GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1217, 28 August 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

lii' Telccraph—l'rtiss Association—Copyright FOOT-AND-MOTJTII DISEASE. London, August 20. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is officially reported at West Hallaiu, near Ilkeston, iu Derbyshire. j FORGED BONDS. Brussels, August 20. Two aTrests have been made in connection with lorged bonds in a French company purporting to represent .£40,000. STANDARD OIL PURCHASE. London, August 25. Owing to the accumulation of surplus stocks the Scottish mineral oil companies have sold to the Standard Oil Corpora-, tion large quantities of refined oil uj. ljd. per gallon. JAPANESE FISHERIES. London, August 25. Japenese agents at Grimsby aro purchasing twenty-five modern steam trawlers. DISCOVERY OF' COAL. London, August 25. An outburst of firedamp came from borings at Calvertou in Buckinghamshire. An analysis proves that it comes from coal. A GROUNDLESS REPORT. Berlin, August 25. .Imports from Posen state that the choir-loft of a Binicft church collapsed during service. Eighty-two persons were buried, of whom twenty-t'hreo were suffocatod. The remainder wcro injured, somo of them severely. London, August 25. Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that the reported disaster at Binicif is unfounded. A STATE QUARRY. Sydney, August 27. Tho State Government has purchased a road metal quarry at Kiama, on tho South Coast, together with a steamer, at a total cost of .EM,OOO. VICTORIAN POLITICS. Melbourne, August 26. Tho by-election for Waranga resulted in tho return of Mr. Gordon, a Ministerialist. The.ro were three candidates, all Ministerialists. EARTHQUAKE RECORDED. Sydney, August 2G. A severe earth tremor was recorded in Sydney and Melbourne early on Tuesday. Its centre was probably far distant. NATIVES' PROTECTION. Sydney, August 2G. An association for protection of the natives of Australia and Polynesia lias been formed here. NEW SOUTH WALES CROPS. Sydney, August 2G. Tho recont rains have caused tho crop outlook to bo bright. It was previously doubtful in many centres. COAL VEND CASE. Sydney, August 2(5. In the Coal Vend wise, Mr. Justice Isaacs stated that in the event of tlio offences l>eing proved, there would bo one penalty attaching to each_ person. There was no question of accruing penalties. POLITICIAN DIES SUDDENLY. Brisbane, August 20. Sir. Denis T. Iveogli, member for Rosewood, in the Queensland Assembly, died suddenly from heart failure. Interest in the coming spring is shown by the early choosing of spring suits from iiie latest "shipment of Jxindon suitings now on display at Milligan's in Kclburno Avenue.* ____________