GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 442, 24 November 1908, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

London, November 22

Over xoo flawless brilliants have been cut from the Culliuan diamond, including the 516-carat and 309-carat stones formally presented to King Edward at Windsor. The experts engaged in cutting the stone say its blue-aud-white colour makes its value a million sterling. The annual meeting of the Liberal Unionist Council at Manchester resolved that fiscal reform was the first constructive policy of the Unionist party, aud also resolved in lavour of direct Unionist labour representation in Parliament.

The conference of Conservative Associations at Cardiff resolved in favour of extending Parliamentary franchise to women entitled to vote iu county, municipal and parish councils’ elections. New York, November 22. An explosion of a gas main during street excavations iu Brooklyn suffocated 12 workmen, an I eight others were burnt to death. London, November 22. At golf G. Duncan and C. H. Mayo defeated H. Vardon and E. Ray in a foursome at Sandwich, 6 up and 5 to play. New York, November 22. A strong and remarkable manifestation took place at the annual dinner of the New York Chamber of Commerce iu favour of commercial union between the United States and Canada. Sydney, November 23. A punitive expedition to punish the murderers of the Greig family, in the New Hebrides, consisted of native police and an armed party from the Promethus. The expedition surprised a village of the tribe coucerued in the murder. The inhabitants made a dash for the hills. The native police fired, and six women and a child were shot. When the mail left the party was still iu pursuit. New York-, November 22. Mr J. D. Rocekteller, testifying at the Oil Trust enquiry, stated that the original capital of £ 11,200,000 had paid in dividends and still held a surplus of The profits for 1907 were Calcutta, November 22. Satyendra, the second murderer of Gossain, was banged at Calcutta. Crowds of women gathered at the riverside at Kowra Tullah expecting the ashes to be taken there after cremation. The authorities refused to do this and there were no disturbances. . Sydney, November 22. Thoroughgood succeeded in retaining the title of Champion of Australia by easily defeating Whelch, although the New Zealander made a plucky effort. Whelch won the toss and Thoroughgood got the best start, and quickly established a lead of half a length, which he increased to two lengths before the quarter mile mark was reached. The pace was slow, Thoroughgood dipping 28 to Whelch’s 32 strokes, Thoroughgood had Whelch’s measure all through, and won easily by four lengths in the slowest race rowed for years. Thoroughgood stated if he had been pushed he could have improved the time a good deal. At the same time Whelch was the best man he had yet met. The New Zealander received an ovation for his pluck.