GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1150, 10 June 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyritrhb

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. London, Juno 8. The Board of Trade returns show that for tho month of May tho value of tho imports into tho United Kingdom decreased by .£1,299,829,' tho value of exports increased by JM,007,517, and the value of re-exports increased by <£510,689, M.com. pared with April. MAORI VILLAGE IN LONDON. _ ■ London, Juno 8. Tho Rev. Mr. Stack, lately engaged in Maori mission work, is proaching on Sundays in tho Maori village at the Whit# City. SMALL HOLDINGS COMMISSION. „ , „ London, Juno 8. Mr. Fred Home (a brother of tho Row, C. Silvester Home, M.P., and a wellknown Congregational minister) has been appointed a Small Holdings Commissioner. Mr. Home formerly resided in Queensland. MR, M'GOWEN ABROAD. u , Berlin, Juno 8. Mr. j\i Gowen, the Premier of NewSouth Wales, who with Mr. Holliman. find Mr. Davis (consulting nnginper in London for.tho New South Wales Government) is visiting several places in Germany, inspected the housing arrangements for tho men at Krupp's Works at Essen. He also visited Siemens' ironworks, and inspected the railway being constructed under tho River Spree. THE KING AND CANADA'. Ottawa, Jniio 8. It is reported that tho King will visit the leading' cities of Canada when enroute to India. BANK NOTE TAX. Melbourne, Juno 9. A proclamation has been issued giving offect to tho ten per cent, tax oil privato companies' bank notes, provided for by last year's Commonwealth banking leffis—> Jntion. THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. Melbourne, Juno 9. Tho Federal Parliament has been furj tlier prorogued until July 26. SLACK DAYS~FOR BARBERS. Sydney, June 9. The city hairdrcssing trado is slack. The union secretary attributes this to people thinking (hat the higher rates recently proposed are in force, instead of which they havo been abandoned. FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT. Adelaide, Juno 9. Through tho capsize of a boat two men have been drowned at Kangaroo Island. NEW THEATRE FOR MELBOURNE, Melbourne, June 9. A new theatre, "Tho Melbn," lias been opened at a cost of over thirty-two thousand pounds. SYDNEY CITY FRANCHISE. Sydney, Juno 8. A committee of the City Council recomo mends the concession of adjilt t-ufl'rago in connection with the election of aldermen. At present a voter must be cither an owner, leaseholder, occupier, or lodger, < on tho citizens' list. LABOUR SUPPORTERS' PLEA. Sydney, Juno 9. A country deputation to tho Governs ment, asking for help to erect a hospital, urged that they had fought for tho Labour party and exnecten a reward. Mr. Flowers (acting-Cliiof Secretary) declined to accept that as a favourablo argument. NEW "WIRELESS" STATION. Perth, June 8. Tho erection of a Federal Marconi wireless telegraphy station has been commenced at Applocross, one of (lie city suburbs. Tho mainmast it 396 ft. high.