GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1091, 1 April 1911, Page 6

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

(By Telegraph—Press Association Copyrieutl e THE NEW DREADNOUGHT. (Hcc. March 31, 11.50 p.m.) London, March 31. Tho now battleship Monarch was launched with her boilers, funnels, and bridges installed, and is thus in a considerably more, forward state than previous warships at tho dato ol launching. KING GEORGE AT A MUSIC HALL. London, March 30. The King's decision to attend, with tho Queen, a command music-hall performance, at Edinburgh, lias excited much interest, as showing tho Royal approval of this popular form of entertainment. HUGE RUBBER PROFITS. London, March 30. The Pataling Rubber Estates Syndicate is paying a dividend for the year equal to 325 (?) per cent. KENTISH EMIGRANTS. ' London, March 30. The Kent Colonising Association's report shows that 500 young emigrants were sent to Overseas Dominions during tho past six years. "THE PASSER-BY." London, March 30. Tho newspapers publish favourable criticisms of Mr. lladdon Chambers s comedy "The Passer-by,'! which has been produced at Wyndham's Theatre, London. KING EDWARD PEACE MONUMENT. Brmsels, March 30. International apostles of_ peace are projecting a monument to King Edward VII, to be erected on the battlefield cf Waterloo. CANADIAN BISHOP DEAD. Ottawa, March 30 Tho death of Dr. Du Moulin, Anglican Bishop of Niagara,. is reported from Hamilton, Ontario. [Tho Rt. Rev. John Philip du Moulin was born at Dublin in 1834, and was educated in Canada. Ho was consecrated Bishop in 1896.] BAPTIST PRESIDENT. Melbourne, March 31. Tho Rev. Mr. Gordon, of Victoria, was elected president of tho Australasian Baptist Conference. BIG NUGGETS. Melbourne, March 31. Two more nuggets, weighing 1700z5., have been found at tho Wooh-Hawp mine, near Ballarat, where a monster nugget of 4700z5. was found a few days ago. THE CENSUS. Sydnoy, March 31. An army of collectors is out distributing cards'for the census-taking on Sunday night. DR. JAMESON UNWELL. Cape Town, March 30. Dr. Jameson. Leader of tho Opposition in tho Union Parliament, who has been unwell, has suffered a'slight relapse, and his departuro for England on a holiday has been deferred in consequence. A COMMERCIAL PROSECUTION. . London, March 30. "Tho Times" states that as a result of a Board of Trade inquiry tho Public Proseputor.is, prosecutin-r Robert Her- ■ bert" Measures, formerly managing director of Measures Brothers, iron aucl steel merchants, whoso business is being compulsorily liqfl'Wrrl. AN ABSCONI>i.nU CASHIER. Seattle, March 30. Matthow Edwards Bywell, an absconding cashier from tho Empress Hotel, Victoria, has been traced to Now Orleans. Ho was discovered acting as assistant superintendent of tho Y.M.C.A. He is prominently connected in England. A MYSTERY SOLVED. Sydnoy, March 31. 'An inquiry has disclosed tho fact that the recent mysterious explosion at the Nyngan refreshment rooms was '. caused by gelignite, which some workmen had put in a basket left at tho 1 rooms and had been forgotten about. A , woman and a boy were injured by tho . explosion. \ AN UNSEAWORTHY VESSEL. Ottawa, March 31. 1 Tho inquirv into the wreck of tho Sechel. which capsized off Vancouver ' with tho loss of 13 lives, has disclosed 1 that tho vessel was unseaworthy. Wit- ' nesses asserted that oho was unfit to 1 weather a severe gale. ' : — -i