GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1486, 8 July 1912, Page 9

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telogranh—Press Association—ConvriaM

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S DAY, (Rec. July 8, 0.35 a.m.) i- London, July 7. [. _ Tho salo of artificial flowers on June 25 i- j"J celebration of'tho fiftieth anniversary s of the landing in England of Queen Alexe andTa has netted .£17,000 in aid of charity, t — : 0 , FURTHER FALL IN CONSOLS. e . London, July 7. J Imperial Consols aro quoted at J375 159., ' a fall of 7s. Gd. since Friday last. , LATE SIR LAWRENCE ALMA " c TADEMA. d London, July G. e The body of the late Sir Lawrence Alma a Tadema was buried in St. Paul's Cathey dral to-day.. Queen Alexandra sent a e wreath. A party of members of tho Royal Academy "acted as pall-bearcrs. Many notable persons in art, literature, : and diplomacy wero present. FASHIONABLE GAMING HELL. ■ ' . London, July 6. • Detectives in evening dress raided a richly-appointed gambling holl in Conduit Street between Regent Street and \ Bond. Street, and arrested fourteen well-to-do persons. COMMONWEALTH CAPITAL. Melbourne, July 6. The Federal Government has dcciaed to j acquire 85,000 acres of private land be- * tween Queanbeyan and {he Cotter River wir to ejiable the initial works in connootion with the Federal capital to be carricd out. ■. SHOT IN SELF-DEFENCE. - Melbourne, July 6. ) At the "inquest on the man Patrick 1 Casey, who was fatally shot by a cont stable acting' in self-defence, at Barham, - .1 verdict of justifiable homicide was re- > turned. • ' 1 y : MELBOURNE Y.W.C.A. : '• . Melbourne," July 6. ' ,The Young Women's. Christian Association Building Campaign has closed. The total collections amount to nearly ,£II,OOO. [ > SYDNEYInEEP SALES. Sydney, July 6. .The stud sheep sales havo concluded. Prices remained low to the close. In Bri- . tish breeds 800 were auctioned against . 2500 in tho previous year. < .; SEAMEN'S WAGES. ' Sydney, July 6. The Coastal Steamship Owners' Association estimates that the' recent rise in . wages will affeot the coast companies to the extent of an additional .£50,000 yearly. ANONYMOUS JOURNALISM. Sydney, July 6. Addressing the Australian : Journalists' Association, the Attorney-General (Mr. Halman) attacked anonymous journalism' from tho point of view 6f' the goneral well-being of tho body politic, and the well-being of the profession of journalism; SMALLPOX CASE. Brisbane, July 6. Tho German steamer Prinz Sigismund, from Japan, has arrived with a number of the crew suffering from small-pox. QUEENSLAND POLITICS. ' Brisbane, July S. Mr. Bowman's amendment to the Ad- . dress-in-Reply was negatived by 31 . votes to ,21. MR. BRYCE IN SYDNEY. ■ Sydney, July 5. The reception at Parliament House to Mr. Bryce, British Ambassador to the United: States,, was largely attended, i : APPEAL FOR NEW ZEALAND . MINERS. . •. Sydney,.July 5. ■ At a Labour Council meeting'here, a'< representative bf the Waihi'and Reofton miners eiplained''«the'fiK)Sition; > Zealand, and appealed i'for funds; Tlle : prosidont replied that the '.New South Wales uiiions would not be behind .in their The matter' wiis referred to'tho executive. • FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. Cape Town, July 5. ■ : . South Africa has prohibited the importation: of British and Irish cattle, sheep, goats, arid pigs, jn consequence of tho 1 outbreak of foot and mouth disease. . ' ' ALLEGED THEFT OF JCX2O,CGO. London) July 4. ' Clarke, cashier - for Proctor and Co., Ltd., has been committed for trial on a charge of misappropriating J8120.000.' SOLDIERS KILLED BY LIGHTNING. . St. Petersburg, July i. ' While a riflo regiment was at firing practice forty of the men'were struck by. , ightning. Two-were'killed and others taken to the hospital.. ■ •MOTORING FATALITY. ! . Bukarest, July 4. ' An express train collided with a motor- ; car near Craiova, killing three politicians ■ and Professor Chilot, who was visiting the county to i)romote Franco-Rumanian i interests.- Two others aftoTwards died of 1 their, injuries.'; ; COMMONWEALTH POLITICS, Melbourne, July 5. ' ■The Federal Senato passed Supply, and adjourned to July 17. ( AUSTR ALIANFLAGSHIP. 1 „„ • Sydney. July 5. The Australian flagship, H.M.S. Drake, with Vice-Admiral Sir George King-Hall on board, has sailed on a six weeks' cruise , in tho Pacific Islands. / TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY. \ Adelaide, July 5. r The dispute between the State and Com- < monwealth Governments regarding tho < granting of land for the transcontinental 1 railway has been settled. r WAREHOUSE GUTTED. ■ * . Brisbane, July 5. ' Fire gutted an unoccupied six-storied f building in Albert Street, containing machinery. Tho building was formerly the { headquarters of tho Queensland Milling . Company. Tho insurances on the bnild- j ing and oontents amounted to ,£7BOO. ] NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION. , i . , ' ■ Perth, July 5. J ln. the Assembly the Leader of tho Op- 1 position moved his no-confidence' motion - on tho ground that the Government, without the authority of Parliament, expended State funds in trading enterprises. Tho debate was adjourned. Perth, Later. 1 The want-of-confidence motion was de- I feated by 28 votes to 8. i