GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1186, 22 July 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telecra-ph— Press Association—Copyright LORD KITCHENER'S NEW POST. (Rec. July 21, 9.25 p.m.) London, July 21. Lord Kitchener will mil for Egypt in September to take up his duties as British Agent, in succession to the lute Sir Eldon Gorst. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. London, July 21, The Board of Agriculture has ordered the slaughter of 2300 sheep and 8G cattle at Rye, where foot and mouth disease lias broken out. CHOLERA AT MARSEILLES. Paris, .Tuly 20. There are, four, cases of cholera at Mavteilles. No fresh cases have occurred during the last forty-eight hours. The sanitary state of the town is normal. NOT A SPY. Berlin, July 20. Inquiry shows that the Japanese major who was arrested at Hanimp'burg on suspicion of'.examining a German gun was not of espionage. AUSTJEULTAN MEAT MARKET CLOSED. Vienna, July 20; The Minister of Agriculture has prohibited further imports of Argentino meat, including shipments already afloat. COURSING. (Bee..July 22, 0.10 a.m.) Sydney, July 21. In the first ties for the Waterloo Purse liilmcadon beat All Red. A GROWING.CIVIL SERVICE. : Melbourne, July 21. During the ten yonrs under Federation the number of Commonwealth servants has been increased by 3271, and tho salaries liayft increased by ■E515.000. IMMIGRANTS FOR AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, July 21, The High Commissioner for Australia, in his annual report, expresses the hope that Australia's failure to draw sufficient immigrants from Britain will be followed by attempts to eecuro them from tho Continent. THE SHEFFIELD CHOIR. Melbourne, July 21. The Sheffield Choir season has proved highly successful. LOCAL OPTION POLLING DAYS. Sydney, July 20. The Prohibition party lias approved the taking of tho local option poll on a day separate from tho elections, thus ' making tho issue clear-cut for liquor or no liquor.