GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1564, 7 October 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Teleffraph—Press Association- Copyrisrht i- ■ MADAME MELBA WELCOMED. (Rec. October 7, 0.45 a.m.) London, October G. Madame Melba received dii ovation on her reappearance at the Albert Hall after her visit to Australia. She was presented with a life-sized kangaroo made of red chrysanthemums. CHINESE RAILWAY LOAN. London, October 5. . The Chinese Legation says the Belgian Railway Syndicate loan is n revival of on old-standing agreement, and will .not be issued until next year. EOSYTH STRIKE. London, October 4. The' strike at the Rosyth naval base works is approaching a settlement. Hundreds of the navvies have returned to work under the old conditions. ■.DRY DOCK AT LORENZO MARQUES. Lisbon, October 4. The Government is constructing a dry dock nt Lorenzo Marques, in l'ovtugncse West Africa, at a cost of a quarter of .1 million sterling. The dock is to bo InTgo enough to accommodate vessels of IG,OOO tons. LORD KITCHENER. Cairo, October 1. Lord Kitchener, British Agent in Egypt, received a welcome here on his return from his health trip to England. PRESBYTER-LANS AND DEFENCE. . Melbourne, October 5. Senator I'onree, Fedora) .Minister for Defence, characterises as preposterous the suggestion by the Pre-sbyleijan General Assembly that early morning drills for cadets should be substituted for night drills.