the Assaye lor Australia'.

LORD KITCHENER.

. LATE SPORTING.

' (Rec, November 29, 0.25 a.m.) •' London, November 28. . The Manchester November ■Handicap resulted : Admiral Togo the Third 1, Rathlca 2, Rockbourne 3. . ■ .

WHOLE FAMILY KILLED IN MOTOR" COLLISION.

: San Francisco, November 2G. • A tram-car at Los 'Angeles, in\California, dashed into an automobile, killing tho driver (an estate agent) and his \vife and five children. 1 " '■

SURVEY OF NATAL COAST.

Durban, Npvombcr 26. ! •The Natal Government has, accepted the Admiralty's s offer of a warship to survey the ccast ibetwoen'May and. July next. The survey will entail no expense on tho colony.

;:. QUICK PROFIT ON A REMBRANDT. '

15 \V 1 : V London, November 20. A-Rombrandt picture,, representing an old Jew, was recently sold; in St. Petersburg for .04000 sterling. . : " It has just been resold to,.Agnewe, the welU-' firm of London art dealers, f0r : .£14,500.

GORSE HALL MURDER.

: ■ London, November 26. • The coroner'B jury returned ••a : v.ycrdict: of. wilful .- murder against Cornelius - Howard, ■ cousin of M*.';Gcorgo Storrs,. who was fatallystabbed at his residence/ GorsovHall,' Dorsetshire, early in the present month.

ROLLER-SKATING CRAZE IN ■ BRITAIN.

London, Novembor 20. . There - is .a . revived .craze fpr roller-skating in Britain,, and' the sum' of a 'million sterling has beon invested in the Vport.'- This, .has afforded, employment, for . seventeen thour sand. clerks, attendants,. and c mechanics. V

.'.COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS.

■ . Melbourne, November 27. The Federal elections will bo held' 'about March 19 next •• • - ,

, RAPID SPUEAt) OP LEPROSY IN NEW % , CALEDONIA.

Sydney, November 27. :Advices : from Noumea state (hat leprosy is spreading at _an alarming rate - among - tho natives. - . Stringent precautions , are being Adopted to prevent Europeans frpm contracting tho disease.

. STAMP- FRAUDSIN VICTORIA.

■ Melbourne, Noyeinber 27. The Auditor-General's. report discloses that O'widespread series of stamp extending over many years, has resulted in .£4OOO wtirth of stamps. being 'removed froaj documents,

QUEENSLAND ELECTORAL ROLL.

Brisbane; November 27A Parliamentary' return shows that at tho. last Siiate elootion there were 135;841' males, and 105,913 females on the rolls, and that - 89,000 fnales and 60,809 females recorded their votes. .

UARAMA'S VOYAGE.,

Brisbano, Noyembar 28.. Arrived: Marama. ' After leaving yahcouvor the sttamer met with a Heavy gale 'and: high seas, -tyhioh lasted four days. : Sho ivas delayed at in consequence Of, tho Newcastle striked in order'to enable her to take, sufficient coal to carry her to New Zealand. -v.' <

EPISCOPAL APPOINTMENT.

Perth, November 27. ; The Rifflit Rev. Dr. G. Trowers, Bishop of Nyassaland, has accepted the charge of the North-West See of West Australia,- subject;to the consent of the Archbishop of Canterbury. .North .West, See is a new Anglican bishopric (tho third) in West Australia, the other two. being 'Perth and Bunbury. Dr. Trnwer was oducated at Keble College, Oxford, find Ely, Theological College. 'Ho was ordained in 1888, and was curate of St. Mary Eedcliffe,. Bristol,, from 1893 to. 1895 and rector of Christ Church, Sydnoy, from :1895 'to 1(101, when he was consecrated Bishop of Nyassaland (lata Likomo). The dibcese of Bunbury, which compyises. the; South West, section of ■ Wwt Australia, was crot\te4 :in 1003-3' " '. .