GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1530, 28 August 1912, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

1 By TelcsrapU-Proaa Aesoclatlon-Coryiiihl r t \ NEW ZEALAND HORSES, j Sydney, August 27. m i Watt's horses and BlocS J Is orllicm havearrived from Now Zealand t in. good condition, after a splendid trip; ;■ STRIKE AT TORONTO. - », , , Toronto, August 27. ilio longshoremen have struck, iot higher wages, j DISCONTENTED BLUEJACKETS. - » ii S }' Pete «*sbui-g, August 27. B As the result of an inquiry into tlio r&J (j cp iiurest .among the sailors of tlio Block _ Sea licet, three hundred havo )>ecn laud* 1 ed and ordered to be court-iuartiaJled, j I PROPOSED NAVAL BASE. s « n, , London, August 27. Mr. Churchill, First Lord of tlio Ad. 0 miralty, has visited Iniminghaui, tlio new - L'ncolnshiro port, with a view to ilivess tigatiug its suitability qs a naval base. ! MAYOR REFUSES TO DON ROBES. ' 1 , Melbourne, August 27. B Mr. L. Jenkins, who was rocently elect* r cd Mayor of Footscrav, on being inducted, a declined as a democrat to don the Mayoral f robes. i A MAMMOTH ENTERPRISE. t Sydney, August 27. » The firm of Messrs. Anthony Hordorn and Sons has been formed into a limited j. liability company, with a capital of .£2,500,000, for tlio purpose of carrying ' on business as universal providers, witni i establishments in Sydney, London, and | " olsewhero. ! i ; COLONEL DIES IN GAOL. 5 New York, August 26. At Atlanta, Georgia, Colonel C. Wilson, j ex-head of the United Wireless Company, died while serving a. three years' sentence I for using tlio mails to defraud. I AIDING VESSELS IN DISTRESS. London, August 20'. J The Board of Trade directs tlio attonw tion of shipmasters to tlio fact that it is r a misdemeanour not to proceed to tlio relief of vessels in distress whero possiblo, i • PATRIOTISM AND DEFENCE, i t London, August 2G, 5 Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, epeak« F in? "t Brentwood, paid compulsory traini ing would not bo adopted by Britain un- > til tlio electorate was as patriotic as . tralians and New Zealnnders. : MELBOURNE ART GALLERY. ' London, August 2G. 1 The trustees of tho Fetton bequest to 1 tho Melbourno Art Gallery have pur- > chased Wilfrid von Glehn's picture "New 1 England" for. JC2SO. SPEECH-MAKSRS ARRESTED. Paris, August 2G. Sarda, secretary to the Provision Trades ' Federation, and Bidamant, secretary of 1 j the Railway Federation, liavo been arrested for making speeches considered to bo ■ insulting to tho Army and the Judiciary. MR. KEIR HARDIE"IN AMERICA. Montreal, August 2G. Mr. Keir Hardie, British Labour M.P., 1 lias arrived on a tour of Canada and the United States. Ho plans to speak at many meetings in support of Mr. Eugene Debs, the Socialistic candidate for tlie United States Presidency. AURORA BADLY DAMAGED. Melbourne, August 27. An examination of Dr. Mawson's 6hif) Aurora shows tliat tho damage to her is i ■ 6evere, and that the repairs will be more ; oxtensive than was anticipated. RECORD CATTLE DEAL. Melbourne, August 27. The "Cattle King," Mr. Kidman, sold a thousand prime bullocks in ono lot at ,£ls ss. ench. This is a record deal for Australia. MUSIC AND ART ACADEMY. ' Sydney, August 27. I A committee of experts has advised Mr v ' Carmichael, Minister for Public Instru<v j tion, to establish an Academy of Musio and Fine Arts, on lines worthy of "the State. SHAICESPEARE MEMORIAL. ! Sydney, August 27. ' A representative meeting appointed < strong committeo to organise a Shakospearo tercentenary memorial. TRADE WITH AMERICA. Sydney, August 27. Mr. Ncilseri, formerly Minister fot Lands, departed by the Zealandia. for Vancouver to assume "his new appointment as Commercial Agent for New South Wales on tho West Coast' of America. RAINS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, August 27. There havo booii further good falls of rain, accompanied by exceptionally inild weather. Crop prospects aro highly promising. SYDNEY'S FIRST CEMETERY. Sydney, August 27. Historical data discloses tho fact, iliat the placo where the coffin containing a few bones was found yesterday during demolition work at tho comer of Clarencn i and York Streets, was Sydney's first cemetery—probably 120 years ago.