GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

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'■ ♦ ; . ; - THE WAEATAH SEAECH. CEeo. February 22, 9.30 p.m.) ' . Durban, February 22. . ■ . The. steamer .Wakefield will sail to-day on her ! search'for the Waratah. Her programme omits Prince Edward and Marion Islands, because a whaler recently . visited them. COTTON TEADE. \ London, Fobroary 22, Short-time spinning continues in tho ootton trade. ■ SWOED DUEL-ATTACHE WOUNDED FOUR.TIMES. » j- Paris, Februair 2t ' .. A dispute between a Spanish Attach® to-the London Embassy and a Paris manufacturer, owing, to the former/, smoking. J® a non-smokirig • railway compartment, led to a fierce duel with swords in Paris. l There werp twenty. bouts, • the duel lasting over an hour. ■ The diplomat was wounded four times. . ■ • ' , :'. CRICKET. : \ ■■■■■■ Pretoria, February 21. _In the match Ifarylebone team V. iTransvaal—in ' which' the -.first .innings scores were Marylebone 291' and Transvaal . 270—Marylebone's second iuniues .closed for 271—Denton 138. :• ■ T.' ... . • \ ; . ; later. In their second ■ innings, ' Transvaal .scored 242... Marylohono thus won by 50 runs. ' 1 : • ' ... ■ . : .ME... S. HOEDEKsFs-ENGLISH . ESTATE."'" • _ London, February 21. ■ The lato Mr. Samuel Hordern, of Sydney, left estate in, the United Kingdom' valued -at .53GG,320. . GETTING IN 'EARLY. ■ ■ ■ ■; Sydney, February 22. . Celebrations • m connection with the centenary of Methodism in Australia .will begin next iweek.' Strictly speaking, 1915 II t , ll ®, ce ° tenar y reir. it being in that yeaT that .the first missionary, the Eev. Samuel Leigh, arrived,;. but as. it is. desired to; commemorate...-' the , event? ■by raising .£50,000 for • a theological, institution, an early start is being made. COLONIES', TRADE WITH 'BEITAIN. '.. Adelaide, February 22. /.Sir Robert. Thomas, the well-known .journalist,- who.; was■ appointed by the Government' to inquire regarding trado between Great Britain and the Dominions overseas, "has furnished a report. He .thinks the ;best 'hope for Australian' pro-, ducts, m .the, British':,market :is 'in the provincial' outposts, rather than in the capitals. ■ NEW SOUTH WALES STOCK . : RETURNS. ■ Sydnoy, February 22. The report ,of the Chief ■' Inspeotor of:btock . shows -that .on .January 1 t&ere : tho , State about: 43,148,000 sheep; 2,529,000' cattle,, and 492,030 horse?. hot weatheh. m , Melbourne, February 22. . •- ita heat wayo continues. The thoTnio meter in tho city to-day was at. 99. , GUN DAMAGED, MAN'HURT.: ■ . -i • , -...'.....'Melbourne,- Fotautoy 22..' _ Wliilo twenty men' were engaged m put';nng.,!». Mild; oil a' now six-inch, , gun at Qu<*nscliff.Fort, tlio hood slipped. War-rant-Officer Bishop was injured, and the others had a narrow, escape. The gun was damaged slightly. .:.. .; METHODIST ■ CONFERENCE. m _ „ _ Sydney, February 22. ihe Eev. Mr. Prescott has been elected President of the; Methodist Conference: