GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1374, 27 February 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrtehl

DR. PEACOCK'S THIRD TRIAL. Melbourne, February 26. The third trial of Dr. Peacock, fop the murder of llary Davies, whom lie is alleged to have killed by uu illegal operation, has opened.

NEW CANADIAN LOAN.

London, February 25. A Canadian loan of .£3,500,000 at 31 per;* cent, has been issued at 98. It is ii"' tended for redemption purposes.

LATE DUKE OF FIFE.

London, February 25, The arrangements for tho funeral of the Duke of Fife show that the obsequies will bo exceedingly quiet.

EXPEDITION TO NEW GUINEA.

London, February 25. Dr. Wollaston, leader of the British! .Museum exjjotlitioii to Dutch New Guinea in 1905, is organising a new expedition to' Dutch New Guinea. He eipccts' to leave England in May next.

FRENCH WORKMEN'S PENSIONS.

Paris, February 25- ' , The Senate has incorporated in (lis Finance Bill a proposal to lower tho age limit for workmen's pensions to sixty, • years of age.

AN UNCOMMON EPIDEMIC.

Berlin, February 25. One hundred and eighty non-commis-sioned officers at tho Training School at Potsdam have been seized with gaslTio intestinal catarrh. [This disease is met with only occasionally us an epidemic., Tho symptoms and eonrso of the diseassi vary greatly. One patient may buffer from an attack of intestinal catarrh \vith| but a trilling array of symptoms, another' may succumb within a few days.]

A REPORT DENIED.

Berlin, February 25. Tho Commandant of tho fortress in which!' Lieutenant Brandon, the English officer recently sentenced for espionage is imprisoned, denies tho licutcnnut attempted to escape as nlleged. Lieutenant Brau«don's friends'also deny the report. ,

FROZEN IN A SNOWSTORM.

, St. Petersburg, February 25. ' One hundred and sixty-five persons were'frozen to dealth in' a snowstorm in tho Omsk district, Western- Siberia. Of t this number 51. were employed oil publio works. '

RAILWAY DUPLICATION.

Sydney, February < 2G, Speaking at Eastwood, Mr. Jt'Gowen (State Premier) announced that he intended to push oil with the duplication of tho main railway linos. Two million pounds had been earmarked for the purpose.

' A QUEENSLAND THAGEDY.

Brisbano, February 25. A man named Harvey lias been arrest-<-(1 at l'ittsworth 011 a charge of killing a hut-mute, named Behan, as tlio resull of a quarrel.