GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1207, 16 August 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph— Press As»octation-Copyrliiht AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. Sydney. Aupist 15. The Australian crickot foam, for the test matches has elected Mliivatt captniu and Jl'Cuo vice-captain. EUROPEAN VINTAGE. London, August 15. Tho "Wine Trade. Review" predicts an excellent European vintage with aa average yield. THE KING OF SPAIN. London, August 15. King Alfonso of Spain, who has been visiting England to attend the- Cowes regatta, haa departed for Spain. HEAT IN GERMANY. Berlin, August 15.

The temperature in the city yesterday reached lOldeg. Fahr. in the shade. Serious forest flros are reported.

PRESIDENT OP ECUADOR DEPOSED. Quito, August 15. The revolutionaries have deposed the President, Scnor -Estrada., who is taking refuge, at the Chilean Legation. [Senor Emilio Estrada was cketed President of Ecuador on January 11 last.] FORTY LIVES LOST. Quito, August 15. Tho tugboat Tumnco has hien wrecked nt Esmeraldas. Forty persons were drowned. DROUGHT IN KENT. London, August 14. Oiring to tho drought and the shortage of crass lambs in Kent arc selling for a shilling each. LONDON FIRE RESCUE. London, August 14. During a firo at Pownoeby's \rino and spirit stores in Oxford Ktwct three per. sons got on to tho burning roof. They woro rescued by means of hook-ladders and ropes.

A DANGEROUS BATHING PLACE. Berlin, August 14. Twelve persons have been drowned nt a new balhing-place at Kotenkirchen, in tho Rhine province.

COMPULSORY TRAINING. 1 Sydney, August 115. The' Northern Collioi-j- Employees Association has rejected tho Stanford Merthyr branch's motion against compuisory training I)}' 21 votes to 7, AUSTRALIAN CADETS. Melbourno, August I'. Three thousand two hundred nnvnl cadets have been enrolled. In view of the oxpenso of hiring halls nil cadets will bo drilled only in fine woather. INCOME TAX APPEAL. Sydnoy, August 15. The High Court, upheld the appeal of tho agent of an English firm against a second incomo tax assessment. . AUSTRALIAN SHEEP. * syoncy, August 15. Giving evidence in connection with tho shearers' case, tho manager of Messrs. Goldsbrough. Mort, and Co.'s station said, 'that generally tho tendency was to go for plainer-bodied sheep. Wrinkled sheep were less prolific, ond stood tho dry seasons badly. FUNDS FOR DR. MAWSON. Adelaide, August 15. Tho Stato Government will mnlio n grant of JCSOOO towards the Mawson Antarctic expedition. STATE-OWNED lIOTEL. Perth, August 15. The State Hotel nt Gwalin, for Iho vcar ended Juno, made a profit of ,£ICBT, , as compared with .02355 in tho previous " The decrease is attributed to a -fallingofl' in tiadi ,, .