GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1008, 24 December 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph-Press 'Association—Copyright.' . ' THE METRIC SYSTEM, • Malta, December 23. The Legislature has adopted the metric system- of weighty and measures. Malta thus becomes; the: first portion of the Empire to radopt this-system.-.-' . SOUTH AFRICAN.. UNION. . Capo Town, December 23. The Union Parliament lias adjourned until February J. . NEW; : | -Sydney, December. 23. The Executive has appointed Superintendent Day Inspcctor-General,, of Police, in succession to Mr; T. Giirvin, from,the end of the year. - •'■■■. " AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE SCHEME. Melbourne, December 23. The Federal Exeoutive has approved the. regulations under the new defence scheme. ' ' .QUICK ATLANTIC STEAMING. ■ London) ■ December 22. The ; Cunard liner. Mauretania has ac-. complished the feat of steaming to> NewYork and, back within .twelve .days. JThe. record passage to New York from Liverpool runs at about:! days 15 hours.! MONARCH RETIRED. FROM: BUSI- '. .NESS.;,,, London, December 22. After attending Oxford University, ox-King Manuel of Portugal, proposes to tour Australia, Canada, America, and the Far East to study methods of Government. • RELIGION AND POLITICS. London, December 22. ■ There are 134 members of the Free Churches in the new Parliament.

STUD STOCK. London, December 22. The New' South Wale's Government is shipping twenty-five stud : bulls and oows, mostly of milking strains. CANADA AND ARGENTINA. Ottawa, December 22. Canada has appointed, Mr. Poussette, now in charge at Durban, Natal,; as Trade. Commissioner. in; the Argentine, in consequenco of the growing trade between the Dominion and the Republic. CANADA;S GOVERNOR-GENERAL. ' . Ottawa, Decomber 22. The Governor-General (Earl Grey) will next _ year travel to tho Yukon district, via the Mackenzio River, returning by way of :Dawson City to Vancouver. COLLEGE FOR NUNS. . Sydney, December 23. , The University Senate has rejected Cardinal Jloran's suggestion to establish a college for nuns. CAPTAIN DIES; AT SEA. Fromantlo, December 23. The steamer Zambe-si, bound from Newcastle to Bombay,. put in here in charge of tho chief officer, who reported that the rnastor, Captain Baker, was dead. ; CHRISTMAS IN SYDNEY. Sydney, December 23. - Storekeepers report that money' is plentiful and that unusually large supplies of Christmas luxuries have been sold: It is estimated that fifty thousand.hams have been purchased. Many big shops aro disregarding the amendment of tho Saturday half-holiday law allowing them to open to-morrow, and are opening tonight instead, thus making two busy nights in tho city.