GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 969, 9 November 1910, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By T«l«srrajh—Preßa Association—UopyriEhu — <fr.———_ ■ ROYAL AUDIENCES. ' (Eec. November 9, 1 a.m.) . ■--■ London, November 8. King Geofge to-day granted audience to Sir George; Reid, the Australian High Commissioner, and also received Mr. Betram Machennal, A.R.A., the Australian sculptor, who is designing the new coinage. EARLY FREEZE IN CANADA. . .. t Ottawa, November 8. , The Red River has frozen exceptionally early this year, and steamers are also ice-bound at points in Lake Winnipeg. " ■ ' .:;. IRRIGATION IN EGYPT. Cairo, November 7. The Government has decided to construct a barrage on .the Nile in the province of Behera, in Lower Egypt. N.S.W. RESIGNATION. Sydney, November 8. , Mr. Thomas, Inspector-General of Police in Now South Wales 3inoe 1904, has resigned. ITALIAN BOY SCOUTS. '••"'■ Pisa, November 8. King Victor Emanuel has reviewed the first battalion of Italian boy. scouts, and warmly congratulated Sir'. Franc-is Vane, the organiser of the battalion. ' MR. ASQUITH AND GLASGOW. London, November 7. . '• The Freedom of the City, of Glasgow has been conferred on Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister. .. A TRAVELLER ROBBED. London, November 7. A traveller on the Liverpool to.Euston railway,,.while asleep,, was robbed' of £400 worth.of jewellery.-. THE SLOUGH MURDER. London, November 7. The appeal of William Broome, sentenced to death for the murder, at Slough, .Buckinghamshire, of Mrs. Isabella Wilson, an elderly widow—the motive for ; ,the crime being robbery—was dismissed. : . BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. '■. London, November 7. Board ".of .Trade returns show that British imports'for the month of October increased- by<£5j405,936 as compared with Octobor of last vear, the exports increased : by''£3,760,454:' and reexports by £393,538., HUGE. MOTOR-CAR WORKS.;. .' London, November 7. An American syndicate; is establishing a factory l in New London with a capacity for turning out between 4000 and 5000 motorcars yearly. .

I NEW BRITISH BANK HOLIDAY. London, November 7. December 27 has been, made a bank holiday. [The baiiic' holidays in England are Good Friday," Easter Monday,' "Whit Monday, First Monday in August, Christmas Day, and December 26 or 27, as tho case may bo.] N.S.W. NO-LICENSE PLATFORM. ; ' Sydnny, November 7. Tho New South Wales Alliance has decided not to draw tip a new platform till a conference has been hold to discuss i tlio full results of tho recent licensing poll. : THE RICHMOND DISASTER. Melbourne, November 7. It is estimated that the total expenditure in coimeotioli with.the Richmond railway disaster will reach £110,000