GNERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 7

GNERAL CABLEGRAMS

QUEEN ALEXANDRA. (Rec. September 20, 10.40 p.m.) ! London, Soptembor 201 i Queen Alexandra has embarked aS | Dundee, en route to Copenhagen. RIFLE MEETING. . ! ,(Reo. September 21, 1.5 a.m.) ; , i „V' Sydney, September. 20. i Six Fijian . riflemen have arrived to I compete at the' forthcoming Rifle Asso- v v : ciation meeting. . :■..■■■ ''■■'.■i-'Vr.'iii.-THE BUTTER TRADE. * : (Rec. September 21, I.S a.m.) Sydney, September 20. . The Northern .districts butter faotories. hare- decided- to;espcrt- direct ia- : stead.of selling-through agents: ' ' WHEAT CEOP Ottawa, September 20. ; "The Canadian Pacific Railway officials i : ■ in Western Canada estimate the wheat - crop at 94,703,000 bushels. ■' SUGAR PRODUCTION. ' ' London, September, 19.', \ Mr. Liciit, the well-known bc-oi-root 'j' :- sugar, .expert, estimates that the. sugar ' •. production so far shows a decrease of 230,p00 tons, : and, that .-the foT :; ' .the full season will be 400,000.t0n5.' , BRUSSELS EXHIBITION. ' Brussels,, September 19!' \ , The' work of. restoring 'the British see< tion of .the Brussels Exhibition,, which :; ■':* was. damaged by fire, has been completed, and it was to-day reopened -by ~ tho King 'of; tho' Belgians.-' . RELEASED. - ' ' . St. Petersburg, .September 1 19; :I: :• ,:.f Lieutenant Hoinze, who-was arrested ■ as a spy, and Lieutenant Wenzel, have; " been released. jV\ 'V ; DROWNED WHILE BATHING, p-:: : . Sydney, September 20. Two brothel's named Talbot Dunham : ' and Purvis Dunham, aged 20 and 31 years respectively, ■ wero drowned awhile' bathing in: a dam at Wallangra: Ani other brother was recently; drowned in tho.same district. -.. -v.;.-,;..;': MUMPS. , ; Sydney, Soptembor 20.. •• : The flagship Powerful has left tho .5 -. harbour owing to the . serious outbreak ■ of mumps. „ 'THE RICHEST MAN IN JAPAN. ~ New York, September 19. : ■ Bairon Mitzu,- the richest man in' * - i Japan, is touring the world. Ho had reached New York. NEW STEAMERS. '. London, September 19. • - In addition-to the; steamers Malojaand Medina, already ordered, tho Penin--- i sularand Oriental Company are inviting " 1 tenders for two -more steamers, for the \ • Cape-Australian service. •..0.-.--'':-VICTORIAN TRADE: A RECORD. Melbourne, September 20. ■ v The value: of'Victoria's'.imports last ' year was £28,150,188, and ( the exports £29,896,275. This is a record for both imports and exports LAND TAX BILL. ' Melbourne, Soptomber 20. - The Federal Government intends to close the Land Tax Bill debate to-day. ; :.:sv , Later. _ ■ The land tax debate is in the House of Representatives. ■■■:.■ : JUMP FROM A TRAIN. .Melbourne, September 20. . - Ernest Peeck was being conveyed 14 : . . Bairnsdale to -stand "his trial -on '.a 1 : ' charge of murdering his wife, when, he - - jumped from tho train. Ho was.quickly ■ recaptured. : ''v ; ';v-; : r SPREADING RAILS. Melbourne, September 20. ■. Another casi; of spreading rails wais '. discovered near Ballarat. The train was.;, delayed while repairs wero' being ;j - £ effected. The opinion is expressed that ; ■ .the double-headed trains being.used aro' straining : and damaging. Wio rolling. stock and germajient ■ way. THE LIQUOR PROBLEM. Sydney, September 20. The Methodist chaplain at' Goidhurn . Gaol says that all the inmates except - one have expressed a desire, to see tne > a hotels closed.' - - -