THE NAVAL BURDEN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1641, 7 January 1913, Page 5

THE NAVAL BURDEN.

FORECAST OP THE BUDGET. By T«leeraph-Pres« AESoolatlon-OopTright January 0, 11.15 a.m.) London, January 6. Tho London "Daily Telegraph" predicts that tho expenditure provided for in the next Budget will total .£200,000,000, and will provido for an increase in the Navy vote of from four to five millions. This increase, is chiefly due to the .higher cost of construction. Tho Budget of 1912 p.-ovictod for an expenditure of 4187,189,000. The Navy vote totalled 4M,085,0U0. CHURCH appointment, ■ » , I JCINONRT OF, WESTMINSTER.- - Br TelaeroDlv-Prcsa Association—Copyright (Rea. January G, 11.15 p.m.) j London, January 6. Canon William Hartley Camogio, of Birmingham, succeeded Canon Heneley Henson at Westminster Abbey, who was appointed Dean of Durham in October last. ' Canon Carnegie is the author of "Through Conversion to the Creed" (1893), "Somo Principles of Religious Education (1898),- "Churph Troubles, and Common Sense" (1899), "The Church and tho Schools" (1905), eto. OENERALCABLEGRAMS Br Toiegra,ph—Presi Association—CopjrfgM —:— -4— '"" INDIA'S GOLD HOARD. London, January 6. Tho banking house Samuel Montague and Co. report that India absorbed twenty million sterling in gold in 1912, whereas Franco's savings were utilised to promote, trade. " • » India's savings were buried and hoarded. • DENTISTS IN TROUBLE. St. Petersburg, January 6. Three hundred dentists have been charged with issuing certificates of proficiency to untrained Jews, thus enabling them to reside outside tho pale. Rcventy-six of tic were acquitted and tho rest imprisoned. THE WHALING FAILURE. Sydney, January 6. Tho whaling steamer Campbell has arrived from New Zealand with the whaling factory ship Polynesia. Tho latter vessel has been withdrawn from the whaling vcn>ture, and will load oro at Fort Pirio for Antwerp. ' EIGHT PEOPLE IN AN AEROPLANE. Berlin, January '6. Tho German aviator, Faller. hog Hplaned with seven passengers, traversing the distance in seven minutes, from Berlin to Muelhauson. The weight carried was estimated at 12421b. A FORGETFUL CASHIER. Paris, January' 0. The cashier of motor works at Puteaux withdrew from, the bank 42200 sterling. He called In/qt' n cafe and sat oil his , wallet, but forgot it. when ho left' the cafe. Returning five minutes later, ihe found that the money had gone. ':■'"■ : '. ■';, WEEK-END LETTER CABLES. 1 ' . ' Melbourne, January 6. . i The week-end letter cable system wa3 operated on Saturday. „ DROWNED WHILST SURFING.' Melbourne, January 6. Two girls named Wood and Easton were drowned whilst surfing at' Warnambool. . A MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP. London, January 5. A mysterious Continental airship has been seen to pass over Dover, , ■ SEAMEN A'ND OWNERS. ._.' London, January 5. The Sailors' and Firemen's Union has demanded a national conference'with tho shipowners on March 28. BATTLESHIP'S SPEED TRIALS. London, January. 5. Tho battle cruiser Princess Royal, at her speed trials, exceeded 80 knots. CHEAP PETROL. 1 London, January 5. ■. A British syndicate, owning oilfields, Is being formed to sell motorists cheap petrol. ;. BOOM IN BANANA TRADE. London, January 5. The'enormously increasing trade in bananas in England and Germany is of- 1 fecting the salo of raisins and tigs. , POWER THIEF ELECTROCUTED. Brussels, January 5. An inhabitant of Pormyclz was electrocuted whilst attempting to tap the public'wires' with a View to - connecting his own promises.