GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 18 July 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

BURGLARY. Adelaide, July 17. Burglars removed a saie weighing 500 -tonnds from Doris* flour mm. They Slew it open and secured £3.

MR DEAKLVS HEALTH. Melbourne, July 17. Mr Deakin has been medically adVised that it is necessary to absolutely •ease work /or at least a month. ARE HONORS BOUGHT AND SOLI). London, July 16. Mr H. C. Lea, a member of the" House of Commons, in a letter to The Times, declared that honors are bought --ml sold, the proceeds going principally to x the war chest of the party iu office. When the House of Commons met, Lord . Robert Cecil moved that Mr Lea's action amounted to a breach of privilege, and "urged tie appointment of a select committee to inquire into the allegation. Mr Lea said be welcomed inquiry. Sir 11. Campbell-Bannennan declared that the House would best consult Its dignity by avoiding undue notice of Mr Lea's' im- . propriety, and mored tbat it proceed to the next business. Sir H. CampbellRumerman's motion was carried l>v 235 to 120,

LAWN TENNIS. London, July Mi. The match between America and Australasia in the Davis International Cup competition was continued. In the doubles Wright and Itehr (America) defeated Brookes and Wilding (AustralsWa), S-6, 12—10, 4—«, 6-2, 6-3" THE SCULLING HATCH. Sydney, July 17. The improved weather conditions since Friday have given the scullers a chance of nutting in better work. Webb, working alone, does one spin flafljr. Evidently the visitor is picking up the steering marks. His methods oi training differ from those of local scullers, bat his present form indicates that he knows what amount of work is repaired to keep him in- good nick. Re t port credits him with doing a fairly fast trial on Sunday. Towns rows twice daily.

A FIREMAN'S BRAVERY. Melbourne, July 17. At the Federal Government House ex-Railway Fireman Pearce was presented with the Albert medal of the first dans for conspicuous bravery in crawling through boiling water and steam and rescuing the driver of a derailed engine at Newcastle in December, 100.5.

THE BISLEY MEETING. I>ondon, July 1(J. At Bisley, Shaw (Queensland) iied for • prize in the All-Comers' aggregate with 149 out of a possible 175. Ballon iQw-asland) won the pri/-: offered by the proprietors of the Daily Telsgraph.

AORICULTCKAt CREDIT BANK. Capetown, July IC. The Assembly read a second time th« Agicultnral Credit Bank Bill, which is based on the Australian principle. It provides for co-operative banking associations to raise money, with the State guarantee, on mortgage security. The Bill was referred to a select committee. -OVWA" DYING. London July l(i. "Ouida" is dying. She receives nokody, and refuses medical care.

BOMB EXPLOSION AT STAMBOCL. MRTw '■ - Constantinople, .fuly 10. A bomb exploded outside the United States Embassy at Stamboul. Tin- explosion injured three persons. TTTE BRITISH XAVY. I/ondon, .Fuly !'i. The Admiralty has deeided to station three cralsers permanently in \\'est In dun waters. CRICKET. London, .Tulv Id. T»m«nt. the et-Ausfi-a'ian m"-k»fer, BM Mored 1000 nm> and taken 100 wickets.' He is the first to accomplish the feat this season.

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