GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1296, 27 November 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telecraph—Press Assocratlon-Copyriffht -— $ A SO'AP COMBINE. (Rec. November 20, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 25. The Brunner Mond Company havo acquired control of tho soap concerns of Joseph Crosfield and Sons, Warrington, and Gossage and Sons, Widnes. PTOMAINE POISONING. Melbourne, November 25. A hundred children aro suffering from ptomaine poisoning through eating corned beef sandwiches at a. Sunday school picnic at Maryborough. Several of the children are in a serious state. FIRE IN VISOKO, BOSNIA.' Sarajevo, November 24. Tho town of Visoko, Bosnia, is burning. Threo hundred houses have been burned. THIRD VICTIM DEAD. (Eec. November 2G, 5.5 p.m.) ,;, , ;.. -Sydney, .November 25. Hudson, the third victim of the Kvclcigh accident, has succumbed. [A tank at a locomotive shed foil on five men, killing one named Walmsloy ■and injuring tho others. A man named Couvtnaiv died shortly nfler tho accident.!

UNION DISSOLVED. Ca.ne Town, November 21. The Orangia Unio has been voluntarily dissolved. HOOLEY COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. London, Novcmlier 24. E. T. Hoolcy Ims been committed for trial. Bail (JMOOO) was allowed. WRESTLING CHAMPIONS. New York, November 24. Frank Go'.ch, tho world's champion wrestler, will meet Haekenschiuidt, the Gwniau champion, at Minneapolis in November 30. THAT NAVAL INCIDENT. Brisbane, November 2.'). Tho officers of H.JI.S. Prometheus, which has called at Cairns, gave a full denial to the alleged Suva incident, which was cabled from Vancouver. There was no foundation for it. SULTAN'S SON HONOURED. Cairo, November 21. In honour of the King's visit to Egvpt, tho Graud Cross of tho Victorian Order has been conferred on Prince Zia-cd-din, tho Sultan of Turkey's eldest son, who at Port Said conveyed to King George tho Ottoman ruler'.-) wishes for the King's happiness and a prosperous voyage. EIGHT SHOPS BURNT. Sydney, November 2.5. A firo in tho mam street of Canbeloco destroyed eight shops and dwellings. At ono time tho whole town was threatened. Tho absence of wind enabled tho residents to confine the outbreak to ono block. Tho dainago is estimated at five thouand pounds. INFUX OF JAPANESE. Melbourne, November 25. In reply to a question in the Federal Senate regarding (he reported rapid and continuous influx of Japanese into New Caledonia, Senator M'Gr'egor, President of tho Council, stated that a, number had been imported to work in the mines. Allegedly some of these were veteran' soldiers. The Government would keep tho wholo matter under notice. A BANKER CONVICT RELEASED. New York, November 24. Jlorse, the banker, who was serving a term in the ponitcntiarv, Ims been pardoued on the ground of ill-health. THE PBIKZ JOACHIM'S PASSENGERS. mi tt , New York| November 21. ■" 10 Hamburg-American Lino announces that tho Ward liner Seguranca arrived at Nassau with the passengers of the Prinz Joachim, (ho Hamburg-American steamer, which went ashore a few davs ago at hamana Island, north of Hayt'i. whilo on a cruise to Port, Limon, with many Americans aboard. ROCKEFELLER'S DENIAL, ir , Washnnton, November 24. Air. .1. D. Rockefeller denies tho charges made by the Merritt Brothers regarding the Mesaba mines. Ho will submit, lo ho House Com mi lion a paper signrd bv his accusers admitting tho baselessness of the charges. DESTROYER FOUNDERS. ,„, , Tokio, November 24. I lie Japanese destroyer Habasume foundered during a gale oft' Capo Shima, on tho south-east coast of Honshiu, at the south entrance of the. Gulf of Owaii. lorly-hvo of the crow woro drowned. CANADA'S NAVAL POLICY. , r •,, „ ~ Ottawa, November 21. <• M n ] , ;. D ;,. Mo , nk '> Canadian -Minister for Public Works, declares (hat attacks on him by Sir Wilfrid Laurier am unfounded. He is fully in accord wilh tho navy policy of Mr. Borden, tho Prime Minister, rroncli Canadians are loval subjects of Iho King, and intend lo 'accept flic verdict of the people of Canada on the question.