GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2261, 22 September 1914, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Frees Association—Copyright « LUMBER STEAMER FOUNDERS SEVENTY LIVES LOST. New York, September 20. The steamer Francis H. Leggett foundered dining a gale on Friday last. Seventy persons wore drowned, including fifty-one passongers. There wero only two survivors. The Francis H. Leggott. a stool threemasted steamer of 1606 tons gross, was owned by the Hicks-Haup'tinan Lumber Company. PADDON RETURNING. London, September 20. Paddon, the Australian sculler, has sailed on his return homo. REDUCTION OF CABLE RATES. Sydney, Soptcmber 21. The Chamber of Commerce is asking the Eastern and Pacific Cable Companies to reduce the cable rate, owing to the extra cost(of transmitting plain language messages. Both boards are considering the matter. The Eastern lines are already overloaded, and the company is likely to further increase tho traffic by reducing the rates. The manager states that Australia is at present bettor served than any country The delay in the China route is much greater. EARLY REDUCTION PROMISED. London, September 19. In the House of Commons the Right Hon. C. E. Hobhouse, Postmaster-Gen-eral, stated that he hoped shortly to announce that tho cost of cabling to countries outside the European system would bo substantially reduced.— ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services, INSOLVENT MINING COMPANY. New YOi'k, September 20. The Ohio Copper Mining Company, with a capital of eight million dollars, has volimtanly been declared bankrupt. BISHOP OF TASMANIA. (Rec. September 21, 9.50 p.m.) Sydney, September 21. Dean Stephen of Melbourne has been consecrated Bishop of Tasmania. VICTORIA RACING CLUB. (Rec. September 21, 9.50 p.m.) Melbourne, Septombor 21. Owing to public opposition the Victoria Racing Club has abandonee* tho proposal to charge extra prices at the Spring Meeting m aid of the patriotio fund. • '