GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 759, 7 March 1910, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

By TelesraDh—Preaa Aasociation-CoDyriciiV AN, ALIBI. ■ ~.: . (Rec. March G, 5 p.m.) i • London, March L •■ Cornelius Howard successfully proved an alibi, and was acquitted. TRANSVAAL WAR LOAN. . (Rec. March. 7; 0.20 a.m.) ■ 1 ' ■ • London, Mt -ch 6. \ In the. House of Commons th .Transvaal War Loan Redemption i Bill has been read a third time.,. ; .-■ ... THE WARATAH. . . London, March 4. Lunds do not.believe the articles reported to have been washed up on the coast of Cape Colony came .from the , Waratah, since their Cape Town agents have not notified them, as arranged should evidence of tho Waratah be discovered. . : ....

JAPANESE NAVY. , m , _. ■„, _ London, March i. "Tho Times Tokio correspondent denies that Japan is laying down 30,000-ton warships. . . ■ ,•. THE TEREPTOEIALS. London, March i. The acfaral strength of the Territorials is 9701 officers and 262,036 men, an increase of &UOS of all ranks during 1909, .; ' REPUDIATED. Berlin, March i. ■ During a debate in the Reichstag, the Government repudiated the American official- report alleging immorality and malpractices in the steerage of emigrant steamers. It was. claimed that the charges did not apply to German lines. .' PRESENT TO A. CRICKETER: Pretoria, March 5. Residents of Johannesburg havo , subscribed .£7O for the cricketer Hobbs. CHARGE-OF MANSLAUGHTER. . (Eec. March 6, 7.5 p.m.) Adelaide, March 5. Hector MT;ean, second engineer of the steamer Strathness, has been committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter of a Chinese fireman on February 18. ■ The witnesses, principally Chinese, stated that deceased was thrashed- and kicked on several occasions, and died the day following his last, thrashing. There were between twenty'and thirty bruises on the body, which was thrown into tho sea. [The Strathness (4354 tons, Captain Laing) arrived at Port Pirie Iroin Calcutta on February 24.] DAMAGES AWARDED. (Eec March 6, 5 p.m.) 'Sydney,' March 5. b. Hayward has been awarded .£3OO damages against the Puponga Coal and Goldmining Company of New Zealand for wrongfuldismissal. Stay of execution has been granted "on a point of law; WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. Melbourne, March 5. Sir James Mills, of the Union Company, has supplied the postal administration -nith particulars of the wireless installation on the steamer Manuka. It is understood that one of the. tenders for the proposod ■ wireless stations at Sydney and Prcmantle is acceptable. BURNING FATALITY. . • • - Melbourne, Maroh 5. Another of Mrs. Day's children is dead. [Mrs. Day, who was in poor health, suddenly became demented, set fire to the house, and dashed into tho flames. A neighbour rescued two little boys. Hβ subsequently returned and endeavoured to rescue the baby, bnt tho flames bent him back.] ... ' HEAVT EAINS. Adelaide, March 5. Tho drought which long existed in the north-western pastoral areas has broken up. Heavy rains havo fallen.