GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1507, 1 August 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Profa Association—Casyrtcht COJIMOXWEALTH BUDGET. ■ Molbournß, July 31. The Federal Budget does not aiiuounct any tarilV changes. Tlio House Ims passed (lie Royal Com. missions Bill. obituary. • Berlin, July HI. " The ilen Ili is announced of Cardinal Fischer, Aichbis-hoj* of Cologne.' |The lato Cardinal was .bcrn in -ISID, aml was olievatcti'lo tho CarJilialale in'l!<o;).' Ho recently took a prominent-pari: in a controversy US' lo whether Catholic workers who are organised in the interests of the " Labour cutisf should belong to purely Catholic associations or to societies of au iuler-ilenomimitional Christiiiti character, The question was In id before., tjie Tope,, and Cardinal Fischer, in whose diocese the, intor-dcminiinatninal societies ore vei'y : -■ strong, went 'to liomo and placed big-'-views oil the matter liol'oro tlio Pope.] SENATE BY-ELECTION. Adolalde, July 31. A joint sitting of tlie two Houses of . the State Parliament lias . elected Mr. Shannon, a Ministerialist, to fill the vacancy in (he Federal Senate caused l),y Senator Russell's death. Mr.' Shannon polled 32 votes, against' the Labour nom•ineo's 21. ' A DISCONTENTED CORPS. ' . '.. Sydney, July SI. Of the !!!)(! members of llio Garrison Ar- , lillery, 217 liavo resigned in consequento of their objections.to the. new regulations. MA Ull I AGE.' AND. Till! .UNFIT. London, July 30. The Archbishop of Vorl; has approved a suggestion .'Jljat,, .marria:»e should be 'made void if ;>yU!iin a limited period it was tshown that either of Die partic> was Mill'ering from insanity, epilepsy, or curtain disease?. LniHuTiKr,. London,. July 30. The Royal Commission on iai)uiil Fml has been gazetted. Admiral I.old Fisher will act as chairman, . MMCAL ASSOCIATION. London, July 30. The Britisk Medical 'Association has agreed to grant Australia a constitution similar to that of South Africa. Itss- t cures the doctors «1! the reforms desired. PORTUGUESE HOY A LISTS.'.. . ' Madrid, July 30.'.. Portugal lias asked Spain to expel I'or- , . tugueso Royalists or deport them to Span. isli colonies; also to entei; iuto an agreement guaranteeing each country from conspiracy in the other's territory. Spain has declined to accede, ' '; RUB'jFR ATROCITIES. Lima, July SO. President Legiia, in n message to Congress, atuouneed that the Go,'eminent had sent a commission to investigate tlio Puhimi.j'o rubber crimes, to punish Iho offenders, ucd prepared a scheme of re- ... forms. s BUSSIAX BUTTER MARKET. Melbourne July 3i'. The Australian High Commissioner (Sii George Roil) Advises that lie has 'Kwi ' informed that there is a good market ill Russia for Au=l'\ilian Imttir and IriiUii. WFT WEATHER IN SVIJNEY. Sydney, ,I U K- 30. ■ Rain continues. Over ten inches fell '' during July. ' Later. The weal.W is sole finer. Raiii fell <m 23 days during tlio moutli, a record for July, ....;