GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

By.Telesraph—Press Association—Copyright

- 'VOTE LATE /SIR ;F,;;pAELBT. : ;o ; - .■;■-;':' '/'(Re'c.; January.6,;9.ls:'p.m.) ' V- '.■".- ' .' London,: January 6:~: ; Sir .Frederick-Darky,' formerly' Chief. Justice (.'of New"South;; Wales; died ~on'; Tuesday... He had 'been; ailing, since}.his; arrival in. England;-, last'June;''suffering' from--.;a/■ 'fibrous:■ growth/ in -the lungs. Three daughters and Wo'-::brothersivof deceased :were', present.:,; The "interment will 'take .place :in "■' the; family. - vault.': at Dublin..' ■•'■•■■'■-'.'. V ■■■:.'■ ■■■;:'■*/. '■■■;■ i/,: -'/.'- : ' ' .''•■■ -■■'':''.'.!- : ;' Sydney; ,;January G.; ■..' There-are general'- expre'ssiohs..of '.regret, at the death'of. Sir' Frederick Dar"L:/;;'/,.'.''''^V.,//,/'/'

I FORTHCOMING ECLIPSE OF THE: :\':.;;;:^,:,;; ; :^'';7;snN..,.■/;:,;/;,. ./-.J/./ ':■'■ ':■■/ '":>;-;■:-' Londdnj ; January 5. ,; i, The'- task of' officially'; observing . the forthcoming.eclipse.of,the sun will be left, to ' Australians.'; vTh'e 'Imperial. Govern-: ment.'.will.not .send .an 'expedition,..but' a joint .committee'' of the Royal' Society and ( 'the Royal Astronomical.Sooietyjwill'.lend instruments.:;''- ;;v'/:/-, :;::r;/;/< '■-'..:■:■.'•'' : . v; SOLD iiS/BUTTER;'/" ..7-7 : ; 7:-';r.:.. : ! London,- January : ' 5/' . Mr: T... ; A.;: Cbghlan,;Agent-General 'for; Now,South.:.Wales/'has .discovered -.that, empty Australian-branded v - butter-boxes'; are collected in shipped abroad/ especially- toi'Malta; and .there filled with, margarine,; which; is ; sold'as.'Australian.' 'butter.; >//;:.';'-,,:': ■■' ; '■/-'' : :''' ; .;V

).REPORT'OF' ALLUVIAL GOLD/ IN ;;■ ;;;..;::':;.■ ;/NEW/'GULNEA;//r;;;;/;;;;;;; : 'V .'• i ■ : ':'•':/'; . / Brisbane,: January ; ■ 6.7::> ; It is reported ;-from New Guinea that payable, alluvial.!,:g'old-fiolds,;/haye. been, discovered': at "the-; Williams, River, ■ 120; miles/eastward; of 'Port, Moresby, Miners ,are. warned against rushing/the .field pending/further/ information.; /.' ; ■■~ '•■>;■_ ■/ ';;/ : I<,THE'''TACHT i ;;SATdNARA,/ v V; ::: :-: ■} ■■'■■■. '•:■■ /Melbourne," January; 8.,.i The yacht Sayonara, which hosßeveral. times won .the trophy ,(the; Sayonara Cup) which the■ owners;presented;as. a.perpetual ..ohallenge cup, ~has: : changed..:hands.: Her; new:owner, -Mr. J;'., Dixon," intends :to'.'defend.'■the/cup..;; : .;';;/'';--;;;. ; i: : .

:\ ; y-ATRSHIRE'S LOSS}HEAYT.:> :: ; '■'J-- ;:-;-;: v 'l ;^y:USydneyy;; "The".' Underwriters';'"Association', is ad- : vised:'-.that: thev Honlder; liner -Ayrshire,; which■' was' badly; damaged' forward in ■ a ■collision ..off. .the Irish 'coast with -the Ellerman liner Arcadian.(which,sank), is discharging;' her 'cargo.-::-'It •'■■ is'estimated ,that,;;the;loss;':is: great. • '.') '. ; v /;- V: : ■/''■.