GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 818, 16 May 1910, Page 6

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

By Telerraph—Press Association—Oooyrieht » TO BE CREMATED. (Bee. May 16, 0.25 a.m.) ™ . London, May 15. Ihe remains of the late Sir Wm. Huggins, the noted astronomer, will be eremated. SMUGGLING CHARGE. i r, , NeW York ' Ma y l3 - J. rank Rollins ■ (ex-Governor of New Hampshire, and author of "What Can a t loung Man Do?" and other works), also his son, have been arrested here *on a charge of smuggling jewellery into the Lmtecl States. The allegations against them is that they smuggled the articles in their wearing apparel." AN INDIAN EXTRADITED. " London, May 13. Vmsyak Savarkar, the Indian student ™ was arrested in England on March 13 charged with sedition in India, has been' ordered to be extradited. CADETS' SHOOTING TROPHY. tp, , ~ . . London, May 13. c- g (j ? m ™ I ssioner for Australia, Sir George Reid, is forwarding a trophy which Mr. Mills, a Queenslander, has presented for a shooting competition by the cadets at Charters Towers, Queensland. ! A TOBACCO ESTATE. London, Mav 13. The value of the estate of the late Sir Edward Wills (director of the Imperial Tobacco Company, and a donor to charities) has been sworn at .£2,580,095. ADVERTISING AUSTRALIA. London, May 13. The High Commissioner for the Commonwealth, Sir George Reid, has distributed 120,000 postcards, with a map of Australia, to British school children. The demand has been so great that he will distribute another 130,000. ACETYLENE EXPLOSION. Sydney, May 14. An acetylene gasometer exploded at Henty. Three men were Beverely injured. " TO HONOUR SYDNEY'S LORD MAYOR. Sydney, May 14. The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Mr. Allen Taylor) has declined a proposal by the citizens to erect a statue of himself in recognition of his services to the city. Ho suggested ; that they should name a city ward after him and endow a hospital cot. This suggestion was adopted.

POPULATION OF NEW SOOTH WALES., . ■ . - Sydney, May 15. The population of New South Wales for the March quarter increased by 10,388. Tho excess of arrivals over departures totalled 3504, including 1746 from New Zealand.. DEAEEE BOOTS. Sydney, May 14. A substantial rise in the prico of footwear is to be enforced, owing to the increasod cost of leather. GEAND OPEEA COMPANY. Sydney, May 15. Mr. J. C. Williamson's Grand Opera Company, including Miss Amy Castles, Miss Bel Sorel, and Signer Hazon, are passengers by the Uliinaroa.