GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1452, 29 May 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Pross Association—CcEjrleht 4 GREECE AND BULGARIA. (Rec. May 28, 11 p.m.) Sofia, Mar 28. It is semi-officially announced that an understanding has been readied between Greece and Bulgaria. Bulgaria undertakes to restore the churches and schools taken from the Greek community during the anti-Greek movement, and will alsu recognise the legality of the Greek Exarchate, who " controls the discipline of the Greek Church in Bulgaria. NEW ZEALAND WHALING STEAMERS. Fremantle, May 28. The New Zealand Whaling Company's steamers Whangaroa, Hawk, Whangarei, and Eagle haT2 arrived from Batavia, and have departed again for New Zealand. MR. ASQUITH'S TOUR. Rome, Mav 27. Admiral Lord Fisher (late First Sea Lord) conferred with the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, at Naples. PICTURE THEATRE TRAGEDY. ~ Madrid, Mav 28. A kinematograph theatre at Villareal has been burnt. Eighty persons have been killed and many are injured and dying. INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. London, May 27. Mr. Boscawen, a Cornish exhibitor, won the cup for the best novelty at the International Flower Show. A collection of New Zealand shrubs is on exhibition. ENGLISH CHILDREN IN PARIS. „ , , Paris, May 27. Splendid arrangements were mads for the visit of the English children who are to take part in the great international musical festival here. They wore given a great popular welcome. MOVING PICTURES IN CHURCHES. Rome, May 2". At the request of several United States bisbops, the Vatican has consented to kinema-tograph pictures of religious subjects being shown in churches on condition that the Host is removed during the performance. . AUSTRALIAN STATE NOTES. . Melbourne, May 28. Mr. Harrison, manager of a London firm of engravers, has been appointed Commonwealth note printer. BUTCHERS' HOURS. Sydney, May 28. The master butchers have decided to cooperate with the men in securing shorter hours, thus obviating a threatened strike. W.C.T.U. CONFERENCE. Brisbane, May 2S. The Women's Christian Temperance Union (Australasian) Conference has opened. Mrs. Bewar and Miss Anderson Hughes, the New Zealand representatives, were welcomed. PROLONGED EARTHQUAKE. Perth, May 57. The observatory records show a wellmarked earthquake on Saturday forenoon, the tremors lasting an hour nml a half. SAFEBREAKERR AT PERTH. Perth, May £S. A gang of burglars removed thi- safe* from (wo preinist'S. In both cases the men vere surprised before they opened ihc safes.