MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2302, 9 November 1914, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

. .WAR. OFFICE TENDERS. (Rec. November 8, 3 p.m.) London, November 7. , Thq War Oflico is inviting tenders to close on November 16 for five million •liknmco tins of preserved beef and mutton for delivery in London in January, February, and March; Tho War Office will accept cabled tenders. CLOSING OF A WIRELESS STATION. (Rec. November 8, 3 p.m.) Washington, November 7. The State Department explains that the closing of the big station at Tuck-' erton; in New Jersey, was due to the congestion of messages. The office will reopen shortly. GENERAL COMMITS SUICIDE. London, November 6. General Kekewich 6hot himself with » gun, which was found beside, tho body. Ho had b?en appointed to a command in Lord Kitchener's new Army, but he, had a nervous breakdown and insomnia, and became depressed by the death of many of his friends at tho front. The late Major-General Kekewich, ibesb. known as.the defender of-Kimber-jey, was on tho retired list. He was born in 1854 and entered the Army at tlie age of 20, seeing active service in the Malay Peninsula, the Nile Expedition, at Suakim, and in the South African war. He defended Kimberley from October IS, 1899, to February 16, 1900 (126 days). REMOVED FROM THE NAVY LIST. London, November 6. The'names of the Kaiser and Prince Henry of Prussia have been removed from the Navy List. .There are three honorary Admirals of the British Kaiser, the Tsar, and Prince Henry of Prussia, The lastnamed is an Admiral in the German 'Navy. \ , A MERCHANT'S TREACHERY. ' London, November 6. An Edinburgh merchant has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for attempting to secure orders for cargoes of coal for Germany. ROYAL SERVANTS AT THE FRONT. ' -London, November 6. The State coach was not used at the opening of Parliament, because eightynine of the Royal servants are serving at the front.—("Times" and Sydney '.'Sun" Services.) . METAL AND COTTON EXCHANGE! • REOPENING. London, November 6. The Metal Exchange reopens fo mornings only on Monday. The Liverpool cotton market has re opened on restricted lines. AUSTRALIAN WAR FUND. Sydney, November 7. Australia's War Fund totals £804,000