GENERAL CABLEGRAM.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1535, 3 September 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAM.

By Teleeraph—Preea Association—Cspyrlsht

A CHEERLESS SUMMER. ■ (Rcc. September 2, 9.10 p.m.) London, September 2. The month of August just closod was the wettest and most sunless August for 33 years and the coldest for 55 years. SURVEYING SHIP SUNK. Singapore, September 2. The Governor's-yacht collided with and snuk the surveying ship Waterwitdh. Two of the latter vessel's crew are missing CABLE RATES LOWERED. London, September 2. The Western Union Atlantic Cable Company has rodue'ed the press rates for messages to Eastern Canada to 3ld. a. word and to Western Canada to 6Jd. amounts to .£50,(100. , QUEENSLAND CABINET. ...Brisbane, September 2. ■ Mr. Grant has resigned the portfolio of Education in the. State Cabinet for private reasons. Mr. Blair, member for Ipswich, suceeds him. SHIPPING RUMOUR DENIED. London, September 1. The Peninsular and Oriental and ltoyal Mail Companies disclaim tho report that negotiations are proceeding for amalgamation with the Royal Packet Company. A SPY AT ROSYTH. London, September 1. A spy wjs detected sketching at liosyth naval bate. Ho was chnsed, but escaped. ji GOOD HERRING SEASON. London, September 1. The herring season in. North-east Scotland yielded X3,580,0f10—a record for a quarter of a. century. The fishermen received ,£1,7()0,000. ADMIRALTY HYDROPLANES. London, September I. The British Admiralty is establishing a hydroplane base at Rosyth. OPERATIVES ON STRIKE. London, September 1. One thousand at Seghill, near Shields, have struck, claiming that they are entitled to itemised pay notes.' GREAT FALL 01' ROCK.

Helsingfors, September 1. A fall of 800 tons of rock in a f|unn\v at Juka killed seven men and destroyed valuable machinery. PRINTERS ON STRIKE. .' New York, September 1. At Atlanta, Georgia, the members of the union of web pressmen on three Atlanta newspapers have struck owing to the failure to negotiate n now wage scale nl the expiration of the present contracts. It js alleged that the union men have refused to submit to arbitration. AMERICAN COTTON CROP. New York, September 2. The total production of cotton in the United States for 1012 is estimated at 1G,130,000 bales. HRE AT ADELAIDE. Adelaide, S?pteinbeT 2. Fire destroyed the greater portion of the Adelaide Itopo Works. The dumngo, including tho machinery and stock,