GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1581, 26 October 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By TclcuraDh—Press Association- Copyrieht

RECIPROCITY TOUR POSTPONED. Ottawa, October 25. Mr. Foster, Minister for Trade, litis postponed his visit to Australia, and now expects to sail at tho end of February. PICTURES FETCH .£200,000. London, October 24. Six hundred drawings, collected by Messrs. Colnaghi, tho art dealers, sold for .£'200,000. The collection included 78 Reiabrundts and 30 Wntteaus.' GOVERNORSHIP CHANGES. London, October 24. It is officially announced that Sir Gerald Strickland, Governor of West Australia, will succeed Lord Chelmsford as Governor' of New South Wales in March next, RUSSIAN ADMIRAL'S SUICIDE. St. Petersburg, October 24. Admiral Chagiu, commander of the Tsar's yacht, committed suicide by shooting himself. THE BURDEN OF DEFENCE. Melbourne, October 25. Senator Pearcc, Federal Defence Minister, addressing a conference of military officers, pointed out tho tremendous burden the now scheme of defenco was placing on tho taxpayers. Two years ago it had cost two millions; now the cost was Ave and a half millions. GENERAL BOOTH MEMORIAL. Melbourne, October 25. Tho Salvation Army will erect a General Booth memorial hall at a cost of j;10,000. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS. Sydney, October 25. In tlio Legislative Assembly, after the Premier (Mr. M'Gownn) had replied (o .Mr. Wood's censure motion, the closure was applied, and the motion negatived hy 41 voles to 37. The debato was a short one. ANONYMITY OF THE PRESS. Sydney, October 25. The Country Press Association passed a resolution emphatically protesting against the law regarding signed articles and reports relating to Federal election matters. FAMOUS SPRINTER. DEAD. Brisbane, October 25. Charlie Samuels, the aboriginal, onetime world's champion sprinter, is dead.