GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1500, 24 July 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Frcre Association—Co»yr)sht : } . . LONDON DIVORCE CAPE. London, Julv 22. Mr. Henry Shoppard Hart Cavendish, traveller and explorer, has boon divorced by his second wife. Cavendish was prominent in the "planchettc" case in MO6, and was at one time in Australia. His first marriage., with the actress Miss IsaIx'l Jay, ended in the Divorce Court in 1906. SUFFRAGETTE AVAR, London, July 22. X suffragette has been punished for throwing <i. bag of flmir at tlio Premier (.Mr. Asquith) at Chester. A GENEROUS DONOR. London, July 22. An anonymous donor has offered to tho town of Brighton .£IO,OOO for philanthropic works, and has invited suftßcstions for its disposal. UNPUNISHED CRIME. Sydney, July 23. Of 8142 crimes reported to the New South Wales police in 1911, no arrests were made- in 2951 cases. Including ao-. quittals, those unpunished totalled 1615. DAIRYING EDUCATION. Sydney, July 23. Tho Farmers' Conference ha 6 resolved to favour tho institution of a Chair of Dairying at the University. A BAD VOYAGE. Sydney, July 23. The captain and crew of the Northern Chief, which arrived to-day from Auckland, declare that the voyage across was i the worst they have over experienced. The cargo of timber is safe.

A CURIOUS DISPUTE. Perth, July 23. Tho threatened strike in the "West Australian" newspaper companionship luis been averted by an amicable settlement. Coy, formerly sub-printer,' has been reappointed to a position on tho "West Australian." The financial issues have been adjusted by an agreement between tho parties. [Coy got a verdict for J!500 against three of his fellow employees for conspiring to obtain his dismissal. A strike was threatened when he gave notice of his intention to attach a week's wages of tho defendants.] BISLET RIFLE MEETING. London, July 23. Four Australians, with scores ranging from 315 to 303, won a N lia/ige and .£5 each in -the shooting for the King's Prize at the Bisley Rifle Meeting. RAINS IN NEW SOUTE WALES." Sydnoy, July 23. Incessant soaking rain is falling, and is widely distributed over tho State. Tha fall is heaviest on the coast, 'flio weather is causing delays in the telegraph service. SYDNEY-'FRISCO ROUTE. Sydney, July 23. The steaming time of the Spreckles liner Sonoma from San Fijancisco to Svdney was 18 days 14 hours, a record for the route,