MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14840, 4 December 1913, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

(By Cable.—Preaa Association.— Copyright.) The warship Philomel has left Brisbane for New Zealand.

Boyer, a New Zealander, has signed on for the Aston Villa Football plub. He arrives in London in a few days.

A London message says that Daniel McCarthy and Lillah McCarthy, the well-known actress, have inherited £50,000 a-piece from their father.

Two Pathans have been sentenced to death at Jhelum for murdering LanceCorporal Bartlett, of the 17th .Lancers, in a Wazirabad train, in revenge for the death of a notorious Pathan rifle thief killed by the military in 1908.

The fact of the majority at Friday's meeting rejecting tbe Chartered Company's land scheme in Rhodesia is not accepted as an authoritative verdict of the settlers' views, and an early reversal of the decision is expected.

Queen Amelie, of Portugal, who made notes of the whole drama leading to the revolution and the exile of the Portuguese Royal Family, has en- 1 gaged a French -author to write a full narrative, and has arranged for its publication in every European capital neit spring.

The New Soutb Wales military authorities declare that the Liverpool camp incident has been exaggerated. It.was confined to a few companies of lads from the Northern district. Tho general body of trainees are thoroughly: amenable to discipline, and did not participate in the disturbance.

Jack Johnson appeared at the East Ham Palace Theatre in a sparring turn, some of the audience hissing and others cheering. Johnson entered smiling, but the uproar which met him destroyed his self-possession, and his sparring was tame,' and was received with d-Sap-proval.

The - Russian Government is determinedly protesting against tbe appointment of a German military mission to Turkey, and has directed the atrantioh of Britain and France to the position that their Ambassadors will occupy if a German general commands, the Constantinople garrison.

A Sidney message states that although the time of selecting the tralian cricket eleven to tour South Africa is a long way off, it is said that three leading players are aggrieved at the appointments made to the Selection Committee by the Board of Control, and will decline to participate in tho tour.

In Paris, a stampede occurred at an underground station owing to the discovery of a package declared to. contain a boa constrictor. The passengers fought for precddeccs at the exits. The pokoo wore summoned and smashed the creature's her-f! with a sledge hammer. It was subsequently found to bo a snake, stuffed, which was being returned from a taxidermist.

Major-General R. C. Maxwell will preside at tho court-martial of the five officers of the Guards implicated in tho canteen scandal. Tbe members include the Duke of Teok and Prince Alexander of Teck. Tho War Office is conducting a comprehensive enquiry into the management of canteens. At present three system are ia vogue, only a few canteens being cooperative.

A London /message says judgment was reserved in the Colonial Sugar Company's case, in which the company is seeking an injunction to prevent the Sugar Commission requiring its directors to make answers to specific questions. Though judgment was reserved, the judges' comments indicate that the Commissions Act will be declared invalid.

It is reported from Washington that Zelaya has agreed to return to Barcelona after transacting the business which brought him to the United States. The Nicaragnan Minister has telegraphed to his Government asking for the cancellation of the extradition proceedings on the basis of an agreement that Zelaya will undertake not to meddle with Nicaragnan affairs while he remains in tho United States.