GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1264, 20 October 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

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A DUCAL WEDDING.

(Rec. October 20, 0.5 a.m.) London, Octobor 19. The wedding of Earl Percy, heir of tho Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox, daughter of the Duko of Richmond and Gordon, took place at St. Peter's. Eaton Square, nnd was tho most brilliant of the year. Thcro was a great concourse of guests, and tho presents included gifts from the' King and Queen and other Rojalties. A STRANGE MURDER. Rome, October 19. A shoemaker named Romagnoli sold jewellery on the instalment system to an ■ rt man named Angela Maccio.. and then lured the latter to his hoaso, where ho murdered him and burned tho corpse in an oven. When Maccio's wife came home her husband refused her admittance., stating that he was busy disposing of tho remains. Tho wife summoned tno polico and Romagnoli was arrested.

PRESENTATION TO MADAME MELBA.

Sydney, October 19. At a meeting at the Town Hall, presided over by tho Lord Mayor, it was ■: in Madame ilellxi with an address and a piece of gold plato, in roufnition of her patriotism in bringing out at great personal sacrifico a Royal Opera Company. Over ,£2OO has been subscribed already. A, SHIPPING MERGER. New York, October 18. At Seattle, plans for tho amalgamation of the Alaska Coast and North Pacific steamship lines are being matured. The merger will bo the largest ever effected on the Pacific Coast. A iieet of fourteen vessels is involved. CANADIAN POLITICS. Ottawa, October 18. The Liberals do nof intend to oppose the majority of members of the Borden Ministry who aro seeking re-election through tho acceptance of portfolios. KAISER UNVEILS A STATUE. Berlin, October 19. Tho Kaiser has unveiled an equestrian statuo of his father at Aix-10-Chapolle, feelingly referring to tho days of his childhood, and eulogised the Emperor Frederick's devotion to German Imperial traditions and participation in tho foundation "of thoEtnpire. FOREIGN OFFICE SECRETS. Melbourne, October 19. It is probable that Mr. Thomas, tho new Federal Minister for External Affairs, will proceed to England to collect confidential information imparted to his predecessor, the late Mr. Batchelor, when ho was in England attending tho Imperial Conference. FRAUDULENT CATTLE PEDIGREES. Sydney, October, 19. Tho Australasian Jersey Herd Society has decided to recall volume iii of tho Herd Book recently issued, on account of errors and tho inclusion of fraudulent pedigrees. MISSING FISHERMEN SAFE. Sydney, October 19. Tho five Italian fishermen from Wollongong, regarding whose safety anxiety was felt, aro in Sydney. They failed to report their arrival until they road of their supposed disappearance. A QUEENSLAND MYSTERY. Brisbane, October 19. Tho remains found at Capo Bedford do not belong to tho crew of tho missing yacht Valda. Thev are thoso of an adult malo and two children—probably a pilot named Manta and his two children, who disappeared from tho Woodio lighthouse five years ago. WEST AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. Perth, October 19. Tho estimated wheat crop shows an averago of eleven bushels. Rain is needed for the late crops. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINISTRY. Perth, October 19. All tho Ministers who had to swk reelection, consequent on their ncceptanco of portfolios, wero returned unopposed. THE MAWSON EXPEDITION. Perth, October 19. Tho Scaddan Ministry declines to subsidise the Mawson Antarctic expedition. Mr. Scaddan states that in view of tho present strained finances of tho State, oharity should begin at homo.