GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1238, 21 September 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By TelDcranb— Proas Association—Oopyristtl JOHNSON-WELLS FIGHT. London, September 19. The. Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Davidson) is associated with the agitation to stop the Johnson-Wells fight. He has written to Mr. Winston Churchill the Homo Secretary, on the subject. INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. London, September 19. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, chairman of the Parliamentary Labour party, is unable to accept the presidency of the Indian National Conference. A MISSING AUSTRALIAN. London, September 19. Police inquiries concerning the whereabouts of the man Henderson, a dentist belonging to Kutlierglen, Victoria, who disappeared from a London hotel in October, 1910, show that the person who stayed at Southall early in this year, and left for Tunbridge Wells in April last, is not Henderson as was supposed. SIR ROBERT nART. London, September 19. Sir .Robert nart', ox-Inspcctor-General of the Chineso Customs, is suffering from pneumonia. lie is at Marlow, Buckinghamshire. ' His condition is causing anxiety. ROUBAIX WOOL EXHIBITION. London, September 19. An influential deputation, representing llio principal centres of tlio British wool industry, Chambers of Commerce, and manufacturers, is visiting the Roubaix Exhibition.

SETTLERS FOE NEW SOUTH WALES. London, September 19. Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, inspected the Pakcha prior to tlio steamer sailing with eleven hundred emigrants for New South Wales. A matron, with throo trained nurses as assistants, is in charge of the women and children. MUTINEERS PUNISHED. . Cliristiania, September 19. One hundred and fifty-five soldiers have been sentenced to imprisonment for twenty-four days in connection with tlio mutiny at the end of last month, when the liarraeks at Stenkjar was stormed and a conscript released. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVE OUTRAGES. Cape Town, September 19. The native arrested. in May last on a charge of criminal assault on a girl, and whose case, coming after the exercise of his prerogative by the Govornor-Genoral (Lord Gladstone) in the case of another native similarly charged, caused a great demonstration at Port Elizabeth, has been tried and sentenced to death. PEACOCK MURDER CHARGE. Melbourne, September 19. At the hearing of tho charge against Dr. Peacock of murdering the girl Ethel Davies, the manager of Peacock's farm gave evidence that on the morning after Davies disappeared Peacock mado a big fire on the farm. Later. Dr. Peacock has been committed for trial on the charge of murdering May Davies. Bail was refused. NEW LINERS FOR AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, September 19. The Adolaido Steam Snip Company has announced that' three steamers of 8000 tons are under construction in England. WEST AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. Perth, September 19. The Labour party is contesting all tho seats in tho Legislative Assembly excepting one. THE RISING IN SZECHUAN. Peking, September 19 The British Consul at Cluugtu, reporting under date of August 30, states tha'. the foreigners are all well and unmolested. SYDNEY LABOUR SHORTAGE. Sydney, September 19. Tho dearth of workmen continues in the building trade. Suburban contractors are offering 15s a day to bricklayers. GRANT FOR DR. MAWSON. Melbourne, September 19. The State Government lias granted XtiOOO to tho Mawsou Antarctic Expedition. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Sydney, September 19. A goods train rail into a dead-end at Bulli. Several trucks were UJoscopcd, but nobody was injured. COMMONWEALTH POLITICS. Melbourne, September 20. Tho House of Representatives has adopted tho Address-iu-Reply.

LOSS OF THE r/U'ANUI. Sydney, September 20. The Underwriters' Association has been advised that ttie lire on tho l'apanui, wreckcd at St. ilelena, is still smouldering and it is expected that tho salvage wilt prove ol litlio value. GRAI'NAX DEAD. (lice. September 21, 0.25 a.m.) Sydney, September 20. The steeplechaser Gnil'nax has died from blood-poisoning, as tho result of an <u:cident at the. recent Caulfield mcotinc.