GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1654, 22 January 1913, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph-Press Association-Oopyrlffht -4— ■ COMMONWEALTH BANK, \

London, January 20. The Commonwealth Bank has been opened here.

MEDAL FOR, MERIT.

.■ . Copenhagen, January 20. King Christian X has presented Herr Poulsen Pcdorsen with a gold medal of merit in recognition of efforts in wireless telegraphy. • ■

• H.M.S. MELBOURNE;

' London, January 20. The Australian cruiser Melbourne, after final successful tests, has reached Plymouth aftor a.rough passage

ABANDONED OPIUM.

Melbourne, January 21. An unknown Chinaman left a dressbaskot at a Chinese lnu'ndry, and tho proprietor on examining it found, 115 tins of opium, valued at .£500.'

SLACK TIMES.

Sydney, January 21. Tho,Harbour Trust has discharged a further fifty men, making a total of 350.

AGENT-GENERAL FOB NEW SOUTH ■ WALES.

"Sydney, January 21. Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, has cabled accepting a renewal of his term of office for two years.

DISASTROUS WIND STORM.

.Sydney, January 21. A wind storm at Singleton tore off the verandahs of two houses, and - unroofed several others. Trees -"were stripped of their branches; Tho storm passed along a narrow strip. <

SHOOTING MYSTERY.

Adelaide, January, 21.' Mr. Thomas Botts, president of tho Port Pirie branch of tho Masons' and Bricklayors' Union, who was recently shot by an unknown man, refused to give his depositions, on the plea that he was not dying. Ho is now too ill to'make them. He admitted that he had received an anonymous letter, but deolined to reveal its contents. .■'•!':,.,

BOY SCOUT STATISTICS,

London, January 21. There are 138,715 Boy. Scouts in Britain and, 40,473 overseas, lord Roscbery is president of tho London Boy Scouts.

IN SUPPORT OF FREE TRADE.

•-.■'■,-' •''•■■ London, January 21. Lord Avebury presided over a , largo meeting in tho' city in favour ■ of . Free Trade. Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Lord Brassey, Lord Ritchie, and Lord Inchape also 'spoke: ',

HUGE SHIPPING PROFIT,

; .'...■■''■ Berlin, January 22. : The Hamburg-Amerika Shipping Company's dividend is at tho rate of 10 per cent, The net profit is. ,£2,075,000, and thereserves total JJ1.900,000, as compared with '.£1,450,000 in 1911. - - ' ■

JAPANESE POLITICS,

Tokio, January 21. , Prince Katsura, the new Prime Minister, has been unable to effect a reconciliation between the rival political factions, and will form a new'party called the Constitutional Unionists. .' , ',

TEST MATCH UMPIRING.,

Frcmantle, January 21. Jennings,.tho cricketer, who lias arrived on the Orvicto from London, on being questioned regarding Mnyne's criticisms of English umpiring during tho! Test, match) tour, said he had no comments to' make. . He added that sometimes far too much was said on such matters on which it was far better to remain silent. )

OBITUARY, '

Melbourne, January 21,

The death is announced of Mr.. Arthur Lloyd 'Windsor, formerly, editor of the "Age" for many years, and for a brief period editor of tho "Argus." [Mr. Windsor was born at Barbadoes in 1836. After resigning the editorship, of tho "Argus" he edited the "Mount Alexander Mail" for some time.]

, ' SHIPPING AMALGAMATION.

London, January 21. The British India Steam; Navigation Co. has acquired tho business and fleet of Messrs. Archibald Currio and. Co., who own six steamers trading between Australia and tho East.

THEATRICAL LITIGATION.

London, January 21. Mrs. Kingdon Smith,, a Sydney ladyy has withdrawn tho charges of fraud 'preferred by her against Philip York, an ex-theatrical manager, in connection with tho proposed "starring" of her daughter at the music-balls. York repays tho larger part of' tho sum of .£l5O, winch he was alleged' to have obtained;by false pretences from Mrs. Smith.

LEPROSY IN NEW CALEDONIA.

, ■ /' : Sydney, January 20. . Leprosy is increasing startlingly .in New Caledonia and tho Loyalty Islands, among both whites and natives. The percentage varies in two or three different districts.

SMALLPOX STEAMER.

Brisbane, January 20. There aro no further cases of sickness aboard the 6tcaraer Mataran from the East. The patient is convalescent after his supposed attack of smallpox, and-has been landed on Thursday Island.

LABOURERS' CAMPAIGN.

Sydney, January 20. Conference of Railway Workers and the General Labourers' Association has decided on a propaganda for a campaign for a working wcok of forty-four hours, with a minimum wnge of 10s. per day for unskilled labour.

SYDNEY HASBOUR FATALITY,

Sydney, January 20. At the. inquest touching tho death of Ernest Hickey, formerly a seaman on tho Maitni, and a native of New Zealand, whose body was found in the harbour recently, a verdict of death by drowning was returned.