GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1099, 11 April 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

(By Telecraph—Press Association Copyrielit)

ROYAL VISIT TO EDINBURGH.

(Rec. April 11, 0.25 a.m.) London, April 10. It is officially announced that the Royal visit to Edinburgh will bo from July 17 to 21. Sir Luke Hides, R.A., has been commanded to paint the State portrait of the King.

LORD CREWE'S HEIR,

„ , London, April 9. • ,i 9 Larl. of Crowe s son was christened in tho Chapel Royal, St. James's. Tho lung and Lord Roscbery (father of Lady Crewe), as sponsors, signed tho register.

UNSUCCESSFUL THIEVES,

m , _ London, April 9. J. he offices of Healy and Company, brewers, at Aston, wero entered by burglars. Little loot was sccured, though tho burglars had worked all night cutting through the solid steel backs of the safes.

PORTRAIT BY HOPPNER.

_ . London, April 9. Hoppner s portrait of Mrs. Beridt?o was sold by auction at Christie's for iKoIO.

BURGLAR KILLS FOUR, PEOPLE.

, , Berlin, April 9. A. burglar named Kowoll. at a colliery at Laurahutte, Silesia, killed four persons, including a sergeant of police, and then escaped.

MISSING IN THE ARCTIC,

Ottawa, April 9. Fears regarding tho safety of a NorthWest mounted police patrol aro felt here. Tho partv left Herschel Island, within tho Arctic Circlo, in December last, and has not been heard of since.

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY'.

Melbourne, April 10. A' new ordinance nrohibits Asiatic aliens from obtaining tin-drodging leases in tho Northern Territory.

A CENTENARIAN DIES.

Sydney, Aoril 10. Mr. John Timmins, ared 110 year?, died at the Collarcncbri Hospital, after a lingering illness.

SIXTY GOLDEN WEDDINGS.

Paris. April 10. Sixty couples celebrated their golden weddings at Rheims yesterday.

POTATO CHOPS RUINED.

London, Anril 10. A blizzard Kas ruined the earlv potato crops in the island of Jersey.. The loss is estimated at ,£IOO,OOO.

MANY VISITORS IN SYDNEY.

Sydney, April 10. There is an unprecedented Easter influx into Sydney. Over 30,000 visitors have already invaded the city.

THE STEAMER BOVERIC,

Sydney, Aoril 10. Advices have been received that the position of the steamer fioveric, stranded at Nukualofa, is not, dangerous. She is expected to be floated after discharging part of her cargo.

PRINZESS IRENE REFLOATED.

Berlin, April 10. The North German-Lloyd steamer Prinzess Irene, which went ashore on tho American coast a few days ago, has been refloated.

MURDER OF A CHINESE GENERAL.

Hong-Kong, April 10. It is reported that insurgents at Canlon have murdered a Tartar General.

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