GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1381, 6 March 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telecraph—Press Areociation-CopyrigM FREE cnURCTI COUNCIL. London, March 5. A conference 'nf tho National Free Church Council at Cheltenham is discussing the question of religious education, Welsh Disestablishment, and (he relations of capital and labour.

CANADIAN CADETS' TOUR. Ottawa, March 5. Official permission has been accorded the Vancouver cadets to lour Australia as a representative. Canadian corps. Sixty boy? will leave in July, and will be absent for iivo months.

PALMYRA ISLAND. Londan, March i. Mr. P. D. Acland (Umler-Secretary for Foreign Affairs), speaking in (he Tlouso of Commons, said Britain had abandoned licr claim to Palmyra Island, claimed bv the United States, and had no further interest in it. The island had onco been sold for a dollar.

LONDON ARSENIC MYSTERY. London, March 4. At the Old Bailey, the trial has .commenced of Frederick Seddon (district superintendent of the London and Manchester Assurance Cumpany) and his wife on a charge of poisoning Eliza Harrow (whoso property tho nialo accused controlled) by giving her arsenic.

HOUSE OF COMMONS .INCIDENT. London. March 4. Henry, tho local preaohor, who on February 25.fired a revolver in the central hall of tho House of Commons, appeared at tho Polico Court: on remand, and was bound over to keep the peace. He pleaded that : ho had been overworked, and was insane at (he time he committed the act.

MELBOURNE FIRE. Melbourne, March 5. The damage done by yesterday's fire at Messrs. Briscoe and Company's ironmongery establishment in Little. Collins Street is fully covered by insurance.

EARLY CLOSING FOR CJTKMISTS. Sydnsy, March 5. Mr. Bepby, Minister for Labour and Industry, promised n deputation to introduce legislation placing chemists under tho eurly closing regulations.

WASHED OUT TO SEA. ... , Sydney, March 5. Athol Swain and William Bennett were crossing Bellinger River Heads fn a Hat-bottomed Ijoul, when the boat was washed oat to sea and overturned in I lie breakers. The me.a have not since been seen.