GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 976, 17 November 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

6 By Toleeraph—Freas Association—Hopyrlßbi. 11 <y ~" " ■ e KING EDWARD MEMORIAL. (R-ec. November 16, 9.45 p.m.) 6 London, November 16. Towards .the Mansion House' Fund for 8 tho King Edward Memorial Sir Ernest t Cassel donated .£SOOO, and the Rothschilds and Barings £1000 apiece, ' ° WASHED ASHORE. (Rec. November 16, 8.20 p.m.) • Sydney, November 16. ? A large number of oases of oranges and lemons, oil-drums, and a quantity of coal - have been washed ashore at Crookhaven. - The. fruit is supposed to bo part of a s condemned consignment thrown overboard f from the Moeraki three weeks ago* B .' : , > CANADA'S NAVY. Ottawa, November 16. i Canada has ordered from the Admiralty 3 a cruiser of the Bristol class. MEMORIAL TO GENERAL WOLFE. ' (licc. November 17, 0.30 a.m.) - , Ottawa, November 16. Appeals on behalf of the fund for the, P erection of a memorial at General B Wolfe's burial place at .Greenwich is D meeting with a: hearty response from 9 Canadians. l ■ I AN ENGAGEMENT. , > Ottawa, November 16. " - The engagement of Count Jacques de 9 Lesseps to Miss Mackenzie, daughter of • a Canadian millionaire railway builder, s is announced. 9 EXPLOSION AT A CARTRIDGE FAC--1 . TORY, j. Shanghai, November 15. B An explosion occurred at a "cartridge- . factory at Paoting-fu. Twenty-three per--3 sons were killed, and twelve injured. 5 COMMONWEALTH NAVY. Melbourne, November 16. .. • Senator Pearce, Jlinister for Defence, proceeds'to Fremantle to take over the destroyers from' tho Admiralty. GOLD FIND IN ALASKA. " Vancouver, November 15. A great find of gold is'reported from Squirrel River, Alaska, and a stampede has set in. COAL FOR GAS. Melbourne,- November 16. The Gas Company's experiments have proved that coal from, the State mine^at Powlett is ' Unsatisfactory for the inanu--j facture of gas: [ U'.S. BATTLESHIPS. . ; Paris, November 15. ' The United States battleship fleet has ' arrived at Brest. r ' ' • London, November 16. Tho TJnited States battleships Connecticut, Delaware,. Michigan, and - North Dakota, have arrived at Torbay, South ; of England. 5 THE BIRKBECK' BANK. ! London, November 16. ' The run on the Birkbeck Bank has ended. It is estimated that a quarter of a million was paid out in sums mostly under fifty pounds. ; CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION. London, November 15. An Imperial Conference on Education .' will be, held Sn London, probably in April lifext. . Overseas delegates are to ' be invited. RIFLE SHOOTING. London, November 15. 1 The National Rifle Association is divid--1 ing the service rifle programme into two > parts—one for expert, the other for nonexpert marksmen. ' " • j ; A NEW STEAMER. London, November 15. 1 Tho Maianbar, a new steamer for the North Coast Steam' Navigation Company, of Sydney, had a successful trial oii the Clyde. She sails for Sydney on Thurs- . day next. A CRUEL SERGEANT. ] Berlin, November 15. i A sergeant named Livitzki, was sentenc- i ed to six weeks' imprisonment at Glogau, i Prussia, for 292 acts of cruelty practised ! on young soldiers. : ! . i POTATO BLIGHT. i Melbourne, November 16. ' The potato export industry is seriously ' threatened through the Irish blight. • j INVITATION TO AMERICAN ' FARMERS. , Sydney, November 16. ( The Government intends to invite a 5 number of American farmers from the j Western States to visit New South Wales \ and inspect tho land. 0 INSPECTION OF MINES. / ; Sydney, November 10. The Executive Council has i issued a re- J "illation for the periodical' inspection of I mines in tho interest of tho workmen. • a SUPPOSED CASE OF LEPROSY. J Sydney, November 16. j A case of supposed leprosy' has been t discovered in tho Sydney Hospital. c A JOCKEY KILLED. Brisbane, November 10. J. Broadhent, a jockey, wis killed in e a race at Taroon. . c THE BATSMEN ROUTED. . . t Melbourne, November 16. n In a junior cricket match, tho Tam- | lough team dismissed tho Capulets in v two innings for 12 runs. c • The bowling averages were: Gonrlay, ten wickets for 1 run; Hamilton, nine for s 3. ■ Thero wero eight byes. P