GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1781, 20 June 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright » AUSTRALIAN TURF. (Rec. June 20, 0.10 a.m.) Melbourne, Juno 19. For the National Hurdles, Wanvidgerio ihas been allotted top weight (list, lllb.), and. Wimmera, list. slb. For tho Steeplechase, Bullawarra is top-weight at 12st. 71b., and Captain Jingle is 12«t. lib. DOCKED ARMY HORSES.. London, June 19. Colonel Seoly, Secretary of State for War, announces that the War Office does not intend to purchase docked horses after three years. AMERICA'S LITTLE WAR. Washington, June .19. The American troops at -the Philippines have finally' dispersed the Moros, losing fourteen killed. ENGINEERS* STRIKE SETTLED. London, June 19. The engineers at Southampton have balloted largely in favour of accepting tho employers' offer of an increase of Is. 6d. a -week, 'thereby terminating a fifteen weeks' strike. TURAKINA'S REPAIRS. London, Ju.no 19. Tho Turakina's repairs will constitute tho largest job hitherto undertaken in London. HOME SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY London, Juno 19. Lord Rosebery is appealing for JC50.000 to complete the Home Scicneo and Economics Department at King's College, for women. EX-NEW ZEALANDER DEAD. , Sydney, June 19. Mr. John Briton, a one-time prominent New Zealand railway contractor, is dead. [Mr. Briton was a native of Scotland, and emigrated to Auckland when that city was in its infancy. He was one of tho first men on the Thames goldfields, in 18G7, and was associated with some big mining enterprises there, nis firm laid tho foundations of "tho Big Pump," a concern which was installed to drain the mines at Grahamstown, and also built several of the large crushing mills on tho Thames. Mr. Briton then moved back to Auckland, where he carried on some very large contracts. About 30 years ago ho settled in Sydney, and in various parts of New South Wales he carried out many important railway bridge and other contracts.] RIGHT HON. JAMES BRYCE. Cape Town, Juno 18. The' Right lion. James Bryce has been offered the Chairmanship of the Commission that is to inquire shortly into the University question in South Africa. VICTORIAN LOAN. London, June 18. The underwriters receive 30 per cent, of the Victorian loan.