MSCELLANEOUS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2343, 28 December 1914, Page 5

MSCELLANEOUS

BASKETS OF BANK NOTES I BELGIAN RELIEF-FUND j London, December -25. j Mmo. Vandorville, wife of the. Belgian Minister, spoke at New fork on I behalf of the .Belgian relief funds. She ] had an. enthusiastio reception,' .ind the • coHeotion resulted in flvo largo oaskote ' j piled full of bank notes. —('"rimes"- , I and Sjdney "Sun" Services) * ] FEELING IN AMERICA. j , J FAVOURABLE TO THE ALLIES. London, December 25. Sir Wilfrid Launer, Loader of the Opt' ' position in the Canadian Parliament, states that tho feeluig in America.. in favour of -tho Allies is stronger 'than Europe is aware of.—("Times" and" Sydney"Sun" Services.) \ ENCLISH IN FRICHT, ' ' 'A GERMAN'S DELUSIONS. j London, December 25. i Professor Schieraann, of Beilin, says , that, notwithstanding their boasting,' the English are - seized " with f rights The spectre of invasion torments themi 1 —("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Sen L,* vices.) PARIS BOURSE. • SHOWS: 'BYJOYANOY. London,' 'December 25. j M. Viviani's speech at tho opening Ofj ' the French Parliament resultea in buoyj] i anoy on the Pans Boywe.—("Times , * 1 j and Sydney "Sun" Services.) TELLINC THE tRUTH. V NEWSPAPER , London, Decembor'2-5. ? The issue of tho "North German Ga«i zetto" of December 12 yas confiscated] because it published resolutions of the r Brandenburg Chamber of Agriculture*? '< stating that the shortage of saltpetre! was imperilling the production of ani-j munition and explosive—("Times" andSydney "Sun" Services.) ' SUNKEN VESSELS.-, RAISED BY THE GERMANS. London, December 25. Tho vessel sunk by tho Belgians in i tho docks at Antwerp have been raised , by tho Geimans, who are confiscating' thorn. They are also preventing /the inhabitants fiom crossiug tho —("Times" and Sydney ('Sun 1, Sep. U vices.). '

) > CONFISCATED. ' <'.- (WARSAW GASWORKS.- x ■ 1 Petrograd, December 25.The Government has confiscated th'g, > Warsaw gasworks, belongingto a Ger-: man company': The authorities foundA 900,000 roubles in a safe, evidently etoM; cd up for transmission to Germany. X RAYS. , DETECTING CONTRABAND. , _ New York, December 25. V ' Th 6 British Government roriresenta* tive placed the X-rays on bales of cot-, ton loading in steamers consignd to Germany. . Rontgen rays would easily, have determined whether machinery qf, other contraband was concealed. The* novel system worked admirably, No' contraband wae found in any of, ihk ' cargo.' . ' EXTRA PRIME BEEF. \ FOR BRITISH .WOUNDED. . ■'■'.■'..■' 'London, December 25, , Some London butchers have purchae*;;' ed two of the King's prize beauts to be' dispatched to the front for Christmiufr - dinners for tho wounded. UNIQUE COLLECTION. LOST TO THE WORLD. . Sydney, December. 28.; i< When the Emden sank the'steanfeft, I Clan Grant she robbed tho world of a'! unique collection bejonging to Professots' Patrick , Geddes, the raotagonist c£' town-planiiiug. Tho collection was eni > route to India, .whoro Professor is assisting tbp laying out of tho new , *? capitalat Delhi.

A DENIAL. GERMANY'S PART IN THE ,WAB«;V x '.{Rco. December 27, 8.55 p.m.) ' London, December 26. • Tho Imperial Chancellor, Herr voli! Bethmann Hollneg, has circularised! 4 German diplomats abroad donying Vivkni's (Prime Minister of France); 1 assertion that Germany might have pro* \ vented tho war on July 31. • INCITING BUDDHISTS. . ' , (Rec. December 27,-5.10 p.m.)*! Peking, December 26. i German Consular officials in thd * Batang and Kasu provinces aro ing Buddhist leadeis to cause trouble on the Russian and British borders, DR. LIEBKNECHT. ] (Rec. December 27, 3 55 p.mj) Paris, .December 26., Following upon liis protests in tha Reichstag, Dr. Liebknecht- <(n ■ welW known Socialist) Las been incorporated . in ono of tho army units, arid 'tliis; ft is thought, is an easier method of closing , bis moulh than a liiglrtreason'trial. " -