GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 72, 21 April 1909, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

DKOKEX HILL STRIKERS' TltiAL. Received April 21, U-i a.m. Sydney, April 20. Tlie. trial if the Broken kill cases has commenced at Albury. BRAZIL'S DREADXOI'GIIT. London, April l'J. Brazil's Dreadnought, Sao Paulo, was launched at Barrow. METEOROLOGICAL WORK. Melbourne, April 20. The Commonwealth mcicrologist, while believing in Professor David's idea in regard to an Antarctic weather station, thinks that the money can be .better spent in linking up some of the large areas of Australia iroiu which no j information is yet available. IX DREAD OF CANCER. London, April 10. Mr. John Davidson, the missing poet from Penzance, left a document saying that he was unable to stand cancer. It is feared that he committed suicide. RIOT AT A FOOTBALL MATCH. London, -April 1!). The Scottish Association Football Cup final played at Hampden Paifc, Glasgow, was byiee drawn. The spectators demanded extra lime, which was refused. Thereupon ..they tired the barricades and pay-boxes, cut the lire bri»ade hoses, and threw stones and bottles. Eighty persons were injured. including forty' police, ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION". London, April 10. i Letters brought by whalers report that Dr. Charcot's Antarctic expeihtionarv vessel Pourtptoi Vas passed Christmas at Deception Island, and that It winters at A>xander tne First Land. COM) WEATHER' IN" AUSTRALIA. Sydney. April 20 The weather is eolct and snow is facing on the highlands.