GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1183, 19 July 1911, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telcffra-ph—Press Association—Copyright

THE PRINCE'S VISIT TO POTSDAM.

(Rec. July 18, 11.30 p.m.) London, July 18.; Tho Queen and Princess Mary will accompany the Prince of Wales on his visit (o Germany at the end of August.

A GENEROUS DONOR

Berlin, July 18.

The wife of General Isenlmrs has founded. a convalescent home, for officers at Oberplanitz, in Saxony, at a cost of ,£IOO,OOO.

A HEAVY LIQUOR BILL.

Perth, July IS. Tho Tcport of the Stato Health Department shows that tile cost of alcoholic beverages last year was ,£8 15s. Gel. per head, an increase of 13s. 4UI. per head over the previous year.

BELFAST RELIGIOUS RIOTS,

London, July 18. Fifty summonses have been issued in connoction with the wrecking of millworkers' houses at Gr«ncastle in connection with the recent religious riots at Belfast. Tho Belfast Garrison is confined to barracks.

THE TSAR IN FINLAND.

St. Petersburg, July 18. Tho Tsar, for. the first time since his accession, has lanced.on the mainland of Finland, and . has made excursions to Frcdrickshamn'' ajld the 'vicinity with the Tsaritsa and the Royal children.

A GENERAL'S GALLANTRY.

London, July 17. King George praised the gallantry of Brigadier-General Fanshawo in placing himself in front of a fallen artilleryman at tho Dublin review, and preventing a galloping cavalry brigado from riding over him.

ATLANTIC FAIiliS RAISED.

London, July 17. Owing to tho increase in seamen's wages, the Atlantic Lines have advanced passenger rates 10s..

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE.

London, July 17. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred at Rye, in Sussex.

INSANITY IN VICTORIA.

Melbourne, July 18. Figures show a remarkable increase in insanity in Victoria. In 1005 thero wore 780 admissions to tho asylums; last year the admissions numbered 113ti.

STRANGE COINCIDENCE.

Sydney, July 18. The body of Mrs. Ella Hughes has boon found in a well near hop house in Dundas, eighteen miles west of 'Sydney, by a neighbour wlio ; years ago,found tho mother of deceased in exactly similar civcumstances. Both aro supposed to bo cases,of suicide.