GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1550, 20 September 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

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BRITISH HONOUR FOR MIKADO. (Rec. September 19, 11.10 p.m.) Tokio, September 19. Prince Arthur of Connaught has invested the Mikado- with tho Order of the Garter. JAPANESE DIRIGIBLE BURNED. ■j Tokio, September 19. A new army dirigible has been burned at' Yokohama, in consequence of ail escapo of gas igniting. EARLY CLOSING BILL. Sydney, September 1!). An amending Early Closing Bill h'ls been introduced in the. Legislative Assembly. It does not provide that butchers may remain open Into on one night of the week as at present. NAVAL VISIT TO DENMARK. Copenhagen, September 19. Tho British cruiser squadron, under Rear-Admiral Bayly, has arrived and has been warmly - .welcomed. CANADIAN VICE-REGAL TOUR.! Vancouver, September 19. The Governor-General, the Duke of Connaught, lias concluded his tout- from the Atlantic to the Pacific. His Rovnl Highness was highly pleased with, the evidences of loyalty and impressed with the country's marvellous expansion. A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. London, September 18. At Durham, n miner named Stanley was preparing powder for return to the magazine, wh?n there was an explosion. The interior of the cottage was blown to pieces, tho roof being lifted off. Two men, three women, and a child were injured. THE GREEK NAVY. London, September 18. The Greek Government lias ordered from the Vulkan Yard a semi-Dread-nought. FIRE AT CAMDEN TOWN. London, September 18. A fire at a timber yard at Camden Town. London, caused damage estimated at JMO.OOO. CRANE COLLAPSES. London, September 18. A one hundred ton crane iii Belfast Harbour collapsed during a test. Two workmen were drowned, and one critically injured. NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT. London, September 18. The Trade Union Congress has approved the Parliamentary Committee's adherence to tho Insurance Commission's memorandum. FLOOD FATALITY. Melbourne, September 19. Henry Brown, a farm hand, was drowned during tho floods at Springdale. SUNKEN STEAMER RAISED . Sydney, September 1!). The coasting steamer Comboyne, which a few days since, when entering Port Kembla with a cargo of girders, struck (ho breakwater and sank, has been raised. Tho damage sustained is not extensive. BUSH FIRES IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, September 19. Bush five 1 * in (he Bellingen and Dorrigo districts destroyed a sawmill, several homestead!), miles of grass, and a number of rntlie and horses. , THE PRICE OF GAR. 1 Sydney, September 19. In the Legislative Assembly the Gas Hill, regulating the rates to be charged to the public, has been read a third time 1 by -:iI voles to 25. I'liicicj.v i»i:ai: problem. Brisbane, September 19. The Queensland I'rickly TVar Commission will leave for India and Ceylon in N'ovenilier next. Sub-equently they will go to South Africa. '