GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 14 September 1907, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

London, September 12. The four-masted barque Dundonald, which left Sydney in February for Falmouth, is long overdue. It is impossible to get underwriters to insure ner. It is feared she collided with an iceburg or foundered iu a gale.

Mesrs Ilarland and Wolff have obtained the contract for the contraction of a new White Star liner. The vessel will be 840 ft in length, and will have a displacement of 40,000 tons. Mr Archibald Blount, of Orlcton, Herefordshire, out of a fortune of £-)3,514, bequeathed £BO,OOO to the Yale University (United States). It does not appear that Mr Blount had—any connection with Yale. C M. Daniels, who a few days ago broke the world's hundred yards' swimming record, swam 150 yards at Liverpool in 83 seconds, establishing amoflier record. "' ! I

Several Australian vfool-growers, London wool-brokers and Bradford wool-users met in conference at Bradford and formed a committee to consider the best means of avoiding tlie presence of vegetable matter in wool. St. Petersburg. September 12.

The Czar and his family left the Royal yacht, being taken off by a, despatch boat. Washington, September 12. Mr J. B. Wilson, United States Secretary for Agriculture, obviously referring to Mr Frederick Weyerbauscr, declares that one |man in the North-West of Canada controls thirty million acres of timber. Within a few years, Mr Wilosn adds, his fortune will be ten time as big as Rockefeller's. Ottawa. September 12. Mr Harden, leader of the Opposition in the Dominion Parliament, speaking at Owen's Sound, said immigration into (V-.nada should be of such a character that the immigrants may readily understand representative institution* and assimilate with us and tint there may not be in Canada two interests growing up with divergent views, ideas :'!ld aspirations. Athens, September 12. The Government has granted a London syndicate a concession to assist it in ".living the fleet sunk at the Rattle of Navarino. It is hoped that £1,.-)00.-000 worth of treasure may be recovered. Melbourne, September 13. TV State Assembly negatived a proposal to reduce the salary of future Governors from '.£5000 to £2OOO per annum.

Presbyterian missionaries in the New Hebrides who arc attached to the Victorian Church are dissatisfied with" the administration of Captain Rason. Tliev consider he is unjust and unfair to tbe natives. They assert that he will not allow native teachers to have any baud in a dispute on any island that they own. Sydney, September 13.

A petition is being signed in New Caledonia urging the French Government to band the island over to Great Britain. The petitioners believe £hat if they were under British rule they would soon acquire autonomy. The local P'incr France Anstrale ridicules the petition, but warns France that she bas crushed the dependency by imposts beyond its resources, and tb-it she may lose her colonies as Spain did.

A youth named MePae fell down a disused shaft at Broken Hill, and remninert there for five days before he w-s found. He is now in the hospital in a critical condition.

Returns show that there are 4000 Japanese in Australia. Most are in the northern parts. Brisbane, September 13. In the Legislative Assembly, Mr Phmkett moved that the Government should take steps to bring about the separation of Queensland from the Federation. Mr Ki.lson, the Premier, opposed the motion. The debate has been adjourned.