GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 851, 24 June 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

fej Telegraph—Press Association—CoDrrish! —: —t-. AUSTRALIAN BISLEY TEAM. (Rec. June 23, 10.30 p..m) London, June 23. King George, in welcoming the Australian Bteley team, referred to his Australian visit, and said he hoped the members of the team would have a pleasant and profitable stay in England. TWELVE NEW PEERAGES. (Rec. June 23, 10.30 p.m.) London, June 23. Twelve new peerages are foreshadowod in the King's Birthday Honours. [Last year two peerages were included in the birthday honours. During the reign of King Edward new peerages were created as follow: 1901, 3; 1902, 12; 1903; 4; 1904, nil; 1905, 17; 1900, 10; 1907, 5; 1908, 9. During the reign of Queen Victoria 150 new peerages were created.] THE PLUVIOSE DISASTER. Paris, Juno 22. The French President (M. Fallieres) and other officials attended the burial of those of the crew of the submersible Pfuviose (sunk in' the Channel recently), whoso bodies were' recovered. . The British Navy sent a wreath. ' 1 BASUTOS' CONDOLENCES.' , London, June 22. Three thousand Basutos in the Maseru district sent condolences to Britain on the death of King Edward. They attribute their prosperity to King Bdward. PRESS' CONFERENCE SECRETARY. London, Juno 22. Tho newspapers of the United Kingdom have commissioned Mr. W. Orpen, the artist, to paint a portrait for presentation to Mr. Harry Brittain, M.A., for his services as organiser and honorary secretary of tho Imperial Press Conference held last year.. ■ AUSTRALIAN CHARITY. London, June 22. The Australian High Commissioner, Sir George Reid, laid tho corner-stone of a Barnardo Hospital 1 at " Leytonstone. Australia has subscribed .£17,000 1 towards the cost of tho buildings. AGENT-GENERAL , ICNIGHTED. London, June 22. King George invested Sir J. W. Tavorner, Victorian Agent-General, with his Knighthood. SIR GEORGE REID. London, June 22. The Carpenters' Company entertained Sir George Reid (Australian High Commissioner) at lunch, and presented him with the honorary freedom, of tho company. FACULTY. OF COMMERCE. Sydney, Juno 23. The Chamber of Commerce lias adopted a report. in favour of tho establishment of a Faculty of Commerce at Sydney University, and seeks the co-operation of other bodies interested in furthering tho scheme. THE PIRAEUS INCIDENT. Athens, Juno 23. Writs have been issued for tho arrest of iivo of the ringleaders of tho crowd of Greeks who boarded and looted tho mail steamer Imporatul Trainn at tho Piraeus, on board of which was the Crown Princess of Rumania. A MURDERED INFANT. Sydney, Jnno 23. As tho result of a confession by a girl the body of an infant with its throat cut was found in a river at Capertee, a small township. Tho girl, who is seriously ill, was detained. TIMELY RAINS. , Sydney, June 23. A good soaking rain has fallen over tho whole of tho Riverina wheat belt. There was an unusually heavy fall in the Broken Hill district, in some places five inches being registered. POTATO BLIGHT IN VICTORIA. Melbourne, June 23. Irish blight has appeared in the potato crops at Korumburra, on Coal Creek, G9 miles from Melbourne. ANOTHER PABIS EXHIBITION. Paris, June 22. Th« commercial and industrial group in tho French Senate has initiated a project for a Universal Paris Exhibition in 1920. SIR R. W. PALMER'S ESTATE. London, Juno 22. Tho estate of Sir Roger William Palmer is valued at £740,000. BRITISH EMPIRE LEAGUE. London, June' 22. King George lias accepted tho position of patron of the British Empiro League. NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES. The Hague, June 21. The Arbitration Court to deal with the fisheries dispute between the United States and Newfoundland is now being addressed by Mr. George Turner, tho well-known lawyer and United States senator, on behalf of the United' States. DIPHTHERIA IN SYDNEY. Sydney, June 22. The diphtheria epidemic shows no sicn of ahalcnipnt. The hospital nc* it oveilwcd. •