VARIOUS CABLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10426, 18 September 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES

! CABLE NEWS

United Press Association—-By Meetric Telegraph—Copyright.

ETNA IN ERUPTION.

DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT A MILLION.

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

ROME, September 16. The damage caused by tihe flow of lava from Mount Etna is estimated at £1,000,000.

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNOR-GEN-ERAL.

FIRST VISIT TO SYDNEY

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

' SYDNEY, September 16. Lord and Lady Deiiman, GovernorGeneral of the Commonwealth, have arrived on their first visit to Sydney. They were accorded an enthusiastic welcome.

RUGBY FINAL

WON BY EAST SYDNEY.

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, September 17. The rugby league final was won by East Sydney, who defeated Glebe by eleven points to eight.

MEDICAL CONGRESS.

' OPENING AT SYDNEY. : (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) SYDNEY, September 167. Lord Denman (Governor-General of the Commonwealth) will open tho Medical Congress to-morrow. Tlhe Lord Mayor officially welcomed the delegates, numbering nearly six hundred, including two Ihundred from the other States and New Zealand.

CANADIAN ELECTIONS

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

• OTTAWA, September 16. , The nomination of candidates for the elections throughout the Dominion have closed. Sir Wilfrid Laurier has been nominated for two constituencies. - In the Russell County the nominations developed into a, free fight. An ambulance attended the injured.

ATHLETICS

CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

MELBOURNE, September 16

The Ten-Mile Cross-Country Championship of Victoria was won by Butler, of the East Melbourne Harriers, who covered the.distance in 60mins. 22secs.

CYCLING

THE GOULBURN-SYDNEY RACE,

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock 1 .)

SYDNEY, September 17.

, One hundred and twenty-two competitors are expected to start in the Goulbum to, Sydney road race. Prebble, of New Zealand (who won the recent Timaru-Christdhurch road race) will be on the fourteen yards mark. /

SCULLING

LARSEN DEFEATS MATTERSON.

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, September 17.

In the sculling match for £l5O aside on the Richmond River yesterday, Larsen defeated G. Matterson by four lengths.

GOLF.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) SYDNEY, September 17. The Open Golf Championship of Australia resulted as follows: Carnegie Clark, 312 1 Popplewell, 321 2 Sotitar, 324 : '...'.'..-....; V;....-.'... 3

THE FIFESHIRE WRECK

FATE OF THE MISSING BOAT.

LONDON, September 16

Mr Clenton, third officer of the illfated steamer Fifeshire, interviewed at' Plymouth, stated that he last saw a boat to windward when nearing the shore. He was sure the craft had foundered when it turned.seawards.

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALLERS,

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)"

(Received Last Nigpit, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, September 16. The Australian football team has arrived at Plymouth in excellent health and condition. The opening match will be against the Midland Counties at Coventry on September 23rd. ':