MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume L, Issue 14976, 25 May 1914, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

(By C»ble.--Press AMocialie**.—Copyright-)

Three cases of smallpox wero reported in Sydney on Saturday and one in Newcastle.

A matinee performance oP "Tho Silver King" at His Majesty's Theatre, London, realised £1691 on behalf of tho ■pension fund for actors and actresses.

The Houso' of Commons, by 117 votes to 105, rejected a Bill establishing a six-days' working week, with Sunday as tho normal day of rest.

Aron Hamburger, a London photographer, has discovered a process, callod polychromide. which i 3 capable of producing photographs resembling beautiful oil-paintings.

A regular passenger seaplane charabank service has been established between Southaw.pton and tho lale of Wight. Tho distune?, twelve miles, 14 covered in ten minute?.

Ii is reported from Melb _mo that the Government's supporter}* do not treat the mace incident .as a joke. It '3 hinted that tho suspension of the guilty members may bo moved.

English papers giro prominence to the ii nival of Hindoos at Vancouver. Tho "Pall 3lall Gazette" ssiyc that tbo deliberate dumping of Hindoos there is nothing but a wanton provocation.

London newspapers definitely announce that, subject to Parliamentary •anction, the Government will take up 2,OCO,OfH> ordinary £1 shares in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, tho latter contracting to supply fuel.

Despite tho Governmjunt's disapproval, the Gorman neienstag inserted a clause in the .Subsidies Bill empowering the Oanrollor to maintain the Nordeutscber Lloyd service to Australia' until 1917.

Five hundred and fifty thousand school "children' in London celebrated Erapiro Day. The Lord Mayor addressed a thousand people at tbo Guild-h-11. Six thousand people attended the celebrations in Hyde Park. Tho weather was unfavourable. Lord Meath took the salute in the absence of Lord Roberts. The Church Boys' Brigade reprefwnt-ed tho-Leaguo of Empire, and carried oversea (lacs. Sir George Reid and the Hon. T. MacKeuzie were present. The Victoria League placed a wreath bearing the names of the oversea branches on Queen Victoria's memorial.