GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 629, 5 October 1909, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Press ABBOciatlon-Copyrlglit.) .OEGANISER OF BOY SCOTTTS: HONOURED. ;■■'■.■ ;..,■_ .(Bee, October 4, 8.30 p.m.). .:.'•.'■, -.''■' ,' '.. ■ •' ■■ ' ' London, , October i. - Lieutenant-General E. S. - S. Baden-Powell has been created a'Knight Commander of tho Eoyal Victorian Order in recognition of his success/in organising the Boy Scouts.;;■,■;.;:; :' flneutenant-General E, S. S. Baden'-Powoli, now; 5? years ■, of age, Inspector-Genoral ■■ or Cavalry, , is the most accomplished scout in tho British Army,' and'author of 'standard"works upon this phase of warfare. He.held Mafcking atainst the Boers from a few days follbwing tho outbreak of the war until IJay 18, 1900, the longest siege recorded in modern warfare. "Ho afterwards organised .tho. South' African CpiW etabulary.. Latterly ho:was detailed'.to organiso and train : tho Territorial forces' in York-: shire. He founded, the,organisation of :*Boy ] Scouts" for developing good, citizenship in the rising'generation. Tho. Hoyal Victorian Ordo£ was instittted on.Aprilifl, 18?0,:-by, Queen ViiP; tori a to reward important' W'persoftaP services' to the, Sovereign.! .. . ,', ; ; ',■.•"..'... ■■>\ , SIEiWM..;JtACGEEGOE. , '._ m.V

■ ■•'■■•■■.■ '.'■. ■"•''London, Octotor 4.'!Sir Wm. MacGregor, Governor-elect of Queensland, who has been seriously ill, is sufficiently recovered to attend at the King's residence at Balmoral, where he kUsed'hands upon 'his , appointment to the Governorship' of Queensland.;, v .;.; y ~ . ~ '"',.;.; • :■■':.,■;';/. •; GREEK CRISIS-DONATION,TO.THE KING., . ■ ■■ ' -London; Ootobcr 3. ~ M. Cprgialcgno, a prominent member • of: the Qreok community in.London, has!presented to tho : King of .Greece X 30.000 : towards military and other, reforms, hoping that these will act as,A cornerstone, towards, strengthening'• the, prpstigo of the,dynasty...'■'.■. ■■;,. '•; '■■;;• '' .[King George of Greece, bfothor of Queen Alexandra,, is in his 62nd year. He was elected . King of .the Hellenes by ; the National Assembly at Athens in.March, 16G3, and was ra'ari ried in October, 1867, to Queen. Olgn, oldest daughter of.tho Grand Duke Constantino ' of Russia, brother of the late Emperor. Alexander 11.. Cable messages from Athens; published in London on September 15, indicated that '-the result .of thfc crisis in Greeco is obscure,: .The position, however, is apparently grave,:: largely owing to tho King's weakness in not attempting to grapple with'the,situation. The question of thi) King's abdication is. boing.'discussed."! .. .'■ ; HUNGI^STRIKERS , ' AS.SATJLT. .•ACTiON.^ . -'■ :,,..• 'London, 'October 3. Tho : Women's Social and. -'Political-" Union" announces that write have been issued iin'con-;, nection with the action for. assault brought, by' SnCragctte prisoners against Mr. Gladstone, Homo Socreforyi and the_govorn6r and-medical officer of Windsor Green Gaol (where the order for use. of .tho stomach-pump on' hunger-' Btrikors was made).;. \-. ~ . • . : ; , v . .;..■'.'.■■ ALPINE ACCIDENTS. ' ■ (,-';.';: ; , ;' i ■■'■■"■' : •. './'.■: .'.Geneva, 3.. ' The number of' Alpine accidents in Switzerlandthis year exceeds that of any previous year. A hundred and fifty persons have been killed and; many injured. -Tho majority of the victims.are Swiss.. . ; '•.■'■,-■■"'.■ ■ ~' '-. ' : . ; . HORSE;V. TAXICAB.' ':: : .'■ London, October, 3. Owing, to the competition of , taxicabs it has been voluntarily decided to introduce ■ a mini; mum fare of sixpence, per mile in the caso of horse-drawn cabs in London. The ment ppomisea-to prove a success.-.. "■:"•:;■•■ ■-..' ! IMPERIAL GENERA'I STAFF:FCiR INDIA. ... --' ! ". "•'.■•'./ • Calcutta;' October 3. , Tho official announcement that Lord Morley, Secretary of Stato for India, nils'sanctioned the application of the Imperial General Staff Scheme to the Indian Army is hailed with muoh approval at Simla. Lord Kitchener is a consistently warm supporter of, the seheme. .. ADVANCE IN NORTHUMBERLAND,!COAL ;..-".--.:; : ;, : .;-: 'AND WAGES. -.■.;--.■'.. ■:]; ' ..:''■ '■'■•''••;.:'" - ; -'-.'■■ '■■■"; London, October'-S.''-' As tho selling prico of Northumberland coal shows an advance for the first time since 1907, the Conciliation Board has advanced miners' wages lljper cent;.'. : V ./,,.: \ , VICTORIA'S DECREASED TRADE.;- ~.', . - .;'■". .'■,'.'■'".,.•' : Melbotirnß, October i. ■ Victaria's import last year wero valued'at 427,1!)7,000, a decrease' of £1 2s. 2d. per head: and ■ the ■ exports at je27,196,000, ! a . docrcaso of £1 lOs.'fld, per bead. ...-.' ■'•.■.. '-