GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1828, 14 August 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Press Aeaociation—Copyright

MINERS' PHTHISIS.

Cape Town, August 12. Tho Union Government . has invited Colonel Goethals, Superintendent of' the Panama Canal Works, to depute one of his health officers to visit the Rand and investigate minors' phthisis.

WHEAT HANDLERS' STRIKE. (Rec. August 13, 8.30 p.m.) Sydney, August 13. Tho wheat handlers' sympathetic striko in support of "casuals" employed on the wheat gantries in Darling Harbour continues. T'hero is a great block of wheatladen. trucks at Darling Harbour yards, and several vessels aro held up.

THE AMENDE HONOURABLE. Sydney, August 13. In tho Legislative Assembly Mr. M'Girr apologised to Mr. Cohen for striking him during a heated dispute in 'the lobby on Juno 8. Mr. Colien accepted tho apology. FRENCH EMBASSY BURNED. Constantinople, August 12. Tho French Embassy has been burned. Only diplomatic papers and other documents wore saved. NORWEGIAN PRESS ANNOYED with Germany. Christiania, August 12. Tho Norwegian press angrily complains of tho German fleet making elaborate foundings and examinations of 'tho fortilied harbours of Norway. EELTON BEQUEST PURCHASES.' London, August 12. The Felton Bequest, Melbourne, has purchased MoneL's picture, "Rough Weathor at Elretnt," for .£1250, Sisley's "Straw Ricks" for .£750. and Boudin's "Havro Harbour" for .£l6O. DEATH OP A PHILANTHROPIST. Bombay, August 12. Sir Peerbhov Adamjee, whoso benefactions exceeded fifty lakhs of rupees (roughly .£500,000)' is dead.