GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1247, 2 October 1911, Page 8

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

6 j Teieer»ph—Press Association— CoDyriehl 0 ' NEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. (Rec. October 1, 5.5 p.m.) ' v . London, September 30. Alderman •' Sir Thomas Boor Crosby, Kl\, M.D., F.R.C.'S, has boon dec ted. Lord Mayor of London in succession to Sir T. Ve'zey Strong. London, September 2!). Orte man was killed and nino others seriously injured through the bursting of a compressed air torpedo cylinder in Portsmouth dockyard. London,. September 29. As a result' of negotiations _ between Sir George Reid, Australian High Commissioned and tlie Customs authorities, the latter have agreed to issue a certificate of.,the ago'of whisky exported to t'ho Commonwealth. ,-r- . Melbourne, September 30. The" Huddart-l'arker Company's coastal steamer Despatch, 237 tons gross, has been driven ushore at the Lakes entrance, and is breaking up. The crew were rescued. • Sydney, September 30. Madame-Melba,who lias been indis-. posed, -is/making a; good recovery, and | expects to 'be ablo to sing early next week. , Fremantlc, September 30. . The-' warship Cambrian has returned Mm from Colombo with her newly-com-(piis3ioned crew. : ' \ ■ Cape Town, September 29. The. .commission appointed to inquire into the ' mysterions disappearance of .£60,000 worth of gold during cyanide treatment at the East Rand Proprietary's mine has been withdrawn, the proprietary agreeing :to hold an.- inquiry under tho Company-. Law, similar to that proposed by the commission. ' . ..