GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 689, 14 December 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

'•■'. <Bjt-■■ Tele'crapb-Prtti ABebciatlbn-Conrlchtj BRITISH MIUTAEY: AIESIiIP. ■' :\ ' /'■ ■ (Re<v December 15y.1i.35 .p.nf.) ■', .'.'■ '■■■■ '.■':'\.'.'.- London, December 13. /The "Daily Telegraph' , ',states; that the British /War Office has accepted plans by-MAI; Debaiidy, tho well-kiioivii; French- builders of airships, for an aerial cruiser, with h capacity of 28,000 cubic.feet./ This .will 'Vβ. the- largest, .'airship built in France.. / / ': \ ."■'.';'.'. \ ;;;; ■' STATION/ 7 •■■ .-''■;-ih (Eec. December.: 13, 10 p.m.)'' ■',"" . .'V/ \■ ;■ . London,'-December J-13.*' ;. : ;Vicß-Admiral Sir Alfred , 11. .Winsloe. will Vice^Admiral' Sir Lnmbtpri in the .coinraaud of tho , China station,''.' ■ ■:■'-,. ■: , : ;: ■ .UNITBDh STATES AND NICAEAGiUA'. '.' \ :^:-W.:-:' ■■';-■'■'.. ■.'. New : ;Yorkj.:Decetnbcr;l3..; Seven hundred more American "marines havo been ordered 1 to Colon (Colombia), in".connuc.' .Hon. with, the Kicaraguan , trouble./ ','':.' , etjqbj match. • ■■■•■'. .- : ;- ; . : :"..'■■'' ■.'..■ ■ London,'. December 12. 'In the inter-Uniyersity Rugby match, Oxford defeated Cambridsfo, by 35 joints (four goals and five tries): to 3 poiiits (a try)-" '■(&:• Chapman, of ' Ne\r Zealand, played for 'Cambridge,'and Colin ' Qilray, of J^ew.Zealand, for Oxford. . :. : ; v ; : ;;■-' ■■■■.;■■; •:■.■■ ?;V; ;': ' : . ; ' -."■'"':■" .'"■■■. .LondonV'Dccomber 12. Ludwig llond, the oniineut oheinist, ii dead; .accd'7o.'. •••' :';:' ■'■ '.'.;■■'..;.;,'.■: ■■'■:-..■■.:,'■' :":•:::'<':' : :l- '/COTTON GAMBLING, n ■■'"■/, ■/ '' '<■- T: ,/. , ; /.■' New York) December ,12, ■ : Eftutc'r's.Agoncy'.reports' infd scenes on , the Cottpn.'ExchauKe, >Je\v York, AVhon ;thc lAgricultural. Bureau report announced.', that the , prop Was 200,001) bales beloiv expectation. Prices rose 45' points. The Now Orleans Exchange was equally excited.."',. '■■/•". :';'...., ■■ .■',' ■■" ■ ';'\;;./ 'l. : ' ■ EARTHQUAKE' >■;'./ ; :v ■■ ;:"■■' ... Ottawa,/ December 12^ . ..A shock of earthquako:.was .registered at Ottawa at 1.21 o'clock on Friday morning. , . . ■ ; SUICIDE. AFTER, SEVEN'MUEDEES. :,| ■-. :■.'.: ; Marseilles, December 12. >.'As,the. result, of . a' dispute, over money ! matters; a publican at Marseilles shot his 1 mother and wife with a revolver, cut the 1 throats, of threo - of; his children,-- mortally wounded a daughteri and an assistant, "ana finally committed suicide. •'."',•:■'■) .' ■': '•: ■ ■ ■ still' beliejes waeatah is /afloat. , ■''. . / Melbourne, December' 13. , .'■ Commandan,i; Tickell, C.M.G. (late naval : .commandant of Queensland), is pf opinion that ;' .the Waratnlj is still.aUoat. He pbints out that ■ ■ the:recent.search by. the steamer Sabino , left . -nearly/ half the ocean towards Australia un. .' teuiied,-:./ / -.'■■• ,;• : / '/'.'. ■'■ ■'• ■?,:'.■■ '-': / ;| //;;ILLNESS OF SIE Wll, LYNE. .■■ ' . I- '!i. ■ T " Sydney. December. 13. :. Sir.' William Lyne, , formerlj ; Federal Treasurer, had a sudden' seizure on' Saturday' l£is condition-is not sorious, and he is improving. . .',- ■:..-. .•■■ .':. : DISASTEpUS. BUSH FIEES. -■, '-■"' Perth, December 13. : Disastrous bush fires have occurred at Bol> (tart. .Ten stjuare miles of country'was swept »bd fourteen settlers >vero buried Olit. : :