GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1870, 2 October 1913, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Tcleexaph—Prws Association—Oopyxighf ' BRISTOL DOCK EXTENSIONS. (Reo. October 1, 11.40 p.m.) London, October 1. Tho Bristol Corporation is seeking power to spend £315,000 on dock im-i provements, to meet tho increasing Aus-| tralian, New Zealand, and Oanndian trade.

BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PAKTYv

(Reo. October 2, 0.-15 a.m.) Perth, October I. Tho British Parliamentary visitors' have arrivedj via tho wheat districts, and have boen wolcomcd at tho statioil by tho Mayor and councillors. Thoyj will be entertained to-night at dinner atj Parliament House. Tho visitors liadj, a fair sample of Western Australian.' sunshine to-day, tho shade temperature being over 90 degrees.

OLYMPIC FUND. "Times" —Sydnoy "Sun" Special OableSf , (Rec. October 1, 0.40 p.m.) London, Octobor J, Tho British Olympic Fund has lwrt reached £8050.

EX-KING MANOEL'S BRIDE. . Lisbon, September SO. ■ Ex-King Manool's chamberlain that tho Tving's bride has slightly fun proved, and that their Majesties will shortly rcsumo their honeymoon. Exj King,Manocl is constantly with tho pa/ tient."

LORD ALVERSTONE. London, September 30. Tho renewed report (published tcrda.v) of Lord Alvorskmo's intondea retirement elicited from him tho follow;-/ ing telegraphed reply: "No communi/ cation or information can ho given."-

THE POPE'S HEALTH. Rom'o, September 30. • The Pope is resting after a mraiberij of receptions granted by liim during" rocent pilgrimages.

EARL OF GUILDFORD'S MANSION.

DESTROYED. London, September 30. The Enrl of Guildford's mansion atf Waldersliaro Park, Dover, lias been, burnt.' down, only the. walls remaining standing, tlio. Earl at\d his servant? saved valuable pieces of furniture.

POLICE ASSASSINATIONS IN BENGAL.

Delhi, September S0»

Chandra Cliowdhury, .a police inspect tor at Mymcnsing, Eastern Bengal, hast., been murdered by a bomb. Tlio sin escaped. , , . ' [It was reported yesterday that Hali* padodeb, tlio senior bead obnstnblo of the Criminal Investigation Department at Calcutta, was shot in tlio head in College Square, wlioro tho Nationalists hold meetings.]

INSURANCE OF CHURCH PROPERTIES. * - Sydney, October 1. The Anglican Synod is considering a scliemo to manugo tlio iusuraneo of its own church properties, tho profits to be dovoted to Church purposes.

DEATH OF AN AVIATOR. ■ j London, September 30. j Captain Dickson, tho aviator, is dead, -1 as the result of tho aeroplano collision nt Milan in 1910, in which year ho \yoif ,--V] £10,000 in prizes in a few inonthfis'' ' ■