General Cable News.

Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 15, 22 November 1904, Page 2

General Cable News.

LONDON, Monday. / At the Board of Trade enquiry into ihJ 1 .disaster, Costello (boat/ (swain of-the Gull) stud he saw 1 " black mass without lights and mist ook if for a torpedoer. He discovered it wub the Alpha, a mission boat. When hfe thought it was a torpedoer he remarked to a comrade “There’s a torpedoer.” Cross-examined, he said he was quite sure it was not a torpedoer, but lie was •not sure it was the Alpha. Smirke, chief engineer of the Gull, said lie heard shots and a whistle. Captajn Green explained “ There’s a torpedoer,” (but Green added dluiost in the same breath “No, it*B a trawler.” Crossexamined, witness said he heard Costello’s ..remark. Witness would not say he had ' not thought he taw et torpedoer. Other evidence showed that a rayste'iidous ship )vas ,pn the ,morning of the 22nd, Which merchantman. This tends to exonerate the Russians forowatching the trawler Cl-ane. . v r

Alluvial gold has been discovered in Victoria District, Rhodesia, supposed to cover a large area and be equal to the Klondyke and Australian fields. In consequence,, of the discovery the Chartered , Company’s shares have made a sharp advance ®

SYDNEY,. Tuesday. ■ v,A tragedy has occurred at Hurry Hills. A labourer named Almre attacked bis wife -jyith.ii. lw.or, almost severing her head. ( (He,. then attempted to commit suicide, but the wound is not serious. Jeulppsy is said to be the cause of the tragedy. v, The death is announced of J. B. Steele, the vot&rfcp M«tor, 72? He resided in Australia for 52 years. MELBOURNE, TWay. The Arbitration Bill lias passed the Senate Committee. r'U ' '

Gunner Triggs won the King’s prize with 209 points. large d- •putejjton hu>B urged the Minister for CustotSfe to.encourage cot-ton-growing by a subsidy. It was stated that cotton could be successfully and profitably grown with white labour in Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, and West Australia, and that it Would.; softie day* supersede .the wool indmtry. The Minister has promised to make full enquiry into the matter.