GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1042, 3 February 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph-Press Asscoiation-Copyrliht. ■ *'A FORTY-FOUR HOURS WEEK. Melbourne, February 2. The' Geelong Harbour Trust has adopted a forty-four hours week for all labour. It is claimed that this is the first public body to reduce hours to forty-four a week. MARKETS. (Rec. February 2, 0.10 a.m.) London, February 2. Tallow.—ln stock, 3056 casks; imports,' 2844; deliveries, 2275.' Copper.—On spot, .£55 3s. 9d.; three mouths, >£55 18s. 9d.; electrolytic, 12s. 6d. Supplies amount to-41,786 tons; deliveries, 42,390; 6tocks, 83,193; afloat 7325. u.Tin.—On spot, ,£194 155.; .three, months,. ;'£V>l. There have been , ro&'e I, 'bftii™£ales. . " ' RAILWAY AGREEMENT. '. London, February 2. A provisional agreement has been entered into, whereby the Midland Railway absorbs the London, Tilbury, and. Southend Railway.' •. OVERTURNED YACHT. Melbourne, February 2. An overturned "yacht has been discovered at Corio Ray. There aro no signs, of the crew. .After the Geelong regatta on Saturday, several yachts -left at night,' but there is no intimation of any being missing. : ■ , \ COOGEB HERO FUND.' ~ ; (Rec. February 2, 9.15 p.m.) Sydney, February 2. Great interest is being taken in the Coogee Hero Fund. Nearly .£2OO has been collected. The Governor, the Premier, and the Lord Mayor are extending their patronage to to-morrow's Stadium function. [The purpose of the fund is to make some recognition of the heroic, conduct of Messrs. Baker and Clarken in connection with drowning fatality.] .BLIZZARD AND FUEL FAMINE. ' Ottawa, February 1. The''Canadian prairies aro being swept by a blizzard. A fuel famine prevails.' DYNAMITE EXPLOSION." ' New York, February 1. An explosion of several boxes of dynamite on a dock caused much damage, and alarmed all Now^ork. LUGGER WRECKED: THREE MEN '■ DROWNED... Perth, February 2. The pearling lugger Bernard has been wrecked at Port' Smith. Three members of the coloured crew- were drowned.

NAVAL BASE. London, February 1. The Admiralty is considering tho advisability of making ,Harwich, on the coast of Essex, a strong iitn'al base. Nine thousand bluejackets are expected to be stationed there in tho coming summer. > '"legal food standards. London, February 1. Tho Right Hon. John Burns, President of the Local Government. Board, is applying to Parliament to fix legal standards of food and drinl:.- . . THE WEATHER. ' Perth, February 2. : The weather is extremely hot. The thermometer at Perth registered 102 degrees. DAftLINGHURST GAOL. . . .Sydney, February 2. In connection with the recent escape of prisoners from Darlinghurst Gool, one warder has been dismissed and another fined. ' ' AUSTRALIAN RABBIT. Sydnoy, February 2. Amongst the correspondence dealt with by the Labour Conference was a letter from a rftbbiter, suggesting that Sir George Reid, High Commissioner in London, should be asked to dine on Australian rabbit, with tho object of popularising it in England. PENSIONS. , Melbourne, February 2. The Commonwealth is paying old ago and invalid pensions to 73,915 persons.