GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1824, 9 August 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By T#l«p»pli—Prces Association—Oojyricht FOE THE NATIONAL GALLERY. (R«o. August 8, 9.25 p.m.) London, August 8. \The Countess of Carlisle lias presented, seven valuable pictures from tho Howard collection to tho National Gallery. Tho ivoTks include Annabale Carracci's celebrated picture "Tho Three Maries," purchased in 1798 from tho Orleans collection for 4000 guineas, and also Horn as Gainsborough's unfinished portrait of "ilistress Graham." [Gainsborough's nomo ia very familiar. Ann&bale Carracoi TV,II ono of three brothers who earned high distinction as painters of tho Bologneso School.] HUNDREDS OF MINERS IDLE. Sydney, August 8. There/aro hundreds of miners idle in tho Newcastle district, owing to disputes in several pits. MOTOR SAILING BOAT FATALITY. ■ Berlin, August 8. A motor sailing boat capsized at Swinemundo, Pomerania, during, a sudden squall. Of twenty-two persons aboard only five were saved. FACTORIES IN SYDNEY. Sydnoy, August 8. At tho end of 'last year there were 8989 factories in the metropolitan district, employing 87,667 hands, an increase of 11G factories and 1162 hands for tho year. THE EFFECTIVE HUNGER-STRIKE. London, August 8. Mrs. Edith Rigby, wife of Dr. Charles Rigby, who confessed to the Liverpool Cotton Exchange and tho Rivington Hill outrages, and was sentenced to five months' imprisonment, has been released because she "hunger-struck." NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN. London, August 7. The "Westminster Gazette" says it is believed the New South Wales million per cent, loan is going well, and that the underwriters will probably get out. GOOD TEETH IN POOR CHILDREN. ("Times"— Sydney "Sun" Special Cables.) London, August 0. Speaking at the Demtal Conference Dr. C. E. Wallis, of Kind's College Hospital, said that the poor child had a. great advantage in that it was reared from its mother's breast, and grow up to school age with peTfoot dentition. Rich parents destroyed thoir children!® teeth by feeding them on sweets and cakes, MELBOURNE CAFE RAIDS. Melbourne, August 0. As a result of tho recent cafe raids, two more fines of each for selling liquor without licenses havo been imposed, INSURANCE MALIGNERERS. St. Petersburg, August 8. There have been several cases in St. Petersburg recently of workmen burning their eyes with lighted cigarettes for the purpose of obtaining insurance money, tho pretext being that 6parks caused the injuries. SCOUTMASTER DROWNED. Brussels, August 6. A scoutmaster named White, a): the English Scouts camp at Nieuport, saved two boy scouts, and himself was drowned. BATTLESHIP FOR CHINA STATION. London, August G. The battleship Triumph, 11,935 tons, has boon commissioned for tho China Stati°n.